The Illuminati

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Summary: Illuminati fans this is NOT the book for you
Review: I'm half way through this book and I'm pondering putting it down. The story line is okay. The writing is good considering Burkett is a Non-Fiction writer. The plot of course is recycled, but that's to be expected. The Characters though are horrible. The antagonist(The Leader, a middle eastern mad man/Hitler reincarnation/Super-Power in himself) is a complete moron. It's like he never read an history book in his life. The Society/Illuminati is controlled by this ONE man and he's totally bent on completing his own personal vendettas before completing the Illuminati's Goal. You would expect the Illuminati to be smarter and less religous than Burkett portrays them as. They've only been at this "Control the World" plot for seval centuries. The protagonist is almost as bad. He's the stereotypical computer genius that figures out the whole plot with his girlfriend whom he is just too shy to consider his girlfriend. Of course, this chick is completly in love with him because of his intelligence and the fact that he respects her because of her abilities and not the fact that her did is this super physicist. The plot after a good build is slowly degrading to predictable. It belongs more in a ""What If" Nazi Germany had occured in America" comic book then in a full fledged novel. The title of the this book should seriously been changed to Nazi America, or Hitler's America. The only thing that stops it from becoming one of those is that it includes this secret (stupid) society that has enginered the fall of the American Economy and rise of the World Economy. I'm just hoping that there is no happy ending and this computer hack protagonist falls flat on his face so I can truly see this "Satan's kingdom on Earth" being strived for by the antagonist. Illuminati Fans Do Not Read This Book. Everyone else: Enjoy a frightning "What If" of America's future manipulated by a secret society bent on world domination

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Summary: Angels and Demons is better (times ten)
Review: I've only gotten through about 100 pages of the book, and I have decided to put it down (thank the lord it was only 6 bucks). So far it went from bad to worse. The "Illuminati" group described by Burkett is nothing like I have ever read before. It is my understanding that while they are enemies of the Catholic Church, they are not hellbent on putting "Satan's Kingdom on Earth" (pg. 85).

Also, the characters that Burkett places into the Society are noncharacteristic of what is understood about it. The Illuminati are said to have trusted politcal, financial and military (the list goes on) leaders of great power within their highest ranks. Burkett places an Arab arms dealer as the leader of the Illuminati (not quite what I expected), and gives no men of high statute a place within his version of the Society.

His biased view towards Christianity distorts the percieved truth of the Illuminati. Burkett could be just trying to undermine a group against his personal beliefs (suprise!).

Do not read this book if you are looking for an objective study on the Illuminati. However, if you like silly futuristic tales; be my guest. Angels and Demons by Dan Brown (Author of The Da Vinci Code) would be a much better choice.

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Summary: Correction of the release date
Review: This book was originally released in 1991. It's been about that long since I've read it, but I do recall how amazed I was that it seemed like prophecy (even though there was a statement made on the inner sleeve saying it was not prophetic and was merely a fictional novel).

I recall it mentioning "the net", a world wide computer network to accommodate a one-world money system and government. Sound familiar?

If memory serves me right, I think there was a character named "Hussein"......interesting, huh?

A prophetic book? Maybe......Amazing insight from a highly trained, respected, and revered financial guru? Definitely!

I will re-read this book and be amazed at how many "prophecies" have come true.