The Last Patriot

I chose this book for our book club and I was thrilled that it turned out to be an exciting and interesting book. I read it in two days and couldn't put it down. The chapters are short so I kept reading "just one more chapter" until I had finished the book. I learned so much about Thomas Jefferson that I ended up buying a book called,"Jefferson Writings" and I might even venture to say that he just may be my favorite President now that I know more about him. I also bought two books on Niccolo Machiavelli. I was constantly checking the internet to read up on some of the inventions mentioned in the book. The writing style of this book reminded me of DiVinci Code. I was a little apprehensive at first that it would be anti Muslim, but it described the difference between being Muslim and being Islamic. If you want a fast paced book to read on the plane, vacation, or just to inspire your intrigue, Brad Thor's, "The Last Patriot" is the book for you.

Horrible, unreadable, jingoist propaganda. I certainly didn't expect Faulkner when I bought this book, but what I got was so subpar that I quickly arrived at the point where I continued reading just to see if it was possible for the plot, characters, or dialogue to become any more contrived. In this way, at least, this book never failed to disappoint.

Brad Thor has done it again with THE LAST PATRIOT. This book continues his series of political thrillers set in modern day. Fast moving - good character development - logical considering the state of the world today. A good read!

Although not a real fan of "political" thrillers...this book had me riveted from the first few paragraphs. Well done, Mr. Thor!!!! I'm sure there's a lot more truth to this than any of us would like to believe.

I didn't read anyone else's review (so I'm sorry if there's any duplication of the opinion that follows). But I think this book smells too much like a Da Vinci code spin-off and too much in the brew of National Treasure and thus too banal to give Thor any real credit for an admittedly quick and clear read that might garnish some quick profits -- small chapter increments, the foundations of a major-world religion under attack, the same pedantic dialogues, a religious-zealot ever-present heartless-hitman, clarion-imputed explanations for historial characters or world events (like Thomas Jefferson's study of Islam or the Muslim riots in France), sophisticated code-machines from days of old, and even setting the stage in France -- come on! Hence, the "Jefferson Code" would have been a more apt title perhaps. As long as you read it too quickly to start thinking about it, I guess you'll probably enjoy it more than I did.

The dialogue is often unrealistic and the characters, shallow. And, of course, the same sex and violence formula that we've had since Homer. Don't forget the periodic and, indeed, obligatory insertion of profanity (otherwise, how could we suspend our disbelief?) And all of it dumbed-down just in case we couldn't read between the lines. Let's be more original shall we? I take that back -- maybe this book isn't meant be be judged as a real work of literature, but just as an attempt to garnish quick profits after all and have no real lasting value. Still it's a little "headier" than television.

But you can't deny the oh so surreptitious self-cameo on page 217, can you? Give me a break Thor!

One star.