Last Day Abridged

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Summary: Extraordinary
Review: Really enjoyed this one. My compliments to the author for a very stimulating, provocative story. Extremely well developed, intelligent, timely. A tightly-woven, outstanding suspense thriller.

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Summary: Not what I expected!
Review: When I read about all the controversy surrounding this book, I thought it was going to be some sort of negative, downer story. Surprise! This novel is a blast! Incredibly entertaining, hillarious in places, exciting, very fast paced, challenging and uplifting. This is NOT a doom and gloom story. The premise is highly original and the plot very convincingly developed. There is a lot more going on under the surface of this book than many readers are catching, I think. Behind the powerful sledgehammers are surprising subtleties, wonderful metaphors and a gripping irony. I don't say this lightly, THE LAST DAY is easily one of the best books I've ever read. I highly recommend it!

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Summary: Thank you, Mr. Kleier
Review: I don't know if authors ever visit these pages, but if you do, Mr. Kleier, my personal thanks to you for a truly inspiring and uplifting novel. This is masterpiece of creativity, the way it intertwines so many different theologies and philosophies into such a complex, yet such a clear vision. Beautiful prose (I especially love the parables and the messiah's speeches). Haunting. This is a book that stays with you long after you've finished it. Again, thank you!

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Summary: Well reasearched and fascinating
Review: The author must have conducted a vast amount of research to piece together such an intricate and seamless story. Fast paced and extremely well written, the suspense catches you from the very first chapter and builds through an ever-twisting plot to a spellbinding conclusion. The science reminds me a little of Crichton's first (and best) book, "Andromeda Strain." This novel has the makings of an all-time classic.

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Summary: Thanks, Mr. Kleier
Review: Refreshingly original take on how the world might respond to the arrival of a messianic being. The novel keeps building torque like an overwound clock. Suspense intertwined with a surprisingly positive and hopeful message for the new millennium. A truly beautiful, complex and intelligently told story.

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Summary: Newsflash! This is a Koontz novel!
Review: Wondering how a first-time author could write such an incredible and complex novel? Word is that Dean Koontz wrote this under pseudonym of Glenn Kleier (Kleier is German for "One who sees into the future"). This is easily one of Koontz's best works. Hope we hear more from "Glenn Kleier."

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Summary: An international bestseller
Review: It's wonderful to see a book like this earn the international acclaim it's due. Translated now into a dozen different languages and also up for Smith award in England. A "Thumping Good Read!"

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Summary: Second Rate Iconoclast
Review: This is pretty pale stuff when compared to James Morrow's brilliant Towing Jehovah or Bible Stories for Adults, two iconoclastic masterpieces. The author of Last Day bludgeons the reader with a elementary interpretation of the bible and open disgust for the "sacred". Morrow confronts organized religion with wit and intelligence, qualities absent in this novel. Where Morrow offers insight into Religious beliefs, this author offers very little. Morrow is a genious at exposing hypocrisy with wit, subtlety, and sheer guts, cutting to the sanctimonious bone. This author delivers a few bruises, but lacks the heart and soul of the great iconoclast. This is a loooong sermon against the church, without the style and talent for stepping on clay feet which Morrow demonstrates consistently. It's the difference between a skilled surgeon and an apprentice butcher.

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Summary: Millenial Thriller
Review: Looks like the millenium is going to be where the action is for thriller writers. While this ones okay, I hope some of the more talented genre writers can do better. This one really doesn't go anywhere, moves slowly to a ponderous conclusion, and has a dumb plot. Misses the bull's eye, but not a bad shot.

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Summary: People are taking this book too personally
Review: Ladies and gentlemen, this book is FICTION! It's not real! Too many readers are letting their emotions run away with them here, and perhaps that's an indication of how well this book is written. Read it for what it is, an engrossing story, poignant characters and a very ingenious plotline. It's not meant to be theology, it's high caliber entertainment. Lighten up!