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Rage
Ken Shufeldt thrills again with Rage . When the GOP realizes they'll never regain the White House without the minority vote, they select Victor Garcia, a Hispanic Marine War Hero, as the Vice Presidential candidate for Peter Montblanc's run at the Presidency. Montblanc wins the election, but in a shocking turn of events just a few weeks after his election into office, he disappears. The GOP elites' worst fears are realized when Victor Garcia is named Acting President. From big money contributors, dirty politicians, a secretive billionaire, and duplicitous Iranian leaders, everyone seems hell-bent on plunging the world into chaos. Faced with a seemingly endless string of attacks and disasters, President Garcia soon learns that his greatest enemy might be closer than he thinks. This edition of the book is the deluxe, tall rack mass market paperback.
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416 pages, Mass Market Paperback
First published August 1, 2015
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March 26, 2019
The story gets three stars, the mechanics gets a one star which averages out to the two star rating.
So and so said, so and so said, so and so said, so and so said, so and so said, so and so said, so and so said, so and so asked, and so on and so on and so on.
In a book with over 400 pages I would guess that there were less than ten times something other than said or asked were used. I only remember one time when some kind of action was used to identify the speaker.
Another irritating thing is saying so and so thought to himself. Unless these characters are mental telepathics they can only think to themselves.
Because I found the story interesting, I endured the saids and askeds, typically five to ten or more per page. The author also uses a characters full name or title throughout the book, apparently believing that his readers are so dumb that it will take over 400 pages for them to learn that Victor Garcia is the President.
The story is about a Marine vet who is chosen as a Vice President running mate because his Mexican heritage can help win the election. It isn't long after the election that the President and his wife appear to have been killed and Victor Garcia is sworn in as the acting President.
What follows is a massive series of events which include the use of nuclear weapons off the Pacific Coast that triggers a massive tsunami and the eruption of Mt. St. Helens and Mt. Hood; the nuclear bombing of Tehran, Iran; and the nuclear bombing of a UN fleet near Iran.
Evidence of a massive conspiracy to destroy the United States is uncovered which includes high ranking members of the government, businesses, and foreign governments.
Will there be a follow-up to this story? I don't know, but I know I won't be reading it.
So and so said, so and so said, so and so said, so and so said, so and so said, so and so said, so and so said, so and so asked, and so on and so on and so on.
In a book with over 400 pages I would guess that there were less than ten times something other than said or asked were used. I only remember one time when some kind of action was used to identify the speaker.
Another irritating thing is saying so and so thought to himself. Unless these characters are mental telepathics they can only think to themselves.
Because I found the story interesting, I endured the saids and askeds, typically five to ten or more per page. The author also uses a characters full name or title throughout the book, apparently believing that his readers are so dumb that it will take over 400 pages for them to learn that Victor Garcia is the President.
The story is about a Marine vet who is chosen as a Vice President running mate because his Mexican heritage can help win the election. It isn't long after the election that the President and his wife appear to have been killed and Victor Garcia is sworn in as the acting President.
What follows is a massive series of events which include the use of nuclear weapons off the Pacific Coast that triggers a massive tsunami and the eruption of Mt. St. Helens and Mt. Hood; the nuclear bombing of Tehran, Iran; and the nuclear bombing of a UN fleet near Iran.
Evidence of a massive conspiracy to destroy the United States is uncovered which includes high ranking members of the government, businesses, and foreign governments.
Will there be a follow-up to this story? I don't know, but I know I won't be reading it.
June 18, 2018
Perhaps one of the worst books I’ve read in my life. The writing was so forced and stilted and there were a lot of grammatical errors I wouldn’t expect in a book from a prestigious publisher.
Characters are pretty much cardboard characters that can make no single lasting impression on a reader. Pretty much sure the government officials can be easily replaced by another character under a different name. Completely monotone.
And hey, while I do appreciate the listing of weaponry and the political jargon plus the pacing of the story (it roars ahead like an ongoing freight train), the story is easy, forgettable, and completely shit.
By the way, I got this from a used bookstore. Holy crap, good thing this thing was quite cheap.
Characters are pretty much cardboard characters that can make no single lasting impression on a reader. Pretty much sure the government officials can be easily replaced by another character under a different name. Completely monotone.
And hey, while I do appreciate the listing of weaponry and the political jargon plus the pacing of the story (it roars ahead like an ongoing freight train), the story is easy, forgettable, and completely shit.
By the way, I got this from a used bookstore. Holy crap, good thing this thing was quite cheap.
January 21, 2025
While completely far-fetched, I enjoyed the quick action and (implausible) recurring catastrophes faced by President Garcia as he fights to protect himself, his family, and the country he loves. If you like doomsday type scenarious, this may be a good book to check out. The main issues I have with the book were the clunky dialogue (he said, she said, he said, she said) and sometimes unrealistic conversations....although I either got used to it as the action picked up, or the writing improved. If I had the option, I would have given the book 3.5 stars.
January 24, 2020
I didn’t expect to much from this book, just a fun read like his previous book book, “Rebellion,” which I thoroughly enjoyed. But I did not care for the last quarter of the book, and could not wait for it end.
June 7, 2023
This is not normally the type of book that I read - but - I really enjoyed it - confirmed my belief that there are a lot of crooked peopled in the world.
