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Founders (2012)

by James Wesley Rawles(Favorite Author)

3.35 of 5 Votes: 2

ISBN

143917282X (ISBN13: 9781439172827)

languge

English

genre

Science Fiction

publisher

Atria/Emily Bestler Books

review 1: This book continues Rawles' "Coming Collapse" books. Sometimes I get the feeling James almost WANTS this scenario to happen. It would make a twisted sort of sense considering how much of his personal fortune and life he has invested in "prepping" himself.The editing in this one is actually worse, not better, than the previous 2 books in this series. Did no one who read this prior to its publication have a problem with all the small sub-chapter segments following no consistent timeline? Also, there is too much verbatim repetition of sub-chapters that were presented in the previous books. The 3-4 year war to re-establish a perfect constitutional libertarian utopia is glossed over and wrapped up in a very brief time following all the build-up that takes place.All is not ... morelost, however... more great chapter-leading quotes, like these!!!!"If an American is to amount to anything he must rely upon himself, and not upon the State; he must take pride in his own work, instead of sitting idle to envy the luck of others. He must face life with resolute courage, win victory if he can, and accept defeat if he must, without seeking to place on his fellow man a responsibility which is not theirs." - President Theodore Roosevelt"The right of self-defense is the first law of nature; in most governments it has been the study of rulers to confine this right within the narrowest limits possible. Wherever standing armies are kept up, and when the right of the people to keep and bear arms is, under any color or pretext whatsoever, prohibited, liberty, if no already annihilated, is on the brink of destruction." - Henry St. George Tucker, in Blackstone's 1768 Commentaries on the Laws of England
review 2: I was in the mood for some "popcorn" fare, so I grabbed this book off the shelf at my local BAM, thinking "this should be fun." When I got home, I plopped on the couch and launched into it, preparing to be entertained without being seriously challenged. By page 5, I thought "this guy can't write dialogue for shit." By page 20, I thought "this guy reads too much Clancy." Soon thereafter, I noticed that every character was "good church people." Several pages read like a car mechanic's manual. When, in Chapter Three, Rawles introduced the Jew for Jesus, I threw the book down and resigned myself to having wasted eight bucks. James Wesley, Rawles - you suck! And what's with the stupid comma in your name? less

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