Negative Positive
Title: Disappointing...
Review: Having read all of Uris' books (and almost all of them more than once) I can properly say that this was by far the weakest and shallowest one. I couldn't stop reading books like EXODUS, TRINITY or REDEMPTION, but I had to force myself to read this one.The story and the characters are weak, as plenty of other reviews have pointed out -- I have nothing to add to them.Another negative point goes to the research: in a scene supposedly set in the late 70's, you read "People have gladly traded their freedom for a web site"; a couple of pages later you find a URL (web address), and then someone inserts a CD into a computer! Internet didn't exist then, and CD's are a 90's invention! The references to SCARAB (in actual life, OSPREY) are also wrong, for the aircraft started flying in the 80's. And, finally, the supposed BULLDOG computer/security device/composer/etc. is ludicrous!I sure wish I had read the reviews first: I thought that with Uris I couldn't go wrong, but...
Is the review positive or negative? 