May BOTM - Featured Review: Save the Last Bullet for God

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Re: May BOTM - Featured Review: Save the Last Bullet for God

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Good review. This sounds like an interesting read.
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Based on the review, I am on the fence about reading this book. It seems interesting and I like the science fiction content of the story. I also like that it has subjects of time jumps, occults, aliens, secret codes and other fascinating topics. I don't like that religion is a main theme throughout the book because I dislike reading about religious content. I also would not like how the time jumps are confusing. Overall, I think that it's intriguing and I will give the book a chance.
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The simple version is this: the reader is taken on a journey through time across the lives of many well known historical figures to learn about a complex operation that was created with a single mission. Kill God. This operation challenges every preconceived idea that humans have about how the world works and incorporates aliens, occult societies, secret codes, and human biology/psychology.
The sample on Amazon did not appeal to me, but I find your description here quite intriguing. Thanks for the insightful review.
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Yeah, I am a sci-fi fan. So apparently, this book matches my taste. Seemingly a different and a complex book though. Congratulations on being BOTD
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I thought it will be something religious from the title. I will not be reading this because it sounds a little bit too complicated for me but I do sincerely appreciate the author for pulling off something this brilliant. Thanks for the detailed review.
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Initially I thought it was another war novel, but having read the sample I am quite intrigued. This novel truly makes you question what is real. There is so much to the universe that we no longer know and have not yet learnt.. Thanks for a great review.
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The narrative having complex ideas might be disturbing to me. The scenes of violence and criminal acts would also be odd for me to follow. But I think the idea of killing God would be fun to many readers of fantasy themes.
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I feel I can now confidently read this book having gone through your review. At first, I was almost scared of the complexity of the book, but now, I know I only need to keep an open mind and I will grasp the concept.
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Psychology. Physics. Astronomy. History. Time travel. Secret codes. Aliens. All of this in one book; it sounds like a fun and challenging read. It's been added to my reading list. You did a great job on the review! It was probably a difficult one to write. :tiphat:
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Before reading this review, the sample of Save the Last Bullet for God by JT AlBlood left me feeling a bit unsure of what I just read. Thanks to this review, I feel I understand this book better than I previously did. This book comes from a writer with a great imagination and an excellent knowledge of historical figures, but maybe too much of both leaving the "not-so-smart" reader overloaded with information. I think I'll pass on this book. Great review.
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Alblood has a natural talent for writing, which makes it easy to read his work. At the same time, he is very intellectual and the concepts presented in this book are above average intelligence. This book is perfect for a reader that likes stimulating material and can follow complex ideas. I would strongly encourage any science fiction fan to check out this book. This book pulls together the nerdiest of the nerds with the in-depth discussions involving psychology, physics, astronomy, history, and more.
This sounds amazing! That's exactly the profile of books that I find interesting. What a fun, cheeky twist on Nietzche's famous assertion, "God is dead, and we have killed him."
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This seems like it will be a very complex and possibly controversial book. Some folks have trouble with reality as it is, much less what sounds like an alternate universe or at least an alternate belief system. The review was informative but the story line doesn't appear to be something I would read. Good luck with your book though!
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Wow, this seems like one of those books that is incredibly rewarding to make it through, simply because of how intellectually challenging it is. Thanks for the great review!
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This book seem intellectually challenging and real tests your faith on how life became what it is and I do feel like it needs to be read precisely as the reviewer mentioned that the book was not flowing, you need to try to live in each chapter for a better understanding so you would not reach the end lost confused
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Post by Cheshire_wolf »

When I first read/saw the title I was afraid it was going to be another religious story. However, what you wrote in the review sounds like this book is right up my ally of interests.
The simple version is this: the reader is taken on a journey through time across the lives of many well known historical figures to learn about a complex operation that was created with a single mission. Kill God. This operation challenges every preconceived idea that humans have about how the world works and incorporates aliens, occult societies, secret codes, and human biology/psychology.
Especially here when I read this part. I can not wait until I can get my hands on a copy. Thank you so much for your great review. :tiphat:
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