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Summary: Babylon Rising
Review: Babylon Rising: ...
This book was alright. This wasn't fast paced or thrilling. It is a wannabe copy of the da vinci code, with lame codes. There were some good parts. But the major setback was the preaching of God in every line, which makes me so angry and bored. IF YOU WANNA GOOD BOOK ReAD THE DA VINCI CODE!!! But, if your looking for books like the Da Vinci Code, read it.
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Summary: A DEFT PROFESSIONAL READING
Review: He comes from an acting family (Robert Culp is his father and actor Joseph Culp is his younger brother), yet voice performer Jason Culp has proved his mettle on his own with a continuing series of superior readings. He hits a homer again with this thriller based on biblical prophecies.The collaboration of Mr. LaHaye and veteran suspense writer Greg Dinallo is a fortuitous one as each brings unique gifts to the telling of this story. Fans of Mr. LaHaye's Left Behind Series will stand in line for "Babylon Rising" and recent admirers will be won over by a new hero, Michael Murphy, a Biblical prophecy scholar of a different sort. No poring through musty manuscripts for him in the comfort of office or home but he's out in the field on archaeological digs searching for and testing ancient artifacts. Of, course, knowing Mr. LaHaye that's not all his protagonist does - he also discovers what may well signal the end of the human race as we know it. Listen and begin an unforgettable journey. - Gail Cooke
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Summary: Good book... Good story...
Review: I also cannot understand the negitive reviews that this book is recieving. I agree that this book is not "Left Behind", but I am pretty certain that it was not ment to be. The idea of having an "Indiana Jones" type character whos main passion in life is to seak out real artifacts to suport the writings in the Bible is outstanding. The pace of the story is quite quick and it allowed me to sit for hours reading and not realize time flying by. The book also kept you on the edge of my seat woundering how Murphy is going to handle the next life threating situation, only gaurded by his extream faith in God. It's a great book and I am looking forward to reading the rest of this series...
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Summary: This is NOT "Left Behind"....
Review: I am a big fan of Tim LaHaye, so it kills me to have to write this review of "Babylon Rising". The plot line is implausible, the characters are, at best, two-dimensional. So much is thrown at the reader with so little effort to make the characters likeable or even realistic. At first I expected "Indiana Jones meets the Book of Revelation", but it reads like an old B-grade Hollywood serial.
My disappointment is palpable - I so looked forward to this book!
I recommend everyone to read "Apocalypse Dawn" by Mel Odom instead.
I won't be reading any sequels in this series.
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Summary: Left Out, Not Left Behind
Review: I am an Evangelical Christian Believer and read all of the Left Behind series. Bablon Rising was quite a disappointment. The relic searches were too easy and too much time spent with the evil villans. This is just a teaser to read more in the series, with no idea of how many books will be coming to reach a conclusion. The editors were lax...on page 20 of the hard cover editon, it states, "Murphy kept a touch light on the accelerator...", which should read, "Murphy kept a light touch on the accelerator..."
Also, on page 231, first paragraph, the biblical reference shows II Kings 18:23, should be II Kings 18:4. Tim LaHaye is a wonderful person and author, but he did not get the help he needed from the coauthor or his publisher. Before spending $26 on the next book about Ararat, I will check the Amazon.com reviews.
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Summary: Wonderful Story!
Review: I borrowed this book off of a friend of mine not knowing what to expect. I, personally, enjoy the Left Behind series more, because those books have more action and more character development than Babylon Rising. Still if you're a fan of the Left Behind series, pick up a copy of Babylon Rising. You will enjoy it, rest assured.
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Summary: Didn't hate it, didn't love it.
Review: I can tell you that I didn't hate this book, but I didn't love it either. I did however learn a few things. I would read something in the book and think "Really?" then verify it or not verify it with outside sources. Made me think. Anyway it wasn't really plausible . . . an archeologist wouldn't do quite so much damage in quite so many irreplaceable dig sites at least I wouldn't and I'm not even an archeologist and you can't grab the barrell of an AK-47 when it's firing without burning yourself, but you can't really flip through the air and kick 4 people standing in a circle and still land on your feet like they do on TV either. It's a great idea. I just wish it had been executed a little better.
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Summary: A cross between Left Behind and Indiana Jones!
Review: I do not understand the negative comments from some of the reviewers. One said it wasn't "Left Behind"...maybe that's because IT"S A DIFFERENT STORY!
This book is about a Biblical archeologist and his quest to prove the Bible is real by finding artifacts mentioned in the Bible. It also shows how some people will do anything to prove the Bible is not real.
Babylon Rising is a cross between Left Behind and Indiana Jones. I enjoyed it.
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Summary: This is NOT Left Behind!
Review: I was eager to start this book after reading the Left Behind series as I felt LaHaye and Jenkins wrote a good series, even if it was a litte drawn out. I was very disappointed in LaHaye's attempt however. The story line is juvenile, full of holes, and portions of the story are totally inconceivable (e.g. how does a woman who has just been strangled to death at the end of the chapter, later, stumble into a police station interrogation room an collapse in her husband arms?). I haven't even finished the book yet and I'm not sure I'll be able to. A friend of mine said he gave the benefit of the doubt and read the second book in the series and it was written just as poorly. Oh well, I'll have to move on and and search for a decent Christian writer. If anyone can recommend a better Christian series, please let me know.
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Summary: Not a bad adventure novel
Review: I've read some of the negative reviews for this book, and I am at a lack for understanding their merit. I read this book much like would watch an Indiana Jones movie. Adventure novels are supposed to stretch credulity a little bit, that's what makes them fun to read. If I wanted reality, I'd read a NON-FICTION book.
I thought the book accomplished its main goals of a page-turning suspense adventure. It was hard for me to put the book down. The characters evoked the proper emotions (i.e., you liked the heros and disliked the villians). From a Biblical standpoint, the book was also to my liking. I subscribe to a pre-trib rapture and a pre-mill return of Christ, so this book's eschatology didn't bother me. I even liked the "flashback" scenes to Daniel and Nebuchadnezer.
The only drawback was that the characters were a little two-dimensional. Not enough character development. I am currently reading the second book in this series, and it seems that they are taking care of the character development issues.
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