The Ezekiel Option (Political Thrillers Option #3)
by Joel C. Rosenberg
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Author: Joel C. RosenbergEdition: Hardcover
Audio: English (Published)
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Published: 2005-06-27
ISBN: N/A
Number of pages: 413
Book Reviews of The Ezekiel Option (Political Thrillers Option #3)
Book Review: Great first 200 pages, so-so after that
Summary: 3 Stars
My mother and step-father sent me The Ezekiel Option with rave reviews that I found to be well-deserved - for the first half of the book. Sharply worded and tautly written, this book begins with what might be the best 200 pages of political thriller that I've ever read.
Understand this book is aimed at the Tom Clancy-influenced side of the Left Behind market; therefore, it shouldn't be surprising when the action slows and the slow work of making sense of Revelations begins. Here the story slows and threatens to veer into the abyss of preachiness. Happily it never fully does so, but the brilliance of the first 200 pages is never recovered.
Also realize that this is the 3rd book in Rosenberg's series, so one is picking things up mid-stream starting with this book. The author handles this deftly so it's not a distraction, but there is that sense of having missed something important. Rosenberg's leading characters are all done well, powerfully drawn and unique, and every bit the equal of Clancy's Jack Ryan and co.
Where the story bogs down is in the somewhat heavy-handedness of the religious angle and in Jon Bennet's ill-considered attempt to rescue his fiancee from a Russian prison - this is not believable, even in the context of the End Times. Erin is a great character who needs little help from her man in any event - wow! For better or worse, her abuse at the hands of her captors is sanitized for the target market.
In summary, a pretty decent read overall. Not sure how much I buy Rosenberg's interpretation of Revelations - more research is in order.
Summary of The Ezekiel Option (Political Thrillers Option #3)
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With Saddam Hussein and Yasser Arafat out of the way, a dazzling era of security and prosperity seems to have come to the Middle East. But a new evil looms on the horizon. A dictator is rising in Russia. Iran is building nuclear weapons. Jon Bennett and Erin McCoy - two senior White House advisors - find themselves facing the most chilling question of their lives: Is the world rushing to the brink of an apocalypse prophesied more than 2500 years ago?
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