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Summary: Political position paper disguised as a novel
Review: I own every novel written by Uris, and have read most of them more than once, so when I heard a new was forthcoming I grabbed it.This is no novel. It is a political treatise with no attempt at disguise. When Uris portrays gun owners as Heehaw loving denizens of trailer parks the bile of his stereotypical prejudices drips from the page. I can accept the numerous errors, and the convoluted plotline, but not the attempt to shove his veiws down my throat.While Mr. Uris is entitled to his beliefs, he has no right to pass them off as a novel. An authours views should color a work, but not in this ham handed fashion. You owe us one.
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Summary: Written for the money with a stereotypical political agenda
Review: Bad. When I think of all the great Leon Uris stories that I have read, this one is a real disappointment. Stereotyping, worn-out political cliches, the works. The sad thing is that he has a message that probably needs to be sent and to be examined, it seems that he no longer knows how to do it.
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Summary: Not up to Uris' normally superior standards.
Review: I am a fan of Leon Uris but this book is enough to make me change my mind. The characters are shallow and the plot is poorly drawn. It does not hold one's interest past about the first half. And, he sure seems to be making a liberal statement re: gun control and other issues, in addition to which, he takes an unfair blow at the Christian faith. While I love the early Uris and have read all of his work, I did not like this book.
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Summary: A Sad Farewell to Leon Uris
Review: 'A God In Ruins' indeed. Leon Uris' latest work -- perhaps an indication that he is the god in ruins. I grew up on Leon Uris and came, over the course of three decades, to revel in his attention to detail, his grounding in truth, his objectivity and his ability to weave a tale that had a point and yet did not preach. In 'A God In Ruins', Uris has become a one-eye-blind street preacher, sermonizing the book away through barely possible characters, a semi-credible plot and a set of issues that, although important, do not justify the context of the book. As though to add insult to injury, the book is full of little errors -- ridiculous things such as Eastern time being three hours behind Pacific.I bid sad farewell to Mr. Uris' work, hoping only that I can revisit 'Battle Cry' in all its glory un-tainted.
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Summary: Soap opera masquerading as seious literature.
Review: Uris, who has told a good story in the past despite his clunky, pretentious writing style, struck out this time. The story, if you can stay with it, strays all over the map, is overblown and over dramatized. A pot-boiler.
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Summary: Save the full purchase price, DON'T BUY IT!!!
Review: The other customer comments I have read relative to this book give Mr Uris too much credit. The amazon.com review is pure tripe! This story starts out as if it were going to be a 'real' Leon Uris novel but at the halfway mark, the author passes away as does the story line. Mr Uris has chosen this book to pass off his somewhat skewed social/political agenda as a literary work--with worse than disastrous results. If you believe, as Paul Harvey recently said: "It must be the guns" and/or that Bill and Hillary are two totally innocent, morally upright individuals or that Bill is among the holy innocents, abused and wrongly accused, then, this book is for you. Otherwise, stay away. (I only finished this book because I was stuck on an airplane, on the ground, for over an hour and a half and all the cross-word puzzles in the air mag were done!)
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Summary: This book is far beneath what I expected from Leon Uris.
Review: I am a long-time fan of Leon Uris's works, particularly his earlier books. So, it was with great expectations that I bought A God In Ruins almost immediately after its release. I have read only 150 pages, and will read no more. In fact, I was tempted to quit earlier, but feel you must give a book some time to come together. A God In Ruins never does come together. It is one of the most disjointed storylines I have ever seen. It is almost jarring it jumps around so much from time to time, place to place, character to character. Simply put, it is a jumble. I have also found it to be incredibly poorly written, almost to the point of annoyance. I am not certain how old Leon Uris is now, but I kept thinking he must be approaching senility and has lost his gift. It saddens me because I have gotten so much pleasure from reading him in the past. I would not recommend this book to anyone.
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Summary: Somewhat entertaining.
Review: Mr. Uris wrote eight great novels in a row, peaking with "Trinity". With the last three novels, including "A God in Ruins", Mr. Uris seems to be living on his reputation. The passion and power of "Trinity" and "Exodus" are non-existent in "A God in Ruins". Mr. Uris clearly is very sympathetic to Bill Clinton and his political problems. In "Trinity", Mr. Uris created the Conor Larkin character seeking his truth about Irish freedom. It is hard to compare that quest with Bill Clinton seeking his truth in 800 FBI files that were "accidently" transferred to the White House.
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Summary: Horrible!
Review: Read The Triumph and the Glory, or read Exodus again, or even try one of Oprah's books, but under absolutely no circumstances should you venture remotely near this book. It is bad, bad, bad.
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Summary: A total waste of time
Review: I could not believe that the author of so many great stories could produce a book as poor as this one. I would have given it a rating of NO STARS if I could have. The book has no redeeming qualities and it appears that Uris has gone senile or has hired a high school ghost writer. My advise, don't even read the inside cover of the book as it bears very little relationship to the actual story and plot. THE BOOK IS A TOTAL WASTE OF TIME!!!!!
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