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The Mandibles

A Family, 2029-2047

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The Mandibles

De: Lionel Shriver
Narrado por: George Newbern
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With dry wit and psychological acuity, this near-future novel explores the aftershocks of an economically devastating US sovereign debt default on four generations of a once-prosperous American family. Down-to-earth and perfectly realistic in scale, this is not an over-the-top Blade Runner tale. It is not science fiction.

In 2029 the United States is engaged in a bloodless world war that will wipe out the savings of millions of American families. Overnight, on the international currency exchange, the "almighty dollar" plummets in value, to be replaced by a new global currency: the "bancor". In retaliation the president declares that America will default on its loans. With "Deadbeat Nation" being unable to borrow, the government prints money to cover its bills. What little remains for savers is rapidly eaten away by runaway inflation.

The Mandibles have been counting on a sizable fortune filtering down when their 97-year-old patriarch dies. Once the inheritance turns to ash, each family member must contend with disappointment but also - as the US economy spirals into dysfunction - the challenge of sheer survival.

Recently affluent, Avery is petulant that she can't buy olive oil while her sister, Florence, absorbs strays into her cramped household. An expat author, their aunt Nollie returns from abroad at 73 to a country that's unrecognizable. Her brother, Carter, fumes at caring for their demented stepmother now that an assisted living facility isn't affordable. Only Florence's oddball teenage son, Willing, an economics autodidact, will save this formerly august American family from the streets.

The Mandibles is about money. Thus it is necessarily about bitterness, rivalry, and selfishness - but also about surreal generosity, sacrifice, and transformative adaptation to changing circumstances.

©2016 Lionel Shriver (P)2016 HarperCollins Publishers
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spot on realistic outline.
a 'middle of the road' extrapolation, without any 'black swans' for or against.
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current statism extrapolated

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Read this book in 2021 (post-COVID-19 lockdowns and shortages), and let’s just say I don’t recommend falling asleep to this book. For a book written back in 2016, there may be opportunity yet for some of these scenarios to happen in real life. Entertaining, and informative to those who are concerned with global economic disaster.

When reality is stranger than fiction

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It is definitely a interesting book and how it is very applicable to today’s political and social climate

Good read!

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The most haunting thing is the logic is flawless and could pan out exactly like this. The only thing that really stood out was birth rates going up across the world.

Chilling look at a potential future

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A chilling and entirely plausible tale which doesn't require much of a stretch of the imagination.

"Atlas Shrugged" for the 21st century

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a nice enough story, but the economics lessons come on stronger than the dollar after another Greek euro default.

the plot stretches credulity, and characters don't act like people would really act. for example, the mandibles lose their home and car because one man holds them at gunpoint. in reality the family would have called the cops ... the fire dept showed up the chapter previous to fight a fire. instead, the family walks hundreds of miles in winter to a remote farm? i think they would have waited for the gunman to leave the house at the very least, or gotten another gun. silly stuff like that made me wince.

entertaining but a bit wonkish

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Ms Shriver’s vision of the late great USA is frightening. Like a new Ayn Rand she gets it. Taxation is theft. Government is not you friend. It comes from the Latin words mentis (mind) and gubernare (control).

Fiat currency always collapses. Government via the private Fed print more of it. This is the real inflation and a hidden tax on the tax slaves. Lionel demonstrates the inevitable result of currency devaluation; run away price inflation.

The Fed creates more debt which goes to their bankster partners as credit. First in line they profit most and like in the 2008 crisis the debt is paid by the hapless taxpayers.

Debt destroys. The pin headed, and soon unemployed, Keynesian economist in the story reminds us of Paul Krugman the much heralded idiot who said debt doesn’t matter, “We owe it to ourselves.” Our creditors, the Chinese are cashing in our debt and buying up huge amounts of U.S. real estate and other assets.

I heard about The Mandibles from James Richards. His book Aftermath is next in my pile. Neither is what we want to hear but must!

Atlas Mugged

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This book was so well written that I could barely put it down. The situation presented seemed plausible and not a stretch of fiction. Highly Recommend it!

EXCELLENT!

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fascinating look into "what could happen" if Washington polititians continue down the fiscal irresponsible path.

great story and a bit scary

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great read, anyone interested in the effects of a global economic collapse caused by the collapse of the US dollar as the world Trade currency, should read this.

the next "1984"

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