Solar Flare

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Summary: Good Premise; but reads at a 6th grade level
Review: I thought the book looked interesting; a fan of disaster books and how people can handle any life threatening situations. I am becoming discouraged with "Christian" books, such as this and the Left Behind series. Great thought provoking ideas, but why do Christians write at an elementarty school level?

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Summary: Highly Thought Out Book
Review: I thought this book was extremely thought out and was verymoral. If you are a liberal you might find some parts of the noveloffensive but it is still an extremely well thought out book. I also did research on solar flares and the destruction that can be caused is truthful but only on a grand scale. Everyday the earth gets hit with solar winds which are electromagnetically charged that's what causes the aurora borealis (northern lights), and solar flares are higher concentrated solar winds which poor out of a corornal hole (a tear in the surface of the sun). END

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Summary: Disappointing
Review: I was anxious to read thie book since I loved The Illuminati, but were the two books even written by the same author? It was not the exciting story I had hoped for. The same cliches were repeated about every 3 pages. The book had almost no Christian emphasis. There were needless accounts of murders, one right after the other. I wanted to say, "Okay, we got the point 150 pages ago. Now get on to something interesting." Too little plot + too many pages = disaster.

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Summary: Nail biting suspense!
Review: I've read the articles, about how cheap this book supposedly was, but then again Peretti supposedly writes bad fiction. Let's get real people, this book will have you on the edge of your seat with your heart pumping a trillion times a minute, while you think about running to the store to stock up on food reserves and hopeing that your with your loved one's if this thing actually hit. In my opinion Larry Burkett despite a few flawes is second only to the KING MR. PERETTI himself, and is way ahead of those Left Behind boys. There are a few flaws here and there but it is beyond doubt a riveting read, in the vain of Independce Day and Deep Impact, only more realistic. Definatley not a waste of time or money.

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Summary: Good Christian Fiction
Review: If you like the unknown - this is a great adventure type

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Summary: DAYTON SAYS: BUY THIS BOOK
Review: If you take the time to read all of the reviews on this book as I have, you will come away with a certain degree of confusion. You have 8th graders telling you that they are bored (...a rather standard attitude stance of their age group) and college instructors analyzing the book to death. Perhaps I can help you better in your choice. First, something about me. I do not have TV. I made a personal choice to get rid of it years ago, and because of that I have already gone through the withdrawal of needing to have immediate minute-by-minute sense gratification. So, if you are a TV-holic, probably like the bored 8th graders, do not buy this book. You will require an imagination and clear inner eye which, if you are a TV-holic, will be greatly dimmed. If you are a person who has problems with conservative Christian principals, do not read this book. Those of us who do have conservative Christian principals will not dislike you because you do not share the same principals, though many of us would greatly appreciate you reducing your whining. Larry Burkett is quite a well-known Christian author, and so I am confused by some people who would buy a book by a known Christian author and then complain about the Christian principals within it. If you don't like Christian oriented books, just don't buy them. I read all kinds of books by both well-known and lesser-known authors. When I pick a book to read, I do not spend my time comparing one author to another or one book to another. Why would I compare Tony Hillerman to John Grisham or Larry Burkett to Frank Peretti. I have read all of these authors many times over, but I have never wasted my time comparing one to the other. I simply read the book. So, if you are a bored 8th grader...don't read this book. If you are someone who wants to analyze a book to death...don't read this book. However, if you want to read a book that requires YOU to become involved instead of just being brain-slammed as those who are TV-holics, then you will find this book to be a fun book to read. And for those of you out there who just MUST compare authors, this book will not take you away to the dessert's of Tony Hillerman's Navajo people, it will not tell you how to "skip Christmas" as Mr. Grisham's novels would, and it will not scare you senseless like Frank's writings will....however, it will make you think about what actually CAN happen in the event of a major solar flare (which, by the way, is fully understood by former NASA employee, Larry Burkett) and how people would survive it by pulling together and maintaining standards of personal conduct.

