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The Hornbrook Prophecy [book]
[9781591463429] |
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| by Jud Hanson |
Date Added: Monday 08 November, 2010 |
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The Hornbrook Prophecy by Robert Wickes is definitely one novel that should be added to the reading list for all high school civics classes. It is also a very timely novel, considering what is currently going on in our great country. The realism of the plot is almost beyond words. Wickes has taken the events of the last several years and created what very well may turn out to be a very prophetic novel. What with certain politicians suggesting that an armed response may be in order depending on the outcome of the 2010 elections, it is not much of a stretch that the country could degrade into chaos. I highly recommend this book for everyone, regardless of your level of involvement in the political process. I give this book 5 stars.
Rating:  [5 of 5 Stars!] |
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| by Grammy Ellen |
Date Added: Monday 08 November, 2010 |
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This book deals with power hungry politicians and how one lone Senator tried to speak out against what he saw happening. The President wanted to be a god and looked up to by everyone. He liked his job and getting paid for not really doing all that much, until he decided to bankrupt the country. Henly Hornbrook saw what was happening and tried to get his fellow Congressmen to listen to the voice of reason and vote against the President's bill. They did not listen and the country was thrown into chaos.
I was not sure that when I started reading this book that I would like it. By the time I finished, I loved it. The whole story line is so believable in today's society that it's kind of scary. All through the book I was rooting for Senator Hornbrook and his people. Now, I can imagine what would happen if our country ever does go bankrupt, it was laid out very well in this story. I would definitely read another book by Mr. Wickes because he kept me engrossed through the entire book. There are characters that you can't help but cheer on and there are others that you just can't like. That's what makes an interesting read. I would highly recommend this book and hope that after it's read the reader will enjoy it as much as I did.
Rating: [5 of 5 Stars!] |
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| by Morgan Chilson |
Date Added: Tuesday 17 August, 2010 |
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Sen. Henley Hornbrook fights the good fight in Washington, finally throwing up his hands in disgust as a tax reform bill passes that he thinks will jeopardize the economic security of the country. When he's proven right and the nation teeters into bankruptcy, Hornbrook and his team retreat to his home state of Washington, preparing with others in their rural communities to defend their homes. The country disintegrates and an unscrupulous president fights for control, leaving Hornbrook frustrated with the devastation of America.
This political thriller was an interesting read. No matter what your politics, you'll find fascination and fear in this "could be" book. In these days of economic challenges, it wouldn't be totally surprising to find THE HORNBROOK PROPHECY sitting on a non-fiction shelf. I highly recommend this book in the hopes of creating some stimulating thoughts and concerns about the choices our government is making.
Rating: [5 of 5 Stars!] |
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| by Bonnye Good |
Date Added: Tuesday 17 August, 2010 |
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More than 50 years after Ayn Rand published Atlas Shrugged while appealing to both philosophically similar fans and to literature readers fond of her intense characters, Robert Wickes melds a libertarian philosophy with his story about an unpopular senator and a group of ordinary citizens who turn their anger at the government’s policies into a call for action.
Senator Hensley Hornbrook rails against the spending policies passed by the greedy president with a king-making wife whose day job includes serving as a junior Senator from New York. He also blames the inaction of Congress to achieve fiscal responsibility and angers at the pork-ridden deals which keep the system going, grousing about both political parties but especially the Democrats.
As an independent, Hornbrook’s gruff nature and blunt assertions ensure that his popularity stays focused in his home state and keeps him a permanent outsider in the Washington, D. C., subculture while other Congressmen and -women play the establishment game.
Hornbrook repeatedly lectures to both his colleagues and to the president, giving the reader a chance to learn that Hornbrook’s libertarian credentials citing gun rights, civil liberties and fiscal responsibility are intact.
Hornbrook hails from Washington state, which is also where his trusted advisor Eagle McCall calls home. The contrast between the west coast self-sufficient rural dwellers and the east coast Washington, D. C. crowded with citizens looking for handouts stands out clearly in both the narration and in the conversations.
The barely tenable situation finally comes to a head over the economic state of the country, especially after President Winston Dillard prioritzes programs over a balanced budget.
Because the first section of the book centers on laying out the philosophy of the Hornbrook and his supporters, little action occurs until about the middle of the story while the narration increasingly divides the fictional world into absolutes, leaving little room for compromise.
Once Tom and Laurel Warner and their brood enter the picture, the action speeds up as they face real dangers during their trek from Los Angeles to McCall’s place in Washington while the economy and fragile civilization collapses in a libertarian's worst nightmare.
The story may have been strengthened by using the average middle-class family to frame out what was going on nationally since the Warners are the most well-developed and easily relatable characters and their familial relationship to Eagle McCall keeps them linked to Hornbrook and McCall.
Although the author promises that his fictional version of the Tea Party predates the current loosely organized group, many real Tea Party enthusiasts will welcome The Hornbrook Prophecy as an encapsulation of their beliefs in the twenty-first century while casual readers may struggle with the unquestioned vigorous statements supporting those beliefs including blanket anti-environmentalist statements seemingly thrown in just for shock value.
Other issues remain with unrealistic dialogue between young urban, criminal minorities and a lack of Latinos, causing instead an emphasis on whites versus blacks in the racial discussion. Wickes does include several black characters he deems heroic as he describes their own response to the crisis.
As a thriller, The Hornbrook Prophecy works for sympathetically-minded readers because of the immediacy faced by the Warners once the plotting shifts away from Washington, D. C.'s environment of political posturing.
Rating: [5 of 5 Stars!] |
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| by Mary Lignor |
Date Added: Tuesday 17 August, 2010 |
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This book is a first class example of the chaos that governments can cause. Sometimes people (on either side of the fence, government and the comman man) lose sight of the principles that were named in the Constitution and go a little crazy. Hornbrook comes up with a really different Prophecy and it makes one stop and think. All this and a very surprise ending kept me reading until the end. I don't usually gravitate towards political stories because, to be perfectly blunt, they bore me but, this one did not. To be perfectly honest, this is a little too close to home and I really paid attention. It reads very much like non-fiction and it's a bit scary in places. Good Luck to Mr. Wickes.
Rating:  [4 of 5 Stars!] |
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| by Richard R. Blake (Reader Views) |
Date Added: Tuesday 17 August, 2010 |
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The fast-paced action leading to the conclusion and surprise ending, kept me turning pages late into the night.
Robert Wicks gives the reader an entertaining and informative glimpse into a political system's inner working. His characters are composites and caricatures that represent the radical in areas of politics and geographical regional customs. He has developed characters that reflect the extreme of idealism and those who are manipulators with a lust for more power. Much of the storyline is improbable, but definitely possible. Interwoven in the plot, Wicks uses dialog and oratory to acquaint the reader with the danger of constitutional rights being violated and taken from United States citizens. I personally enjoyed the quotations at the beginning of each chapter from well-known American leaders, both historical and contemporary.
This is a book for readers who want to see reform in government and a return to the original intent of the constitution of the founding fathers of our country. The novel lends itself to an exchange of ideas in discussion groups, or in the classroom.
In "The Hornbrook Prophecy," Wicks shows great promise of becoming a best-selling author in the area of political intrigue and adventure novels.
Rating: [5 of 5 Stars!] |
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