This story is on a similar vein as The Movie Red Dawn but was written earlier. It's well crafted and interesting. I liked it because it wasn't predictable. Well crafted story.

An amazing story, sensitive and probably before its time. Surprising lack of violence and sensitivity unseen in today's craft. Was nominated for pulitzer and internationally printed. You won't regret reading this book and all his others.

This literary plaint reminds me of Camus, with evocations of "Brave New World" and "1984". Like Kafka's works, it hypothesizes an antihero compelled into 'monkey wrench gang' style action in a dystopia. This book deserves to be reprinted, so new readers will contemplate their motivations.

This is not only a superb action novel, but it is even more so a warning. Fun and at the same time disturbing, this book goes into detail on what this country has become and what it may unfortunately turn out to be.

Fast action, gripping plot, well-written

I hate to make comparisons, but in an effort to characterize this book (and recommend it), I would draw parallels to John Gardner's "Mickellson's Ghosts." The novel is set in a Seattle-area college town. The protagonist is a middle aged divorced man whose wry views of academic life are amusing and enlightening. Not taking himself or his career as a professor too seriously, he stumbles out of loneliness into an unlikely love affair. Amidst the concerns of students and teaching responsibilities, the affair starts with kinky twists, develops into something with emotional depth, and then takes a sudden turn into highly unexpected territory. Lange's writing is rich and involving, with his observations acid and characterization revealing. The plot is unique in my reading experience, and I have over the years re-read it several times since it was published in the early 80's.