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Summary: DAYTON SAYS: BUY THIS BOOK
Review: If you take the time to read all of the reviews on this book as I have, you will come away with a certain degree of confusion. You have 8th graders telling you that they are bored (...a rather standard attitude stance of their age group) and college instructors analyzing the book to death. Perhaps I can help you better in your choice. First, something about me. I do not have TV. I made a personal choice to get rid of it years ago, and because of that I have already gone through the withdrawal of needing to have immediate minute-by-minute sense gratification. So, if you are a TV-holic, probably like the bored 8th graders, do not buy this book. You will require an imagination and clear inner eye which, if you are a TV-holic, will be greatly dimmed. If you are a person who has problems with conservative Christian principals, do not read this book. Those of us who do have conservative Christian principals will not dislike you because you do not share the same principals, though many of us would greatly appreciate you reducing your whining. Larry Burkett is quite a well-known Christian author, and so I am confused by some people who would buy a book by a known Christian author and then complain about the Christian principals within it. If you don't like Christian oriented books, just don't buy them. I read all kinds of books by both well-known and lesser-known authors. When I pick a book to read, I do not spend my time comparing one author to another or one book to another. Why would I compare Tony Hillerman to John Grisham or Larry Burkett to Frank Peretti. I have read all of these authors many times over, but I have never wasted my time comparing one to the other. I simply read the book. So, if you are a bored 8th grader...don't read this book. If you are someone who wants to analyze a book to death...don't read this book. However, if you want to read a book that requires YOU to become involved instead of just being brain-slammed as those who are TV-holics, then you will find this book to be a fun book to read. And for those of you out there who just MUST compare authors, this book will not take you away to the dessert's of Tony Hillerman's Navajo people, it will not tell you how to "skip Christmas" as Mr. Grisham's novels would, and it will not scare you senseless like Frank's writings will....however, it will make you think about what actually CAN happen in the event of a major solar flare (which, by the way, is fully understood by former NASA employee, Larry Burkett) and how people would survive it by pulling together and maintaining standards of personal conduct.

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Summary: Exciting, well written, and highly moral story.
Review: It is so nice to read a novel full of excitement and global crisis without bad language, unnecessarily graphic violence, and gratuitous sex. This is the third novel by Christian author Larry Burkett. It was not as good as his first two, The Illuminati and The Thor Consiracy (basically a two book set), but very well worth the read. Mr. Burkett sets up the situations to allow either the best or the worst to surface in his characters. His subject matter is well researched and believable. Even the worst character, although well described, is not given to filthy language. I don't need to read or hear that language to know that is how the character would talk. Mr. Burkett writes his heroes to always take the high moral ground -- which is as it should be -- and leaves the low ground to the bad guys. Ordinary people are portrayed as thoughtful individuals who, given the choice, will choose the high road. The author betrays his love of God's people with his gentle depic! tion of our struggles to do "the right thing" and the difficulty in knowing which leader to follow when the choices are not always clear. Solar Flare leaves you feeling good, uplifted, and hopeful. I'm eagerly looking forward to Mr. Burkett's next novel.

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Summary: Please don't waste your time reading this!
Review: It's quite possible that this is worst book I have ever read. The premise is a very good one-a solar flare causing a return to 19th century technology in the US. However, Burkett writes in such a sloppy style that the topic begs for another writer to craft a decent story. Burkett's transitions are abrupt (and, at times, nonexistent), characters are undeveloped and occasionally given to nearly schizophrenic "out-of-characterness," and his dubious preaching shoves honest storytelling out of the way. The characters often seemed to be merely fictional mouthpieces for Burkett's own opinions. I was so disgusted with this book that I couldn't finish it (extremely rare for me). I realize "Solar Flare" is intended as "Christian" fiction (using Burkett's extremely narrow definition of Christianity), but the result is poor fiction.

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Summary: Grabs your attention throughout
Review: Larry Burkett has reminded us all that God is in control and our lives can change on a moment's notice. The book itself holds onto you utill it is done. Very well written.