ansel12 also said the book is excellent. Thanks to both of you!
The book was a big deal when it came out, but man is it dismal.
It may not be your cup of tea, it reminds me a little of ‘Johnny Got His Gun’, in its fatalistic feel.
As a survivalist I kept thinking, ‘come on man, give me something here, something, anything to work with as a survivalist’, it was only a week or so later after I had finished it that I came up with a spark of hope in the book.