A review by allegra_j
Emergency: This Book Will Save Your Life by Neil Strauss

3.0

If you are someone who is just sort of beginning to think about preparing for the worst, this book will make you go over the deep end. I had many "Yes... YES... Oh my god, what am I thinking?" moments while reading this. Lots of good information, though this also sort of felt like the story of a person who has the disposable time and income to pursue some of the more extreme measures. And unfortunately, many measures described take a lot of time and a lot of money are feel just out of reach to the average person. So I finished the book thinking, "My Gosh, I have to get my stuff together" and also thinking "Yeah... I can't afford this."
But it was very interesting, somewhat frightening, and I'm proud of myself for finishing it on a jet when I have a fear of flying, so there's that.