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 A no-brainer? September 2, 2008
Thanks for the advice from a previous reviewer that the best way to enjoy this was to switch off your brain first. Unfortunately the problem here is that someone appears to have given that exact same advice to Mr Kuzneski before writing it. There are some mediocrely written passages here, but for the most part it wavers between sub-standard, poor and laugh-out-loud ridiculous. The humour is pathetic frat humour at best. The sort that if Mr Kuzneski took his bag of jokes on the stand-up circuit of the hard-bitten Northern working-men's clubs, he'd have been carried out in a body bag by now. Yes, in fact, that is my recommendation to Mr K: give up writing and go on the stand-up club circuit.
 An easy and fun read July 13, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
Sword is the third book by Kuzneski featuring the two US military characters, Payne and Jones and is a standalone story, with little connectivity between previous volumes. The author is clearly becoming more confident with the characters as the series progresses, creating more banter between the likeable protagonists. Kuzneski has adapted his writing style to feature less of the pointless cliffhangers than marred his previous book. The distracting feature of Sword of God is that for most of the book it feels like two distinctly separate plots. That said, this approach does keep the reader keen to see how they ultimately converge. In fairness, the Sword of God title is although a minor point in the story, almost added to ride the Dan Brown coattails, and as a result Sword of God is less religious-thriller than you would think. To explain the genre would be to spoil the suspense, yet the fact remains that Sword is a fascinating read, even though it's rather simple and derivative.
 Don't listen to other reviews May 25, 2008
1 out of 2 found this review helpful
I have read all three of Kuzneski's books and thought every one of them as great entertainment.
I have no idea why there are so many negative reviews. I don't like to over analyse books, I just like to switch my brain off and get immersed in the book and Kuzneski is the type of author that you can do that with.
I loaned all three books to the book club in my work and every one who read the books enjoyed them.
The books are fast paced full of likable characters and with twists and turns in every chapter.
So its summer time relax on the beach and chill with a few good books like these.
Boring........... April 13, 2008
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
I gave his previous effort 3 stars and hoped there would be a definate improvement this time round. Unfortunately there isn't - I've read approximately half of it and put it down, I can't summon up any interest in it whatsoever.
a gripping read February 21, 2008
3 out of 4 found this review helpful
A typical modern, action-packed adventure novel, only this time based around Islam and not Christianity. Kuzneski has adopted Payne and Jones, the same two characters from his previous novel, Sign of the Cross (itself a very enjoyable read and perhaps the better of the two). I have read a lot of books in this popular genre, but Kuzneski's writing brings something else to what has otherwise been labelled a very bland, repetitive genre. The problem with this genre is that many purists turn their noses up at the very mention of Dan Brown, but these novels not only speak to "the people" as it were, but open up the huge, often intimidating subject of Theology to a greater audience. Surely, this is no bad thing? After all, I can think of far less worthy modern novels...
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