Reviews for Critical Mass

The average rating for Critical Mass based on 2 reviews is 2.5 stars.

Review # 1 was written on 2012-01-05 00:00:00 Bob Ferth Meh...the basic premise of this book is generally solid. I think there was too much detail in some places and not enough in others. Strieber spends quite a bit of time explaining how people died instantly when the nuclear bomb was dropped on Las Vegas when a couple examples would have sufficed, but left out some of the detail about what the city and surrounding areas had to deal with as an after effect of the EMP and blast radius. I just felt like he missed a really great opportunity to paint the picture of the destruction. I thought he characterized the different view points from the Muslim American to the Muslim extremist to the power hungry people hiding behind the Muslim extremist point of view. When I got 70% through, I found myself not caring any more about what happened. I think a good part of this was due to the narrator (I listened to the audio.)

Review # 2 was written on 2010-02-16 00:00:00 George Humpi Very scary book up until the end, which was completely ridiculous. But the sketches he draws of his nuclear scenario are very believable and makes you realize that other countries, not just terrorists, would profit from an attack on the U.S. that looked like terrorism. But as for the characters and the denouement, very disappointing.