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Summary: Not his best work
Review: I found this book enjoyable reading but, it is not Larry's best work. The title is misleading, as it does not focus on the Illuminatti. It is, however, interesting how he takes his knowlege of finance and applies it to the story line. I found the characters believable and entertaining. I would recommend this to the christian reader, especially those interested in the endtimes. Obviously, those of other religious persuasions will not appreciate the biblical application. Overall, I think it is a pretty fair first effort at fiction.
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Summary: The best I've read in a long time.
Review: I have never read another fiction christian novel that kept me in suspense like this one did. This and Thor Conspiracy are two of the best written books I have ever read. They were very hard to put down.
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Summary: it was good
Review: I liked this book. It was good. He wrote it well. It reminds me of a hiku. it think i will tell you it_ Silly cat climbs up. Upon the table she sits. I like potatoes.- but serioiusly it was writen very well and a good theory of the future
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Summary: really quite bad.
Review: I picked up The Illuminati because I am very interested in eschatology or what is more commonly referred to as the "end times" and more specifically, my particular interest lies in a Biblical interpretation of the end of those times. And I love good fiction. And also I have read elsewhere about the existence of an international group of powerful elite policy-makers known as The Illuminati, so I wanted to learn more about them. But this book has seriously let me down on all three counts. Even the title is misleading because it does not really focus on any intelligent discussion of the Illuminati. Seriously, you would be hard-pressed to find a book built upon a more weakly constructed storyline, cookie-cutter characters, and all caving in upon itself with the worst dialogue that I think I have ever come across. If a wall of water 60 feet high were about to roll on top of two of Burkett's characters, I'm sure they would turn to each other, grasp hands, and say... "Quick, let's run!"Well, it's unfortunate, because he has chosen a very serious topic to write a poor book about. It will make many people take the real issues that are here MIS-represented less seriously. Burkett has written tremendous (and I think the very best) books about personal financial management, but The Illuminati proves that fiction is a genre wherein he ought not to have strayed.
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Summary: I found it a little eerie, but I just couldn't put it down!
Review: I read this book for the first time just days after the 1995 Kobe, Japan earthquake. Along with other world events of that time... well, let's just say that it was an eerie coincidence to read what was in The Illuminati. Yes, it's a bit paranoid and dogmatic, but it's rare when I read a book cover to cover without hardly stopping to even eat. I literally could not put this one down! Definitely worth the read and the consideration even if it is fiction (we hope).
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Summary: an enjoyable book
Review: I thoroughly enjoyed this book. I did not read it to find out more about the "Illuminati" but to read a fiction thriller.
What I came away with is a scenario of what could happen to freedom when we allow the media, government, social and political groups to shape our morals and our convictions.
It is always said, "History repeats itself." and this book shows situations that could happen with society's moral decay so personally I found most of it believable.
There were quite a few characters to keep up with but I didn't feel that it detracted from the story.
It also is an example of a good fiction book can be written without curse words and sex scenes.
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Summary: Illuminati fans this is NOT the book for you
Review: I'm half way through this book and I'm pondering putting it down. The story line is okay. The writing is good considering Burkett is a Non-Fiction writer. The plot of course is recycled, but that's to be expected. The Characters though are horrible. The antagonist(The Leader, a middle eastern mad man/Hitler reincarnation/Super-Power in himself) is a complete moron. It's like he never read an history book in his life. The Society/Illuminati is controlled by this ONE man and he's totally bent on completing his own personal vendettas before completing the Illuminati's Goal. You would expect the Illuminati to be smarter and less religous than Burkett portrays them as. They've only been at this "Control the World" plot for seval centuries. The protagonist is almost as bad. He's the stereotypical computer genius that figures out the whole plot with his girlfriend whom he is just too shy to consider his girlfriend. Of course, this chick is completly in love with him because of his intelligence and the fact that he respects her because of her abilities and not the fact that her did is this super physicist. The plot after a good build is slowly degrading to predictable. It belongs more in a ""What If" Nazi Germany had occured in America" comic book then in a full fledged novel. The title of the this book should seriously been changed to Nazi America, or Hitler's America. The only thing that stops it from becoming one of those is that it includes this secret (stupid) society that has enginered the fall of the American Economy and rise of the World Economy. I'm just hoping that there is no happy ending and this computer hack protagonist falls flat on his face so I can truly see this "Satan's kingdom on Earth" being strived for by the antagonist. Illuminati Fans Do Not Read This Book. Everyone else: Enjoy a frightning "What If" of America's future manipulated by a secret society bent on world domination
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Summary: Angels and Demons is better (times ten)
Review: I've only gotten through about 100 pages of the book, and I have decided to put it down (thank the lord it was only 6 bucks). So far it went from bad to worse. The "Illuminati" group described by Burkett is nothing like I have ever read before. It is my understanding that while they are enemies of the Catholic Church, they are not hellbent on putting "Satan's Kingdom on Earth" (pg. 85). Also, the characters that Burkett places into the Society are noncharacteristic of what is understood about it. The Illuminati are said to have trusted politcal, financial and military (the list goes on) leaders of great power within their highest ranks. Burkett places an Arab arms dealer as the leader of the Illuminati (not quite what I expected), and gives no men of high statute a place within his version of the Society. His biased view towards Christianity distorts the percieved truth of the Illuminati. Burkett could be just trying to undermine a group against his personal beliefs (suprise!). Do not read this book if you are looking for an objective study on the Illuminati. However, if you like silly futuristic tales; be my guest. Angels and Demons by Dan Brown (Author of The Da Vinci Code) would be a much better choice.
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Summary: Angels and Demons is better (times ten)
Review: I've only gotten through about 100 pages of the book, and I have decided to put it down (thank the lord it was only 6 bucks). So far it went from bad to worse. The "Illuminati" group described by Burkett is nothing like I have ever read before. It is my understanding that while they are enemies of the Catholic Church, they are not hellbent on putting "Satan's Kingdom on Earth" (pg. 85). Also, the characters that Burkett places into the Society are noncharacteristic of what is understood about it. The Illuminati are said to have trusted politcal, financial and military (the list goes on) leaders of great power within their highest ranks. Burkett places an Arab arms dealer as the leader of the Illuminati (not quite what I expected), and gives no men of high statute a place within his version of the Society. His biased view towards Christianity distorts the percieved truth of the Illuminati. Burkett could be just trying to undermine a group against his personal beliefs (suprise!). Do not read this book if you are looking for an objective study on the Illuminati. However, if you like silly futuristic tales; be my guest. Angels and Demons by Dan Brown (Author of The Da Vinci Code) would be a much better choice.
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Summary: The Joy of Hate
Review: If you fantasize happily about the painful death of everyone who isn't a born again Protestant Christian, who isn't heterosexual, or who holds any vaguely liberal opinions about anything from foreign policy to feminism, this book is for you. Its racism is more subtle than that in The Turner Diaries, but otherwise it's pretty much as awful and reprehensible.
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