July 31, 2015
I just finished the latest from Ken Shufeldt, Rage. I received a free copy from the publisher through Goodreads. Where to begin? The story encompasses catastrophe after catastrophe befalling America upon the election of a new president. He has set an aggressive agenda, with items such as reviving the American economy and other little things, such as dealing with a rogue Iran and fixing the Israeli-Palestinian turmoil. When he disappears, Victor Garcia, the former Mayor of Albuquerque who was drafted to the ticket is thurst from the VP role to the presidency. Then all hell breaks loose. Literally in the book in the form of a conspiracy arising from a secretive cabal to some of the most stilted dialogue I've ever read. If you like action and a quick moving book, Rage has it for you. The pacing is erratic, but roars ahead like a freight train. In some ways, the book is hard to put down because the story is roaring forward like nothing I've ever read before. In other ways, it's hard to keep reading because the dialogue feels so forced and unnatural. The author relies on such unnaturally flowing conversations to move the plot forward that it feels like he's sitting next to me explaining the motives for each character's actions.
In all, it was a fun read and I did enjoy it, but just felt like the author needed to revisit most of the dialogue and read it out loud and ask himself if people really talk like that. In my experience...no.
In all, it was a fun read and I did enjoy it, but just felt like the author needed to revisit most of the dialogue and read it out loud and ask himself if people really talk like that. In my experience...no.
October 9, 2015
SPOILERS, SPOILERS, SPOILERS!!!!
Where to begin...after the first three assassinations and one or two cataclysmic disasters you know that there will be very few main characters left alive and tons of cities flattened. I lost track of the number of WMD's that were actually detonated during the course of this absolutely ludicrous story. Millions of dead bodies float out to sea. Let's haul them all to Alaska to put them on ice and deal with them later. Okay...done.
The new VP takes over as President when the First Couple are kidnapped and eventually murdered (only after the First Lady is...you guessed it...raped). The new President's First Kids die in a car bomb and their parents take about four paragraphs to recover.
I really don't care if I'm spoiling the book for you it is simply awful and as if the novel itself is not bad enough, the editing must have been done by an alien for Pete's sake. Were was used several times for we're. Let's see, should I use can't or can not? Let's use both at the same time just to be safe. I kid you not! There were several incidents of this but with different word combinations.
DO NOT READ THIS BOOK!!!
Where to begin...after the first three assassinations and one or two cataclysmic disasters you know that there will be very few main characters left alive and tons of cities flattened. I lost track of the number of WMD's that were actually detonated during the course of this absolutely ludicrous story. Millions of dead bodies float out to sea. Let's haul them all to Alaska to put them on ice and deal with them later. Okay...done.
The new VP takes over as President when the First Couple are kidnapped and eventually murdered (only after the First Lady is...you guessed it...raped). The new President's First Kids die in a car bomb and their parents take about four paragraphs to recover.
I really don't care if I'm spoiling the book for you it is simply awful and as if the novel itself is not bad enough, the editing must have been done by an alien for Pete's sake. Were was used several times for we're. Let's see, should I use can't or can not? Let's use both at the same time just to be safe. I kid you not! There were several incidents of this but with different word combinations.
DO NOT READ THIS BOOK!!!
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September 20, 2015
Ken Shufeldt is a sensationalistic "I'm too busy pursuing an agenda, so fill in your own character details" novelist. He might have made a bigger impact with his ideas if he had allowed the reader to get more of a sense of Victor Garcia, to be able to consider the ideas put forth. Also, he's quite cynical if he thinks that just by the GOP nominating an Hispanic for vice president, they'll automatically win the Hispanic vote. It takes more than that, and much more care than is exhibited here. Not all of America is made up of mindless sheep. If there was more to the story rather than hitting all the right xenophobic panic buttons, it could have worked better.
Yet Shufeldt knows pacing. He knows how to move his story along, at least. There's not much more than that, though.
Yet Shufeldt knows pacing. He knows how to move his story along, at least. There's not much more than that, though.
February 14, 2016
I didn't finish this book. I only got to page 141 out of 406. Standard presidential kidnapping/replacement story, that reads very flat. It seems that the author's political leanings are freely advertised. I mostly find myself in sympathy with the author, but it makes the story very one dimensional and more than normally unbelievable. The story moves forward in fits and jerks, with little sense of continuity. The characters are ok and the situations interesting but the author's writing makes it difficult to stay interested in the story.
March 27, 2018
Shufeldt is a fun author who runs ahead like a Mack Truck. The problem is that he lacks character development and his dialogue is stilted. The action is great but the story develops in a lackluster manner.
May 27, 2016
Interesting read. I enjoyed the book although the scenarios were totally unrealistic. I remained entertained. Would recommend to those readers that don't mind unrealistic scenarios but enjoy action, spies and politics.
June 5, 2016
What a read!!! If you like those old catastrophe movies, you'd like this. Even for me it was over the top. There are some good moments of relational dialogue that are good, then a rather quick scenario of disaster and you're dashed into another severe situation....
October 30, 2015
Jam packed with action. 2.5 stars. Enjoyable read. Would recommend to people who love cheesy bad political thrillers.
August 7, 2015
A great thriller. Can't wait till the sequel!!
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August 23, 2016excellent author. Story keeps you reading to find out what happens next
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