The Last Day

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Summary: Ok, but I wouldn't recommend it.
Review: Wordy thriller doesn't deliver many thrills but is sometimes thought provoking. Surprizingly vicious towards Roman Catholic Church and the tirades against organized religion become boring after a while. The Jeza messiah figure must be one of the least charismatic saviors in fiction and lacks basic scriptural knowledge. The millenial media event is interesting, but the characters have no depth and the cartoonish villains are a real distraction. I wouldn't recommend it.

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Summary: Wait For the Paperback
Review: I suspect there are many millenial thrillers about to published and this effort will soon be forgotten. I hope some of the more talented genre writers (Ludlum, Easterman, etc) have something special planned. Save your hardcover money for them and avoid paying $20 for this one. I made that mistake when I should have waited for the remainder table or paperback. It might be worth 5.99 if you don't expect too much.

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Summary: Breaks new ground
Review: This book is so hot it sizzles! I've never read anything quite like it. Loved the complexities and energy. This author feels his subject deeply and never lets up on the power prose. Excellent, excellent book. I want more!

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Summary: Unresolved Issues
Review: What must have been a cathartic experience for the author, resolving childhood issues with Catholic parents, amounts to an unpleasant hatchet job on the Church and unenlightening diatribes. With a thriller, I want to be entertained and maybe learn something, not be endlessly lectured. Klier writes with the subtlety of a battering ram and his Jeza character is a simpleminded mouthpiece for his anti-Catholic prejudices. If it isn't clear, I didn't care for this book!

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Summary: Letdown
Review: After reading some of these reviews, I was prepared for a great read. But after Halperin's First Immortal, what a letdown! The author lacks style, wit, and intelligence. The politically correct, new age philosophy is laughable and the writing stiff, lifeless muck. The interminable sermons from the guru/savior get tired fast and I ended up bored. Skipped to the end finally. No surprizes there.

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Summary: Okay, but...
Review: An okay thriller, but some very basic research and a good editor could have kept the story from being ridiculous. Pretty disappointing and way too long. A waste of time and money.

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Summary: "The Last Day" : Excellent and Exciting reading
Review: " The Last Day" was a thrill ride. Kleier went full tilt with his story and when many novels fail to take the next step in events, Kleier bounds.

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Summary: Brilliant thriller
Review: The Last Day combines elegant prose with an entirely original plotline to create a classic thriller. This is a rare gem. Insightful, provocative, moving. The action is unpredictable, heart stopping and constant. They don't come any better than this. Highest recommendation.

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Summary: Hey- it's just a thriller!
Review: This is pretty good for a thriller. Insight, profundity, or great writing-please! But for what it is it's not without merit.I thought parts were good, although it was 200 pages toooo loooog.

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Summary: Fun Read
Review: I enjoyed this in spite of some rough writing and dumb dialogue. It's not meant to be theologically profound, just provoke thought and entertain. It seemed to do both to some degree. Lighten up! It made me chuckle.