Founders

A Novel of the Coming Collapse (Coming Collapse, Book 3)

By: James Wesley Rawles

Narrated by: Phil Gigante

Length: 8 hrs and 51 mins

Publisher's summary

It’s the near future, and thanks to a perfect storm of reckless banking practices, hyperinflation, a stock market gone mad, and the negligence of our elected officials, the entire social, political, and economic infrastructure of America has collapsed. Chaos reigns in the streets, medical treatment is no longer available, and a silent coup has placed a dangerous group of men at the helm of a false government.

America’s fate is in the hands of those few individuals who have the survival skills, the faith, and the forethought to return this country to the state its founding fathers intended.

©2012 James Wesley, Rawles (P)2012 Brilliance Audio, Inc.

Great Book

If you could sum up Founders in three words, what would they be?

Devastating, Surreal, Prepping

Who was your favorite character and why?

They all did a good job.

If you were to make a film of this book, what would be the tag line be?

Prepare

Any additional comments?

I think that James Rawles writes very good books about what is going to happen if Obama gets into office again.

A Lesson Learned

Note to Self: First and foremost -- READ the reviews before you spend a credit or hard earned $$. This book is a stinker.

All the words and time spent preaching religion? What's up with that? There is very little story here and what there is is b o r i n g. I'm continuing to listen because - I spent the credit -

Lesson learned - Read the reviews and heed them.

Narration? Terrible - I made better girl voices when I was in High School - Phil, you need to perform on books with NO female voices. I just giggled when I heard your girl voice. Sorry - but you are getting paid to do this - right?

Next read? - Non Fiction or maybe lay back with a little John Sanford and Virgil Flowers.

Not Rawles best work - somewhat short

I like J W Rawles stuff - I know it's not exactly great literature but I enjoy it.

This book recycles some of his other stuff and doesn't really flow in with much new stuff. It's a bit all over the place. If you've read either of his other books this one is only so so.

There is a bit of good Christian witness in.

Not a bad book but not very good either.

Religious zealotry

the story like the whole series is a good concept.... but also like the whole series the religious overtones are too much... this series should be categorised as religious not post apocalyptic

Buy the first two not this one

I wish they would have told me that this was just a crapy version of cliff notes to the first two books. My guess is Mr. Rawles needed an addition to his bunker so he pasted and clipped his way to this novel. Really you could not have any more detail? Why would you re-hash so much from the first two? Because it was already written and easy to do. Mr. Rawles you are better then that.

For the first time reader I will say buy the first two books they were OK, but then just re-read the first two and you have the third. I feel bad for his publisher he got hosed on the thrid book on the contract.

Loved Patriots but please dont waste your credits

What disappointed you about Founders?

Its feels like JWR wrote this book in 5 days, i swear 50%-75% is a recap from surviors and patriots so that was very frustrating. I kept thinking that it was going to get better, it had to get better but it didnt. The ending has horrible, it almost worth getting this book just to listen to how horrible this series ened. Please dont waste your hard earned money on this garbage. I loved patriots, thought survivors was pretty enjoyable but this is just garbage. Dont say your not warned.

Would you listen to another book narrated by Phil Gigante?

yes

Don’t Order this Book!!

What would have made Founders better?

It was just small pieces of his previous books

What could James Wesley, Rawles have done to make this a more enjoyable book for you?

Written a story that had some new continent

What about Phil Gigante’s performance did you like?

He was fine

If you could play editor, what scene or scenes would you have cut from Founders?

Most of them, it was poorly written, especially after reading Patriots and Survivors

Too much proselytelizing

I liked the first two books in this series. This turned out to be the “Groundhogs Day” of apocalyptic end of times. I guess Rawles had made enough money on the first books to cram certain religious outlooks on his fans. Blah, blah, blah. I will not buy another book from this author. One of the worst books I have ever tried to read.

Disappointment

What could have made this a 4 or 5-star listening experience for you?

I have read all of this author's books. Patriots was his best (although elementary in style).

In this book (still seems like high school in style) he goes WAYYYY overboard with the Christian stuff. I think his main emphasis was "supposed" to be on freedom. If I had known that I would have been subjected to a continual barrage of "Oh, you love the Lord?" stuff, I would have declined. Talk about heavy-handed! I don't think I'll read his next book as they have continued to get worse as time goes on. Too bad.

What could James Wesley, Rawles have done to make this a more enjoyable book for you?

The performance was poor. This reader was very tiresome, but I have to admit he really didn't have a lot with which to work.

Would you be willing to try another one of Phil Gigante’s performances?

NO. NO. NO.

Way too Preachy

What disappointed you about Founders?

The whole you mus be a Christian to be a good person theme. So far not one person is a good guy and not a Christian.

What do you think the narrator could have done better?

He isn't bad, he tried to change his voice and keep it the same for each person he plays.

What reaction did this book spark in you? Anger, sadness, disappointment?

Disappointment, I know James is a Christian but damn, people do not open a conversation with are you a Christian. Be realistic and consider people of other faiths as good too.

Any additional comments?

Stop trying to make money off your concept of how to survive and deal with the end of the world. James got lucky with his web site and fame and is now capitalizing on it. If he does write another book, try to tone down the Christian is the only way to be mindset and consider all people, hell have a native that believe in the old ways as a hero or someone or group besides your own.