Alas, Babylon

This is a book of its time and pulls some punches I feel. It's far too soft in my opinion not really exploring the horrors that a nuclear war world bring with it. I can see how it would have made an impact at the time it was written but by today's standards it seems almost superficial. I enjoyed reading it, if enjoyed is the right word for it, but having been written in the 1950s it has it's issues. It tackles attitudes towards race in the south but not so much a woman's place! Books like this always make me wonder how much worse-off we'd be nowadays in the same situation given our total dependence on technology. Worth the read but not a page-turner.