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This story is quite a bit different from what I am used to reading in this genre. No exciting shoot-em-ups, no hand to hand combat, no blood & guts, no predictable love story. Just a nice well thought out novel about a town that goes through the initial shock of societal life shutting down in a matter of moments, leading the residents of the town pulling together, organizing and doing what needs to be done to survive.

This story projects and depicts the realities of having to deal with the hardships within a small community when the luxuries of life were stripped from them in the middle of the night. It focuses only on one community, yet implies the rest of the nation is no better off. There are dangers that have to be dealt with, but more on the commonsense level.

The author presents numerous characters who are weaved throughout the story. Some strong, some weak, but all molded together to combine a story of excitement, necessity, and survival. This was a very well written book, obviously edited...making it a smooth flow of a read. This is one of those stories where one cannot over analyze or compare to the more hardcore violent apocalyptic books that are out there. The premise of this story is how the citizens of one town come together, work together and survived together. Yes, there is loss of life, sorrow and emotional moments, but there are also moments and times of laughter, joy, happiness and contentment. A nice even mixture of both perspectives which tells a story of human frailty and strengths.

I really enjoyed the slowed down pace of this book...it was refreshing.


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EMP eBook Wilson Harp Reviews

Warning I discuss in part of this review a couple of scenes from the book. (Not sure if that's a spoiler, but I wanted to warn you nonetheless.)

I have to be honest, I've struggled with really enjoying this book as much as I wanted to. I don't know if being former Army makes me this way, or if it's just my Type A personality, but the David character in the book drove me nuts. It seems that he has absolutely no backbone and is generally a very weak man. How this guy ends up the protagonist is beyond me? Now I'm not a fan of the books where every main character is a former Seal or SF, or Recon Marine because I do not think that's realistic. The writing is still solid and I do like how it focuses on community, which is which is different than the majority of writers in this genre. I appreciate that, but the main character just sulks too much and has this paralyzing attitude regarding doing what must be done even though it is not pretty at all. For example, in a scene where a man they all knew and cared for was burned alive and his wife and daughters taken and raped and who knows what else, this David character actually questions the decision to shoot the men responsible for the torturous murder. Alluding that he certainly disapproved of the response of the men in the community to shoot those on the spot who burned the man alive. What in this world he is living in, does he expect to happen? Judge Judy to show up and chastise the evil men? "Ok boys, now no more burning innocent people alive inside tractor tires..." He (David) makes it clear that he really doesn't like guns and in fact when the men start shooting, he drops his in the mud and sits there hiding and looking at it. Laying in the mud. His weapon, laying in the mud. I do not get that at all. He doesn't get that it’s not really about him, but about the man next to him that may need to depend on his ability to take action in a situation that none of them wanted to be in, but they did what was necessary. In another situation where a thief has stolen the heart medication for his dad and his mom's mental medication (I'm not sure what it is specifically). His parents need this medication to LIVE, he feels and discusses "there must have been a better way..." So I think I get the authors intent to write a TEOTWAWKI (The End Of The World As We Know It) novel that doesn't focus on everyone killing each other, and bands of evil warlords raping and pillaging the country. But to have your main character a guy who shudders at the thought of touching a gun just is not my kind of man. In real life or in a book. So for my own personal enjoyment the protagonist that he chose is way so far on the other side of the more hardcore protagonist, that it seems foreign and weak to me. By the majority of reviews, I know this book is enjoyable to many and I respect that and their opinions. Honestly, I have enjoyed many parts of the book, but I believe I could have identified more if the main character in the story did not at times display the spine of a jelly fish. I don't doubt that it is a realistic representation of many people, maybe even a whole lot of people would react if this situation unfortunately happened, it's just not how I have reacted to situations similar in stress levels. Obviously I have never survived an EMP, but I have been in situations where the worst of humanity was on full display and so I understand how I reacted to that as a soldier. So my recommendation to this book has a caveat. If you will enjoy a more communal scenario to a global-change event. If your main character can remind you of Kramer's brother (Ok, he's not THAT bad..) but if you want to read a book where it seems that the main character is really a middle of the road kind of guy. A guy who would rather avoid conflict at ALL COSTS, a guy who sulks and whines if the discussion reminds him of his times in his life where he has been weak and refused to fight for those he purportedly loved, AND if your end of the world books do not involve any gunfire, no bug-out bag lists, no name brand of product to buy and no mention whatsoever of AR's and AK's, no mention of Mountain House survival food, or the 40,000 rounds stored to survive the collapse, then this is a book that you will likely enjoy. However, if your TEOTWAWKI situations calls for shoot outs and AR's on a single-point sling slung across the chest and the distinctive rat-a-tat-tats of AK's and the former used car dealer turned vicious warlord in charge of the "territory", then this book is probably not for you. I really don't want to portray this book completely in bad light. I've tried to identify that it is just my personal preference that makes this book not one that I have completely enjoyed. So in the spirit of that comment, I will address one thing the book was very successful at demonstrating Socialism - as it was likely meant to be. I don't mean that in a negative way, it really was the system that was set up in the town of Kenton. Everyone worked together. Those who could contribute were called on to contribute. The young, the old or infirm were cared for those who could work. (I mean isn't that socialism?) So one of the driving messages of this book is the importance of community. It does sort of lay out the benefits of the community that through strong leadership establishes a socialistic structure, that is probably the only instance of socialism that was successful. The book does a good job of conveying how to set up a leadership structure that tries to ensure as many survive as possible. There are works tasks assigned, women are cooking, men are hunting and planting, some men are searcher/gatherers, other more manual labor driven. People still die, but far more live than if they had just looked out for themselves. Please note I am not saying that the author is a fan of socialism etc. I’m just describing the structure that was put in place to give the citizens of Kenton the best chance of survival. Another difference between this author and 99.999% of the others who write about EMP’s is the fact that not every single piece of equipment was destroyed through the EMP. He also identified people who lost electronics in spite of the protection of a Faraday cage. I just thought that was a very interesting and fresh perspective.
I am a prepper, but I learned a few important things by reading this book. Probably the most important is the importance of community. Without community, even a well prepared person will not survive in the long term. You need a group working together to accomplish all of the things that need doing to survive without modern conveniences and electricity.

