Kara McMurray McMurray itibaren Ceptura de Sus, Romanya itibaren Ceptura de Sus, Romanya

As my first experience with Card, I wasn't very fond of the paranoid approach. Standing on it's own, it had an interesting view into one of our possible futures, albeit unlikely future, in my opinion. I heartily agree that people incorrectly compare the US to Rome. It was a good feeling to have already thought that if there was an appropriate comparison, it would have been to the Rome before the Ceasars, and then to examine that thought more in a novel. I was very impressed with Card's intelligent writing, although I wasn't terribly impressed with his techno representation. It seemed that he was much more familiar with the militia foot soldier side of the war and much less familiar with the high technology side. I do greatly appreciate his civil engineering approach for the Progressive Restoration's base. The ending was a little unsatisfactory, but only in the realm that it left you with a certain vigilence to look beyond political and media hype because we will never know the full story. Overall I did enjoy the book, but am hopeful that Card doesn't always write this type of thriller.