Reviews for The Stranger Comes At Sundown

The average rating for The Stranger Comes At Sundown based on 2 reviews is 4 stars.

Review # 1 was written on 2013-09-09 00:00:00 Gerald Rhodes By the time I finished this book I felt an overwhelming fatigue. Sometimes the fight for sanity in this world seems impossible. The effort that Dr. Caldicott put into her work to save the world from nuclear holocaust seems almost superhuman. She is not afraid to venture her opinion and she must have taken quite a bit of verbal abuse for those opinions. Dr. Caldicott was eventually betrayed by members of her own contingent with people showing themselves willing to work but easily following the leader of the day, switching allegiances as necessary. I wasn't always comfortable with Dr. Caldicott's opinions. Her praise for Fidel Castro and some of the leadership of the Soviet Union made me very uncomfortable. I do appreciate all of Dr. Caldicott's efforts on behalf of all mankind. She showed very uncommon bravery. (2 weeks later: None of my opinions of the book have changed but I have further thoughts: I was bothered throughout by the problems she had in raising her children when they were young. To have then left them as adolescents to pursue her political work didn't sit easily with me. I felt there were issues of ego here that weren't really connected to the mission to save the world from nuclear holocaust. I didn't say any of this at first as it felt too judgmental but it has been on my mind. Still, I think the most important thing I can say to someone who worked tirelessly for 17 years so her fellow human beings can continue to live is Thank You.

Review # 2 was written on 2018-05-07 00:00:00 Gene Fogerty I had mixed feelings throughout this book about being able to relate to Helen Caldicott. I definitely appreciated the aspects of her story that involve her becoming empowered and that made me aware of the recent history of nuclear power/war. Pretty fascinating to realize what was really going on regarding nuclear war when I was in the 4th grade and suddenly became aware of the possibility of the destruction of Earth as we know it....a memorable day for me.