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By the Rivers of Babylon

By the Rivers of Babylon

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Rating: 5 stars
Summary: You Won't Put this Book Down!
Review: Demille is the Best and in my opinion this book along with Cathedral, Word of Honor and Gold Coast are his best works. I could not put this book down. On an interesting note, I met Mr. Demille at a book signing and he told me that he himself is not a fan of this book. Interesting! A great read

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: By the Rivers of Babylon
Review: Demille lovingly describes the minds and hearts of the people of Israel both the modern and ancient.

Rating: 3 stars
Summary: Baby-LoAn this one out
Review: Good action tale of terrorist proportions. You can tell it's an earlier piece for DeMille because it lacks 'meat' to the story but is another good book by DeMille.

Rating: 1 stars
Summary: Awful politics
Review: Had to be one of the worst books that I've read on quite some time. First off, I'm a HUGE Demille fan. However, as many people have written here, I was not able to suspend reality (Especially given 9/11/2001) and the book appeared to me nothing more than a politcal agenda.

I can see how this book would rock if it was written in another pretense, but I can't read about good guys in a book when they're not necessarily nice in real life!

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: An expected success from DeMille
Review: I am currently on page 245 out of 422 in this book and I already think that it is wonderful. Just recently have I discovered Nelson DeMille and this is the fourth one of his novels I'm reading. He writes wonderful thrillers and this is no exception.

It begins with talks of a peace conference for the Israeli government in New York. But a terrorist has different ideas and hijacks the two Concordes on their way to New York and forces them to some ruins near the Tigris and Euphrates rivers in what was Babylon, once again placing Jews in Babylonian captivity. Now, this small band of politicians, delegates and a few security officers with mostly small handguns have to defend a hill(resembling Masada) against a highly trained group of heavily armed Arab terrorists.

Since I'm not totally done with this book, I can't really say anything else about it. In fact, I don't even know why I'm writing this right now. I am at(what I think is) the beginning of the climatic scene and big battle.
I suggest this book strongly and hope that you find it as thrilling as I am.
UPDATE: I finished the book long ago and have since read it four times. I suggest this book more strongly now than I ever have.

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: This book disrupted my life
Review: I couldn't put it down. Now that I've finished reading this fantastic story Perhaps I can get back to my other life. Thumbs up and hats off to Nelson Deville for the best book I've read this year.

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: A Must Read
Review: I have read all of Tom Clancy, Vince Flynn, Brad Thor, James W. Huston, John Grisham and most of Michael Connelly, and DeMille's Books and " By The Rivers Of Babylon " is in a group of one of my favorites. The book is well written, fast paced to the point I didn't put it down, and you felt so engrossed in the characters.

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: Great survivial adventure story
Review: I have read charm school, gold coast, word of honor, general's daughter and plum island and this book is one of his best third behind charm school & gold coas

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: My most favorite page turner ever!
Review: I have read this book three times now and would happily read it again. The only thing I don't understand is why it hasn't been made into a movie? Come on, Hollywood! How about Jack Nicholson as Gideon Hausner?

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: Fun, exciting, written a while ago, but still timely....
Review: I loved this book and it would make a great movie....Demille hits another home run....This is one of his earlier books, but doesn't miss a beat....The story could happen today.....


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