A God in Ruins

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Summary: Disjointed and disappointing
Review: I would expect better from the author of Exodus, Battle Cry, QB VII, and Trinity, but unfortunately The Haj should probably have given me a clue as to what I could expect from this latest attempt. It seems that Mr. Uris, in all of his recent works, does a fine job of building his characters and in describing them, but then gets bored with them and the work at hand. The last thirty pages take the steam out of all of his hard work to get you to be involved with the story, and he completely explodes disappointment upon his readers. I guess I'm done reading any new works by Mr. Uris.

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Summary: Horrible, Horrid, Terrible...
Review: That pretty much sums it up. I think Uris had a go at proving the notion that if you gave 700 monkeys 700 typewriters, in 700 years they would reproduce every great work of English literature. They got the English part half right. Way to go boys, here's a banana.

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Summary: I didn't know Leon Uris wrote soap operas
Review: Trite! Silly! Many years ago I read my first Leon Uris Novel, "Battle Cry",I liked it. Since then his books have been spotty. This is trash! Irish cop turned rancher, good priest, bad busniness man and mysterious parentage haunting the presidential candidate. It would not even make a good soap opera.

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Summary: Utterly Dreadful!
Review: What happened to the brilliant author of Exodus, Trinity, and Redemption? I couldn't get past page 100 of this book. The characters have all the depth of the Saturday morning cartoons. The facts are mercilessly misrepresented. I think Uris either has Alzheimer's or this was written by a high school grandchild of his. I wish I could get my money back.

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Summary: If you miss the Uris of old, read Kleier
Review: I feel betrayed! RUINS is itself a ruin; a hollow derelect of former Uris masterpieces. If you thirst for a book to match the power of EXODUS or TRINITY, I have found such a novel in Glenn Kleier's compelling suspense thriller, THE LAST DAY. It will move you like the Uris we used to know and love until, hopefully, Leon finds his voice again.

Rating:
Summary: a major disappointment
Review: A major disappointment from a previously great writer. I looked forward to this book when it came out and couldnt believe the poor writing and convoluted plot. There are no redeeming qualities to this book.

Rating:
Summary: A disappointment from a great novelist.
Review: I couldn't believe the poor quality of writing and plot in this book. Leon Uris, after an absence of many years from the writing scene, bears no resemblance to the Leon Uris we knew. The plot is convoluted, the dialogue is juvenile and the ending is ridiculous.

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Summary: Disappointing
Review: This latest book by Leon Uris is very much a disappointment. When I saw a new book by Uris I was expecting the same powerful work as Exodus, Mila 18, QB VII, and Trinity, yet this book falls very short. Many errors. Poorly edited. Who ever wrote this has no clue about Colorado baseball (no baseball team) or Lubbock, TX. Are we sure Leon Uris wrote this??

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Summary: Written by a ghost writer.
Review: Very, very disappointing. I have read all of Uris' books and feel ripped-off purchasing this one.

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Summary: The Author has done better
Review: I did not believe the intitial reviews on this book as I have read all the author's other books and thought they were excellent. A God In Ruins does not even come close to his other works.His story is disjointed, his characters have little depth and lack passion. If the author's intent was to make the reader question the intent of having the second ammendment in the 21st Century, he failed as the story just does not hold up.Try again!!