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Summary: Great book
Review: First off I have to say I loved the scenes about heaven. Second to those who thought that the book was only about race, they need to look a little deeper. I never took it as blaming whites for the problems of blacks at all, in fact to me it reminded me more than ever that we are all brothers and sisters regardless of color. Alcorn is my favorite author of all time.
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Summary: Great book
Review: First off I have to say I loved the scenes about heaven. Second to those who thought that the book was only about race, they need to look a little deeper. I never took it as blaming whites for the problems of blacks at all, in fact to me it reminded me more than ever that we are all brothers and sisters regardless of color. Alcorn is my favorite author of all time.
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Summary: Excellent Book!
Review: For anyone endeavoring to improve race relations in America, this book is a must read! Alcorn is one of my favorite Christian authors. While this book is over 600 pages, it is well worth the effort to make time to read. It touched my life and I plan to read other books by Randy Alcorn. I liked the way Alcorn so vividly addressed the many racial problems in America. Clarance Abernathy, the main characther, a conservative black American, seems to be so real and genuine. The scenes in heaven by his deceased sister and loved ones is most poignant. Keep up the great work Randy Alcorn and may God bless your ministry...Eternal Perspective Ministries.
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Summary: Insightful, profound murder mystery.
Review: For some reason, it took me several chapters before this book captured me, but it did, and I found it at once profound, insightful and thrilling. The insights into race relations are woven excellently into the story. The heavenly perspective was thought provoking.
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Summary: Read Alcorn's Deadline first, but then be sure to read this
Review: Great plot along with much thought provoking info about blacks in America
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Summary: Slow at first, then I couldn't put it down
Review: I bought this book soon after it came out because I enjoyed Deadline so much. However, it seemed every time I picked it up I couldn't get into it--until this week. I haven't been able to put it down, for several reasons. It's an excellent story and mystery, for one. But it really made me think about race issues in ways I never had before, and it made me extremely aware of my thoughts and actions when I see or interact with people of other races. My thoughts and actions weren't as nonracist as I like to think of myself as being. I also loved the scenes from heaven, and the historical information shared there. In a few places I felt like I got bogged down, but I think that's because it was late at night, and I was much too tired to still be reading! Thank you Randy Alcorn for another wonderful book!
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Summary: A good follow up
Review: I did not enjoy this book as much as the first (Deadline), but it was very good. It followed up on some of the characters from the first book that were left hanging. I enjoyed it and would definately read both again.
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Summary: A good follow up
Review: I did not enjoy this book as much as the first (Deadline), but it was very good. It followed up on some of the characters from the first book that were left hanging. I enjoyed it and would definately read both again.
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Summary: Love this book, read it four or five times, a great story
Review: I didn't know who Randy Alcorn was when I found this book lying in my office left behind by the previous occupant. What a winner of a book. It is big, but the story winds up and winds up and has twists and turns that keep you on the edge of your seat. It presents a beautiful theology of God and Heaven. However, if you aren't a Christian or don't care about God or heaven read the story anyway as the theological elements are wonderfully woven into the story and add to the drama. Randy writes one heckuva good book. (and looking at this review you might be thinking I'm a relative or his publisher, but I'm not, I just like the book.)
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Summary: Good plot, tough read
Review: I enjoyed "parts" of this book. As long as the plot remained on Clarence Abernathy and his search for his sister's killers, the book was interesting. Once we started getting into his sister's afterlife experiences, it got stale. I found myself skipping pages to get on with Clarence's activities. Characters like "Zeke" began to really annoy me. The constant barrage of "ebonics" got stale as well, but I know it was necessary for the story and was at least contrasted in the intelligence of Clarence. It just needs to reduce the lengthy "afterlife" scenes.
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