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Summary: Half way through and regretting that I ever cracked the book
Review: Run away now, while you still have the chance. At very least, check this one out at the library, don't buy it.While the premise is intriguing, the plot, dialog and character development are very poor. Definitely far below the quality of the 'Left Behind' series.
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Summary: Not up to your usual
Review: I have only one suggestion---Get Jerry Jenkins Back!!!!!!
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Summary: Could be the start of a pretty good series...
Review: I finished the book Babylon Rising by Tim LaHaye and Greg Dinallo last night. This is the beginning of a new series for LaHaye, author of the Left Behind series. In this novel, a biblical archeologist is sent on a hunt for for an ancient artifact known as the Brazen Serpent. The bronze snake is thought to be the staff used by Moses to heal the Israelites. But as he's searching for the three parts based on cunniform clues, he's also being pursued by a group who wants to own the relic for their own dark purposes. A pretty good read if you like LaHaye's writings, and it could shape up to be a decent series.
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Summary: Babylon falling!!
Review: I have not read any of the Left Behind books, but had heard so many good reviews, I couldn't wait to check out this new series. What a disappointment!! I was so completely bored, I could barely make it through. I felt like I was back in elementary school reading a book for homework. It was all I could do to not laugh at the ridiculous plot and characters....very generic and boring. I will not put myself through the next book in the series, but will try to see if Left Behind was what people claimed it was....
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Summary: A Major Disappointment for Tim LaHaye Fans
Review: I am a longtime fan of Tim LaHaye's writing and the biggest Left-Behind geek there is. That is why I eagerly anticipated reading this book. And I couldn't have been more disappointed. In fact, I'm scratching my head wondering 1) How a major publisher allowed this to press without significant edits. 2) How Tim LaHaye can put his prestige and now worldwide name recognition on a book so terribly flawed. The idea behind Babylon Rising is brilliant, but the writing is so below grade, I can't believe it will get a single positive review. The characters are so unbelievable, the plot line is convaluted and bizzare, and the dialoge is terribly amateur. I can guarantee that if this were produced by an unknown writer and submitted to any publishing house, it would be flatly rejected. I am terribly disapointed, because I really like the idea of a series based on Daniel's prophecies. The anticipation and the hype was such that I was running out to get this book. And by the lofty standards created by Left-Behind, I could have sworn that this book would be awesome. It is clear that Tim LaHaye, without master craftsmen Jerry Jenkins, fails as a fiction writer. Its too bad.
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Summary: mediocre with horrible dialogue
Review: Tim LaHaye is the creator of the best selling Left Behind series. This is another book (the first in a series) that is based on biblical prophecy. The Left Behind books were based on the prophecies of Revelation. Babylon Rising is based on the prophecies found in the book of Daniel. The other main difference is that Babylon Rising takes place before the Rapture (the starting even of Left Behind). In the introduction to this book, Tim LaHaye writes that he is more excited about this book (and the coming series) than he has been about any other project that he has worked on. He is teaming with Greg Dinallo to write a fast paced, biblical based, adventure/thriller. LaHaye feels that the hero of this story, Michael Murphy is a fantastic protagonist, one who we should be excited to read about. Michael Murphy is a biblical archaeologist. That means that he finds ancient artifacts and uses them to authenticate the Bible. For some time now, he has been given tips by a man who calls himself "Methuselah". Methuselah gives Murphy a tip on how to find an artifact, but at the same time he sets traps around this artifact that could easily kill Murphy. Michael accepts this and goes along with it because every biblical artifact has turned out to be genuine. Michael Murphy seems to be cut out of the Indiana Jones mold, only with a strong Christian morality. When Murphy finds the latest artifact that Methuselah lays before him, it sets him on a path to confront a great Evil (with a capital E). We are also introduced to the other side, an organization known as the Seven, and their murderous henchman named Talon. As Murphy searches for a biblical artifact known as the Brazen Serpent, an endtime prophecy of Daniel begins to unfold. As LaHaye wrote in the introduction, this is a fast paced adventure book. It is based on biblical prophecy, but unlike Left Behind, this one didn't hook me. I was able to read the book quite quickly, but I wasn't too interested in what happened to any of the characters (except for one minor character). Rather than be the great Christian hero that LaHaye had hoped for, Michael Murphy is a caricature. He is so idealized that he isn't believable as a character or as a person. That might be part of the problem with the entire book. While it is written with the best of intentions, the dialogue is horrible, the writing a step below that of Left Behind, and riddled with cliché. There is no sense that the dialogue between characters could possibly be a real conversation. It felt phony and forced. With all that said, if you loved the Left Behind books, you may enjoy Babylon Rising. It is similar to that series, and has the same basis in Biblical Prophecy. I didn't find Babylon Rising to be very engaging at all. It is a fast reading book, so you won't waste too much time reading it, but I feel that your time would be better spent elsewhere.
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Summary: What happened?
Review: I have for a long time enjoyed Tim Lahaye's writing, and am a big fan of most of the Left Behind books. What happened to character development?
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Summary: Can I get a refund?
Review: If the authors spent less time engaged in bible-thumping, in-your-face evangelism...... they might've had a mediocre story. Instead, woodenly clumsy characters are used to deliver a literalist view of the Christian Bible..... making for an annoyingly shallow read.
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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: Better then what the last five books of Left Behind Series
Review: I will agree that the character development had something to be desired. At least the book could stand on its own. Lately the only good parts to the LB series have been the beginning to reconcile the cliff hanger from the previous book and a new cliff hanger to wait for in the next book. I would like the next book to be a little more advanced.
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