The Illuminati :

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Summary: It was Crazy
Review: It was the best book I ever read in my life. Larry Burkett is a genious.

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Summary: Very Real
Review: Most of the activity in this book is actually happening right now, but at a lesser scale. As you read the book, you will say to yourself, "hey, this stuff is happening now!" It keeps you reading from beginning to end without putting it down. I enjoyed it completely.

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Summary: "Excellent, Inspiring and eyeopening"
Review: Mr. Burkett has opened several "SECRET" government doors with this novel. It is an intense and eye-opening sequence of events that every Christian, Jew and "so-called" atheist needs to take note of. Will we continue to plead the old adage of "...that doesn't concern me", or "its happening to those people, not my kind", until there's no one left but "your kind"? God used Mr. Burkett to get us thinking "what if...?" This novel made me think "what if...?" I believe it will make you think it also. Enjoy!

Rating:
Summary: "Excellent, Inspiring and eyeopening"
Review: Mr. Burkett has opened several "SECRET" government doors with this novel. It is an intense and eye-opening sequence of events that every Christian, Jew and "so-called" atheist needs to take note of. Will we continue to plead the old adage of "...that doesn't concern me", or "its happening to those people, not my kind", until there's no one left but "your kind"? God used Mr. Burkett to get us thinking "what if...?" This novel made me think "what if...?" I believe it will make you think it also. Enjoy!

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Summary: Can you see what would be?
Review: Perhaps the conspiracy buffs wouldn't be so disappointed if the name of the book were 'You asked for it, you got it'. As this book provides a truthful extrapolation of current events left unchecked by a people not willing to take stand against evil. The author isn't 'polished' in his writing style, but is very insightful in his understanding of human nature and social trends. The sequel 'The Thor Conspiracy' is even better.

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Summary: Tired, predictable conspiracy tripe
Review: Sadly, Mr. Burkett's book is merely a fictionalized version of a massive amount of Christian conspiracy literature out there these days. The common "New World Order is going to get You" genre is sadly all too common in Christian publishing these days. Indeed, Burkett's nonfiction (Coming Economic Earthquake) is based on Illuminati fantasies. Burkett, as well as others, appear to either be unaware or unconcerned that their theories are based on Facist and Nazi ideology, not to mention rampant anti-Semitism. Do yourself a favor, save some money and leave this book on the shelf

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Summary: action-packed but over-written; somewhat annoying.
Review: The book was a fast read but I was annoyed with the way it was written. I didn't like the charactors of the computer whiz and his girl-friend; made you root for the bad-guys. I liked the plot. If somewhat interested in conspiracies and Illuminati purchase the book.

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Summary: Great idea poorly executed
Review: The central idea is wonderful: there are powers controlling the powers that we see. (Someone controls the president who controls the FBI etc.) Unfortunately after the being well set up in the first 1/4 - 1/3 of the book, the story degenerates into a lot of wild-eyed religious hand-wringing. Which is ironic because after the first part sets up the reader to think about manipulation and control, the heavy-handed remainder comes across as propoganda and causes the reader to wonder who is controlling the author. I would love to see other authors take the basic idea and craft something really sinister. This one, however, I would skip.

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Summary: Absolutely no intellectual appeal
Review: The characters are shallow and stereotypical, little more than charicatures. The villains are mindlessly violent and unhuman, little more than reptiles. The heroes are saints without a shred of human weakness. The books starts out suspiciously biased and finishes in a crescendo of unmasked right-wing fundametalist doggerel that categorizes all pro-choice and drug legalization opinions as products of Satan himself. Quite hillarious is the complete absence of sex in what is supposed to be a book about international intrigue. The good guys win and the bad guys lose by no plausible reason but by the grace of God. Simplistic and uninteresting. Struggled to the end just to see how completely the author could lose himself in his own thinly veiled trilling of "Hallelujah! Praise tha Lord!"

Rating:
Summary: Absolutely no intellectual appeal
Review: The characters are shallow and stereotypical, little more than charicatures. The villains are mindlessly violent and unhuman, little more than reptiles. The heroes are saints without a shred of human weakness. The books starts out suspiciously biased and finishes in a crescendo of unmasked right-wing fundametalist doggerel that categorizes all pro-choice and drug legalization opinions as products of Satan himself. Quite hillarious is the complete absence of sex in what is supposed to be a book about international intrigue. The good guys win and the bad guys lose by no plausible reason but by the grace of God. Simplistic and uninteresting. Struggled to the end just to see how completely the author could lose himself in his own thinly veiled trilling of "Hallelujah! Praise tha Lord!"