"Alas, Babylon" by Pat Frank.

[TennesseeWalker]

Anyone read it? I think it's one of the classic cold war, post-apocalyptic sci-fi novels. I read it when I was a teenager. Another good one is "Farnahm's Freehold" by Robert A. Heinlein.

[greatauntoftriplets]

1. Yes, what a scary story.

There was a television movie made from it when I was a kid, probably the late 1950s. Scared the crap out of me, though I didn't know the word "crap" yet. Excellent novel.

[SheilaT]

8. A movie? I didn't know there was a movie

made of that book!

It's one of my all time favorites, one of the best nuclear war books out there, in my opinion. It's one I recommend to people who say they don't like science fiction.

It's somewhat dated, understandably, but for the most part holds up well even after more than forty years. I believe it has never been out of print.

[GalleryGod]

15. It was broadcast in October,1959, on PLAYHOUSE 90.

Thr Golden Era of Television

[no_hypocrisy]

2. For a work of fiction, Alas Babylon seems rather feasible these days.

I highly recommend it to all DU'ers.

[RebelOne]

3. Yes, read and also saw the movie.

Scary, cause it was so realistic.

[nuxvomica]

4. I read it when I was a teen-ager

It was required reading but I enjoyed it. Aside from the apocalyptic theme, I don't remember much detail.

[Zomby Woof]

5. had to read it in 9th grade

In the spring, as Reagan's tenure was entering its second year. I enjoyed it immensely, far better than that "The Day After" movie that aired a few years later.

[lpbk2713]

6. Yes, I read it many years ago

and enjoyed it too.

[mitchum]

7. That is a very entertaining Cold War end-of-the-world potboiler

A genre that I really enjoyed in its time

[youngred]

9. An excellent novel

I read it in middle school and for awhile it was one of my favourite books

[FireHeart]

10. Very good book.

Frightening and an excellent read. I highly recommend it.

[Rowdyboy]

11. I'm so glad others still appreciate this book

Remember the desperate search for salt (I think they found reference to an old salt-lick in a granparents journal). I love this overall genre of books about post-World War III society and Alas, Babylon is one of the best.

Lucifer's Hammer is also excellent.

[MikeH]

12. I First Read It In High School

I read it for a high school English book report as a sophomore in the fall of 1965, and it has stayed with me over the years.

I like the characters, pretty much real-life people, and the account of how they deal with what happens, along with some of the normal personal interactions.

[Norbert]

13. I read it many years ago

From what I remember it was a good look into the aftermath of apocalypse.

[Bill of Rights]

14. Alas, Babylon is one of my faves!

I made my partner read it, and she loved it, too. Both of us have a fascination with apocaplyse movies/books. It's pretty sick.