The current president is named Gerald Fitzhugh (totally not supposed to evoke John Fitzgerald Kennedy, I'm sure!). Our Two Heroes are named Rayford Steele and Buck Williams.
The book could have been about 300 pages shorter for all it has of any substance, or it could have remained the same length and added some actual plot or character development. The main characters' conversions to Christianity happen as almost an afterthought - there is little description of the feeling of God's love, of how they will change their lives and live by the teachings of Jesus. The authors say that there is violence and mayhem, but don't show any of it. In a story that presents so many interesting narrative possibilities - the grief of those "left behind" after The Rapture, the breakdown of society after a massive tragedy, the personal pain and soul-searching of those who believed they had faith but who were found wanting - and ignores them all in favor of people sitting on beds and talking on phones.
I will not be reading the rest of the series) And boy, is this one horrible book! And there's at least 11 more of them! (N.B. I felt left out of the Bad Books Club because I completely failed to get past the first chapter of The DaVinci Code, so I read this to keep up.
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