Nevil Shute

***HOBBIT*** · 09-02-2004, 03:20 PM

I just read "On The Beach" by Nevil Shute.

OK book. Not terribly interesting actually, and horribly outdated (when was it written? The copyrights on the books are from the 30s and 50s).

Only 9 chapters - but each chapter is like 40 pages. And not much happens.

The nuclear war is over (4,700 bombs have dropped - year right) and the ppl in Australia have a little under a year until the wind brings the radiation to them.

So stupid - everyone has less than a year to live, and yet there is no chaos. A bunch of ppl getting drunk is mentioned - but NO rapes, no pillages, looting, etc.

They still go to work and use money!

Plus they found a way to get gasoline from coal - but they dont use it beacuse it is too expensive. HELLO! They have freakin a year to live. I think they can deal with buying expensive gas. Instead they use bikes and horses!!!!

Pretty lame how they all just die (suicide) and dont even try to save themselves.

09-02-2004, 03:20 PM	#1
*HOBBIT* Saviour of Entmoot Admiral Join Date: Nov 1999 Location: NC/NJ (no longer Same place as bmilder.) Posts: 61,986	I just read "On The Beach" by Nevil Shute. OK book. Not terribly interesting actually, and horribly outdated (when was it written? The copyrights on the books are from the 30s and 50s). Only 9 chapters - but each chapter is like 40 pages. And not much happens. The nuclear war is over (4,700 bombs have dropped - year right) and the ppl in Australia have a little under a year until the wind brings the radiation to them. So stupid - everyone has less than a year to live, and yet there is no chaos. A bunch of ppl getting drunk is mentioned - but NO rapes, no pillages, looting, etc. They still go to work and use money! Plus they found a way to get gasoline from coal - but they dont use it beacuse it is too expensive. HELLO! They have freakin a year to live. I think they can deal with buying expensive gas. Instead they use bikes and horses!!!! Pretty lame how they all just die (suicide) and dont even try to save themselves. __________________ President Emeritus (2000-2004) Private message (or email) me if you need any assistance. I am here to help! "I'm up to here with cool, ok? I'm so amazingly cool you could keep a side of meat in me for a month. I am so hip I have difficulty seeing over my pelvis" - Zaphod Beeblebrox Latest Blog Post: Just Quit Facebook? No One Cares!