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Summary: The Last Jihad
Review: I could not put this book down!!
The flow and intrigue coupled with the current time line is not only unique, but accurate.
I thank Sean Hannity for giving me the "heads-up" on this novel.
I hated to have it end, and I look forward to additional materials from Mr. Rosenberg, Thank you!
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Summary: A good first effort
Review: Timely certainly does fit this book. Some of the scenes in the story could be right off the headlines of todays newspapers. The characters are fresh and for the most part believable and the pace of the story is breathtaking, at least through the first half of the book. I do have problems with the premise that only an Israeli/Arab coalition against Iraq can save the United States. Has our military dry rotted to the point that our survival rests on two factions that are bitter enemies? The author has spent so much time making this book work, making it seem real that such a faulty assumption seems laughable. However, it is a worthwhile read but it doesn't live up to Limbaugh's review.
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Summary: The Last Jihad
Review: I was impressed with this book. At times it drug on a bit, but as a whole it was very interesting, thought provoking, and downright chilling for the average reader. Bravo. I will highly recommend this book for others to read.
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Summary: Absolutely Too Short !
Review: I read a lot and this book is to me what good dope is to a drug addict. The true high you're always trying to catch! Absolutely riveting in detail and characters. Joel has seamlessly intertwined the past with the future, especially in the characters speech. One example that jumped out at me was when the VP in the book casually throws out the comment "Big time". I howled with laughter. I have not quite finished with it yet and this is my first attempt at a review but that is how much I really love this book. Hopefully the first complete sentence on the third page of text will be found out in the near future to be fact.
This is a must buy for anyone addicted to the thriller genre!
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Summary: Pathetic
Review: This is hands down the worst book I have read in years. Rosenberg's characters could not be more cliched, flat and boring. His writing is bland and his pacing is aweful. Rosenberg's descriptions of high-level government officials are completely unbelievable and I was left with the impression that he knew very little about his subject matter -- government and national defense policy. Worst of all, several plot lines and major characters turn out to have no relevance to the ultimate unfolding of the plot. Bennett, for example, who is supposed to be the protagonist, doesn't end up doing anything valuable. For a successful businessman who makes millions, he comes across as rather idiotic -- in addition to stumbling dumbly through the novel without doing anything more than being passively convinced by others to do things, his secretary turns out to be a crack CIA paramilitary, completely unbeknownst to him! In addition, there are several agregious plot flaws, most notably the fact that at the end of the novel, a character with easy access to the president turns out to be an enemy agent -- why didn't this character, who dies trying to kill the president at the end of the novel, not do so right at the beginning? He had the means, motive, and opportunity, but unexplicably chose not to do anything... I hope Rosenberg didn't quit his day job. This book is aweful.
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Summary: Riveting suspense
Review: If you are reading allot of boring books, lookout, this book is almost impossible to put down. Rush Limbaugh said this was a good book and guess what ? He was right again !! HA ! The only bad thing is it makes allot of other books even more boring and hard to read.
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Summary: Brilliant
Review: A brilliant insider's account of a fictional view of the war on terror. Rosenberg strings together a vivid story of war and intrigue, high-level decision making and betrayal. The story will leave readers on the edge of their seat...
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Summary: Entertaining, thought-provoking and fast-paced!
Review: Rush was right! I couldn't put this one down! The story moves with lightning speed, and all of the details are either so reality-based or of such reasonable conjecture that if you are like me, the hair on your arms will be standing on end through certain passages! One phrase towards the end made me slam the book closed and put it right down, while my mind cleared the imagery Mr. Rosenberg's descriptions provide! It was an easier read than a Tom Clancy novel and I highly recommend this book! (May I also sneak in a two-thumbs up for my last read, "Bias", by Bernard Goldberg? Anyone that can't agree that bias IS a part of the process that network news agencies employ to choose and then cover stories lives in DeNile. His proof is irrefutable.)
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Summary: Marginally Gripping
Review: Sadly, I bought this book based on Rush Limbaugh's glowing remarks. He obviously didn't read it very closely: I found numerous typographical/grammatical/editing errors. Even though the author shows a lot of knowledge about some of his details, and he makes every effort to put the story in a modern-day context, he is not aware that (for instance) the Strategic Air Command was disbanded and re-named the US Strategic Command in 1992. I was disappointed in his use of EXTREME unrelated detail (i.e. the construction and content of sandwiches). His understanding of how leaders in high places function in crisis mode was disappointing. I've been there and no one gets "cutesy" in times of stress such as the F-15 pilots striking their target near the end of the story. The reports on the book led me to think we had a new Tom Clancy on the horizon. I'm sorry, but Mr. Rosenberg is no Tom Clancy. His treatment of the story line was totally "B"-grade and predictable.
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Summary: More than 5 stars!
Review: The best book I have read in years! I loved the viewpoint - it's so exciting to read a book written by a conservative.
The only problem was that it went too fast.
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