Y2K: The Day the World Shut Down

by WestBow Press Staff, George E. Grant, Michael S. Hyatt

Computers all over the world may revert back to the year 1900 when the clock strikes midnight on January 1, 2000. In this compelling novel, society experiences a "meltdown" with crashing financial... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 084991387X
• ISBN13: 9780849913877
• Release Date: January 1998
• Publisher: Thomas Nelson
• Length: 276 Pages
• Weight: 0.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.0" x 9.0"

Customer Reviews

Provocative--As good fiction should be

It is interesting that the reviews of this remarkable book are entirely polarized--they are either glowing or glowering. That indicates that this is a provocative work of fiction. And indeed it is. It will make you think, which apparently some folks are loathe to do. If you're looking for those things that a novel should provide, such as thoughtfulness, rich literary allusions, and genuine provocativeness about a conflicted subject, then this is a wonderful read. I highly commend it.

Wow! Real Fiction About a Current Issue

It is rare indeed that a current issue book is able to do much more than preach. Grant and Hyatt have broken the mold. This is a good yarn, it provides lots of info on Y2K, but best of all, it is a literary feast with all kinds of remarkable allusions to the classics, to poetry, and to history. It is also very funny. The tech-heads that don't like this book, don't simply because it is what it purports to be: a real novel not merely a cover for a soapbox.

Living in Community is the real solution

Finally a book about Y2K that offers real answers. The real answer to the Y2K problem exists in living in community and taking care of one another. I appreciated the fact that the authors did not dwell on the "event," but related the story of people in relationships dealing with the problem. Our friends will be around much longer than Y2K (whether it's a real problem or not).Readers looking for in-depth prognostications, new realms of worry, or technical data will be disappointed, but this is a novel, not a computer magazine article. There are plenty of other sources for technical information (including Michael Hyatt's other book). I appreciated the classical allusions to Homer and the philosophy of the work as a whole. It's a bit quirky in spots, but in an endearing way. I would certainly recommend this book, especially as a non-threatening way to get friends thinking about and preparing for the new millennium.

Real Fiction...Not Just a Technical Manual

Michael Hyatt is a well-known computer expert. George Grant is a less well-known, but very prolific writer. Unexpectedly, the two combine their prodigious talents in what is very heady fiction--this is a novel, not just a sneaky excuse to make hay on the Y2K crisis. If you like literary allusions (check out the Homeric paralells), lots of philosophy (G.K. Chesterton nods abound), and a genuine painterly touch (the writing is gorgeously evocative) you will want this book. Techies who merely want info dumping may be disappointed--as will Y2K alarmists. But thinking readers will delight in this fiction masterpiece.