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 Fantastic Tale Jan 01, 2007
By N. Hannon
Poulin, Michael Devlyn, 2006, "Uderbelly" Always poking at your sensitivities, Michael has created a fantastic tale of liberation- pure genius.
Realistic and frightening, hard to put down Oct 26, 2006
By Josh Merrow
Underbelly is a Monkey Wrench Gang of a different order of magnitude, a well-researched recipe for ending the dominance of the United States on the world stage. Sharon, the novel's heroine, is an up-and-coming congressional aide who sees firsthand the destruction wrought by American policy in the middle east. Upper middle class and well-educated, she finds herself stripped of the comfortable assumptions concomitant to her upbringing and becomes radicalized, joining an international group dedicated to sabotaging the American economic machine. Firmly rooted in US history and current events in the middle east, Sharon's transformation is as believable as it is disturbing.
The striking thing about this novel is that is frighteningly real. Poulin, recently released from federal prison for dismantling parts of the electrical distribution network for the western states, speaks from experience. His extensive research- historical and tactical- is showcased in a fast-paced narrative that is hard to put down. The events described could be -and may be- happening right now. This book is both a warning to complacent citizens and a playbook for those who would like to bring the US to its knees.
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 Look Beyond the Novel Toward the Message Oct 12, 2006
By Joseph Mutti
This novel approaches the undeniable vulnerability of the United States to attack and in this context is well laid out and very educational. The Introduction is the best part of the book. I would say that the writer got his message across very well although as a novel it lacks many things. The story is a little fragmented and the development of the characters of Emil and Sami suffer greatly at the expense of Sharon. It generally flows far better in the second half.
However, the importance of Underbelly is not in literary structure, but in its very solid (and worrying) content and in the (deserved, I believe) view the world has of the United States. It is peppered with pertinent quotes from other writers (past and present), as well as from reports and studies.
It's a quick read and worth it as it reminds us of how utterly defenseless we really are and consequently how war will never be a solution to any conflict between peoples and nations.
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