I think there was a lot of potential to this book but think it got bogged down in too many map descriptions and missed a lot of character development and plot movement. I did appreciate the discussions on the ethics of keeping rations versus sharing and turning away refugees.SpoilersWhen the horse was first introduced I thought it would be a fun plot point. Would they ride the horse (and scooters/bikes) to the promised land? Would the horse carry their belongings? Would they have to decide to eat the horse due to starvation?Nope. The horse has some mentions but mostly they keep it in a garage then haul it in a trailer (with enough hay and water to sustain it…) behind an Escalade and somehow have enough gas to run it for multiple days.I judge all of these EOTWAWKI books harshly as a Midwesterner; how is it that no one can figure out how to make soap, ethanol, or feed themselves with what they have. Wood gasifiers are cool but ethanol/biodiesel is better (except in winter where probably both suck). I wish someone would write a realistic book using a doomsday background.