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Timeliness adds considerable juice to Rosenberg's frenzied political thriller, set a couple of years in the future. In the wake of September 11, popular American president James MacPherson has spearheaded an international effort to destroy terrorist training camps in the Middle East and North Africa. Osama bin Laden has been killed, but Saddam Hussein continues to plot against the West. The novel opens with a coordinated international terrorist attack, in which Paris and London and several sites in the United States are bombed. Quick-thinking agents deflect an assassination attempt on the president, but MacPherson is gravely wounded. The reader follows the crisis through the eyes of Jon Bennett, a Wall Street strategist putting together a stock deal in Israel when the terrorists strike. Bennett once worked closely with MacPherson on Wall Street. After a tortuous interrogation at the Jerusalem airport on his way back to the U.S., Bennett passes out, expecting to be killed. When he awakes, he finds that he has passed a crucial test and is now a member of President MacPherson's inner circle of advisers. So far, Rosenberg (Not Quite Scaramouche, etc.) keeps a lot of narrative balls in the air with lean writing and breakneck pacing, but at this midway point the novel loses focus and urgency. Rosenberg's failure to give the characters dimension is exposed when the story slows down and moves away from dramatic scenes of action. Intelligence reports indicate that Saddam may be planning a nuclear attack, and the advisers engage in a lengthy heated discussion about a first strike. Though the characters in this debate come off like talking heads, the energy and scope of the dispute breathes new life into the last half of the novel and hints at greater things from the author.
Copyright 2002 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
Copyright 2002 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
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This new novel from a Washington, D.C., communications expert scores big on timeliness. It's the very-near future, and the U.S. president has won a midterm election, succeeding George W. Bush. Saddam Hussein has sent assassins to gun down the newly elected president. Meanwhile, Iraqi terrorists attack the leaders of U.S.-allied countries. America sees one hope for the Western world: an Israeli-Arab alliance with the single goal of stopping Hussein. Only two people can make the alliance happen: Jon Bennett, a Wall Street strategist, and his partner, the lovely Erin McCoy. Can our plucky heroes orchestrate the giant business deal necessary to forge the alliance and save the free world? In today's get-Hussein political climate, the novel is sure to find an audience, but some readers may not find the book as exciting as expected. While Rosenberg works a couple of genuinely surprising plot twists into his story, and his grasp of international politics and terrorism seems solid, his prose style is, at best, adequate. Although fans of Robert Ludlum and Tom Clancy will no doubt enjoy it, readers who like their narratives elegant and their characters more than paper-thin may be somewhat disappointed. David Pitt
Copyright © American Library Association. All rights reserved --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
Copyright © American Library Association. All rights reserved --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
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5.0 out of 5 stars
Set your politics aside, this is a good story,
By "kjt34" (Boston, MA United States) - See all my reviews
This review is from: The Last Jihad (Mass Market Paperback)
I picked this up last Friday and finished it last night. While I don't agree with the politics of those who endorse the book (Limbaugh, Hannity, et. al.) I also don't agree with those who have unfairly reviewed the book based on strictly political motivations. Putting all politics aside, it is simply a good story that is well-crafted and engaging. I found the characters to be believable and likeable and the plot - albeit devestatingly frightening to consider - equally plausible. Sure, some of the sequences do seem a bit far fetched - but this is a novel set in a fictionalized future - and they do not detract from the overall story. Mr. Rosenberg is to be commended on crafting such a compelling story. I look forward to reading the sequel!
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This review is from: The Last Jihad (Hardcover)
The writing is great in spots, the action spots. But the intrigue and the political patter are almost juvenile. The author's research seems to be good. Maybe I was disappointed because it was published after we got Iraq in hand. It jarred me to read what the author thought would happen and to know that it was nothing like contemporary history. I'm fighting to finish it by flipping through the parts that make me want to regurgitate. Some stuff in it is really great. But I'm not sure I can finish the thing.Robert Armstrong Albuquerque NM
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Great Concept - Poor Execution and Research,
By J Clayton (Arkansas) - See all my reviews
This review is from: The Last Jihad (Mass Market Paperback)
I was so excited when I read the concept behind this book only to be disappointed by writing defects (the author should have read The Elements of Style) and the apparent lack of an editor (or friend) to check even the simplest facts for accuracy and plausibility.The actions of world leaders are ridiculous, the action sequences are silly, and sub-plots had no relation to the main story line. This is truly one of the most disappointing books out there. I won't even go into detail about the advertising and supposed right wing views espoused. I shudder to think that people believe all conservatives have such a radically limited concept of how our world works. Save your money and time - try a Cussler, Clancy, or Matt Reilly instead.
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