My personal belief, as an electrical engineer, is that a solar EMP is not as likely to destroy all electronic devices as a nuke version, due to the lack of the E1 wave. This is because solar wind is slower in its action than an instantaneous explosion in the atmosphere. So I think many cars, radios, etc. would still work if there were electrical power. The grid would be destroyed, but local power sources may survive. Hopefully the power companies would be smart enough to shut down the grid (we get a day's warning for solar flares before they hit the earth). But maybe not...

The author's style is pretty good, although maybe more history talk than I prefer. But those asides are easy to skip.
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Well worth reading!
EMP Struggle for Survival is a great look at what it will take to survive after an event that wipes out all advanced electronics! Instead of focusing on the event itself, Wilson Harp takes the aftermath and presents a great story of survival and planning that saves a community and begins the struggle of recovering.

David Hartsman is a solid leading character with great supporting characters, any of which would make for great side stories. In particular, Kenny's backstory would be interesting to read.

This is the second Wilson Harp book I've read or listened to, the first being the audio version of Bright Horizons. Both stories are engaging and keep you going past a reasonable hour. I look forward to reading more of his novels and stories.

If you're looking for a story of what it will take to survive a world altering event, this would be a great choice!
This story is quite a bit different from what I am used to reading in this genre. No exciting shoot-em-ups, no hand to hand combat, no blood & guts, no predictable love story. Just a nice well thought out novel about a town that goes through the initial shock of societal life shutting down in a matter of moments, leading the residents of the town pulling together, organizing and doing what needs to be done to survive.

This story projects and depicts the realities of having to deal with the hardships within a small community when the luxuries of life were stripped from them in the middle of the night. It focuses only on one community, yet implies the rest of the nation is no better off. There are dangers that have to be dealt with, but more on the commonsense level.

The author presents numerous characters who are weaved throughout the story. Some strong, some weak, but all molded together to combine a story of excitement, necessity, and survival. This was a very well written book, obviously edited...making it a smooth flow of a read. This is one of those stories where one cannot over analyze or compare to the more hardcore violent apocalyptic books that are out there. The premise of this story is how the citizens of one town come together, work together and survived together. Yes, there is loss of life, sorrow and emotional moments, but there are also moments and times of laughter, joy, happiness and contentment. A nice even mixture of both perspectives which tells a story of human frailty and strengths.

I really enjoyed the slowed down pace of this book...it was refreshing.