Overall Opinion of Save the Last Bullet for God

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Overall Opinion of Save the Last Bullet for God

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Do you recommend others read it? Why or why not? What do you like most about it? What do you like least?
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I liked the book overall and found it a good read. It was very well-written and the premise was very original. The story was complex, but easy to follow. The beginning was a bit confusing, but all was make clear later on. I found the book engaging and entertaining throughout, though some parts dragged a bit. It is clear a lot of research was done on this book, and it was very well done. I especially liked the story of Oktay and the twist at its end. The story of Cuci was very interesting as well, but a bit long. It could be trimmed down a little and tighten up in my view. It may be just me but some of the theories of the aliens reminded me of the Nazi racial theories. The ending was a bit confusing and I am not sure I completely figured it out.

Saying that, I loved the book and couldn't put it down. The author weaves together an excellent, unique book and I definitely recommend it.
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I'm not finished with the book, I'm probably about half way now. The one thing I noticed about the book though, is the part about 'The code of disjointed letters' . This is about the other book that this author has written, but it is exactly, word for word, the other book. So in fact I had read that part of the story already, so it was a bit repetitive to read it again.

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gali wrote:I liked the book overall and found it a good read. It was very well-written and the premise was very original. The story was complex, but easy to follow. The beginning was a bit confusing, but all was make clear later on. I found the book engaging and entertaining throughout, though some parts dragged a bit. It is clear a lot of research was done on this book, and it was very well done. I especially liked the story of Oktay and the twist at its end. The story of Cuci was very interesting as well, but a bit long. It could be trimmed down a little and tighten up in my view. It may be just me but some of the theories of the aliens reminded me of the Nazi racial theories. The ending was a bit confusing and I am not sure I completely figured it out.

Saying that, I loved the book and couldn't put it down. The author weaves together an excellent, unique book and I definitely recommend it.
I agree with gali. I enjoyed the book as well.
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I'm finding save the last bullet for God very hard to review and give a "star value" on the one hand it's very unique, thought provoking and some of the stories I really enjoyed but on the other hand I didn't like the fact that when I developed an attachment to the character the story suddenly changed completely, some of the stories could have done with editing to make the book as a whole flow better and the theories were a little too out there for me. Wishing there was a 2.5 star but I think I'm rounding to a three due to his unique approach.
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I haven't started reading the book yet, too much going on, but I am going to start in the next few days. I am looking forward to it as I have heard a lot of good things about it.
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An enjoyable story.
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I just finished reading the book and I enjoyed it. I was surprised because it is not the type of novel that I would normally read. I liked the section about Oktay even though the math was over my head. The story of Cici was interesting but slow and needed condensing. I'm not sure I quite understood the entire ending of the story. I might have to go back and read it again. I would recommend this novel because it has such a unique theme. It is completely different than anything I have read before.
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tortoise keeper wrote:I just finished reading the book and I enjoyed it. I was surprised because it is not the type of novel that I would normally read. I liked the section about Oktay even though the math was over my head. The story of Cici was interesting but slow and needed condensing. I'm not sure I quite understood the entire ending of the story. I might have to go back and read it again. I would recommend this novel because it has such a unique theme. It is completely different than anything I have read before.

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I really wanted to like this book because of how unique it is, but unfortunately, I did not enjoy it like I had hoped. This is not my typical read or genre of books, so while I did not enjoy it, fans of stories that are unique will like this. It is also because of this that I am not going to give the book a rating based on my slanted view. The book was well written and very unique, and I do understand why many fans enjoyed reading it.
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This is going on my reading list!
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MandySims wrote:This is going on my reading list!
You will like the book.
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I have the book from when it was available previously, but haven't had a chance to read it either. From the sound of it, though, it's definitely something I'll have to read! Looks like it earned its book of the month placement!
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Check it out you'll like it.
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Not exactly rave reviews for this one, it seems. Many here have it on their TBR list. I don't. Not yet, anyway.
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