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 End Times Prophecy October 14, 2008
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
If you enjoyed the Left Behind series by Jerry Jenkins and Tim LaHaye, you'll love Joel C. Rosenbergs political thriller. You are right there beside him as you see the Biblical prophecy unfold on his pages.
 A Thinly Disguised Religious Tract October 10, 2008
4 out of 4 found this review helpful
A Soviet airliner shot down during an attempt to obliterate the White House, a coup in the Kremlin bringing in virulent new leadership, and the resulting descent to the verge of the final war provide the backdrop for The Ezekiel Option.
Unfortunately, this fascinating scenario is ruined by the author's increasingly frequent interventions, during which he exposits huge globs of Christian dogma as he attempts to sell the idea that GOD, being on the side of the good guys (us), will never permit the bad guys (the russians) to destroy us, even if it means a kind of "Immaculate Intervention" (my words), a concept expressed in the old testament book of Ezekiel and its precursor documents.
The author paints the world into a truly nightmarish corner - a corner from which there can be no escape - and then reaches his hand into the story and makes all the bad guys disappear. A very big disappointment, and I feel foolish for having been suckered into reading what I now realize is really a thinly disguised work of a writer on an evangelical mission.
I am not the kind of reviewer who casually trashes someone's work. I choose my reads carefully in the hopes I'll love the story. Unfortunately, that was not the case this time and I'm giving two stars. I won't be reading Mr. Rosenberg's work again. If you fool me once, shame on you. If you fool me twice, shame on me.
Art Tirrell is the author of 2007's The Secret Ever Keeps
An intriguing story very well told October 10, 2008
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
Joel Rosenberg is without question a gifted story teller. In telling this tale, he weaves an intricate tapestry of international intrigue, held together by the prospect of an impending cataclysm, while using his principal character's love story as his common thread. As one who reads very little fiction, I was surprised to find that this author has done his homework. His understanding of the inner workings of governments, particularly the United States Government, and of the interactions between governments is truly impressive and serves to make this work all the more believable, especially when coupled with his firm grasp of religious prophesy and of both current and recent events and their impact on nations. Stated differently, the author takes today's world and moves it seamlessly into the near future, based on recent world events and the prophesies of the past, in a frighteningly believable way.
Having read the first eight "Left Behind" books before losing interest, I couldn't help but note the difference between the way in which the two authors approached the subject of Armageddon, and I couldn't help but wonder how this author would deal with the presumed ultimate conclusion. Of the earlier series and this book: I found the "Left Behind" books to be much more fascinating, at least in the beginning, but I found this book to have a much greater depth and broader scope, and to be much more in-line with what is happening in today's world.
What did I like best about this book? I really liked the depth of knowledge the author displayed regard religious prophesies and the workings of government. I also liked the names he had chosen for his principle characters. They seemed to mirror the actual names of "real" people in past administrations, adding realism to his story. I also appreciated the manner in which his story relentlessly moved forward with the author being very careful to ensure that no loose ends were ever left sticking out -- a truly remarkable feat. What did I like the least? It seemed to me that when the plot had thickened and "Armageddon" had been set in motion, the storyline quickly evolved into the customary Hollywood "shoot `em up" chase scenario, as the hero strove to save his one true love in the face of insurmountable obstacles. I couldn't help but wonder how much better the book might have been without the love story. I did, however, find the conclusion of the book to be quite imaginative and quite surprising. Somehow, Rosenberg managed to pull off "Armageddon" in a more than convincing manner.
Although I don't really care much for science fiction, and I kept asking myself `Why am I wasting my time by reading this?', I'll have to give this book five stars. After all, it is an intriguing story very well told.
excellent reading October 8, 2008
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
all of Rosenberg's books are good. I strongly recommend them. They are informative and entertaining especially for people who like action films. And , an added bonus..they are very informational on end time events according to the Bible.
Another exciting political thriller October 1, 2008
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
I couldn't lay this book down. It is so relevant to what is happening in the mid-East.
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