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Summary: If you read no other book, ever, READ THIS ONE!!!!
Review: A friend told me about this book and said that I HAD to read it, so I went to the library and checked it out... I now own it and the next three (I'll buy the fifth when I finish the fourth). I tell everyone to read these books, especially those who are unsure of their relationship with God. After reading this book, I went to my church and walked proudly to the alter. This book doesn't replace the Bible at all, but by using the fictional characters and the easy reading style, I realized that I had some serious business to discuss with God regarding my salvation. If Mr. LaHaye & Mr. Jenkins are anywhere near the mark of the world's situation after the Rapture, I certainly want me and my loved ones to be witnessing it all from an "arial" view!
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Summary: Compelling plot makes up for weakness in style
Review: Left Behind and its sequels flesh out the prophecies found in the book of Revelation. The last years of the earth before Christ's second coming are brought to life through the personal experiences of an assortment of people who decide to get serious about their religious faiths after realizing they have been "left behind" by friends and loved ones who disappeared from the mortal world on Day One of the end times. These books are not skillfully written. The authors describe without being descriptive; they create characters who seem stiff and contrived; much of the human interplay is simply too pat to grip the reader's interest. Yet, the sheer intensity of the unfolding events makes this book too good to miss. Its fidelity to Bible prophecy, in a 1990's setting, pushes disappointment in its literary quality aside and involves the reader in the narrative. This series is worth reading quite simply because it is important work.
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Summary: A good read...
Review: Definitely enjoyed it, don't ever want to be the ones "left behind." It isn't a perfect book (except for the Bible,) but it does interpret the end times in a more simplified, easy to understand way. Made me realized the important things in my life, and that it could happen any time, so I should be ready. If you wish to know more about the end days, or just interested, pick the book up, but remember it is only a fiction, find out the truth in the real source, and that is God's words.
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Summary: An update
Review: This book has passed the two million mark in sales and sold more than 200,000 in August 1999 alone, four years since its release. All five sequels are over a million in sales with six more titles to come. We are overwhelmed, but more important are the many stories of affected lives. Thanks to fans and critics alike for caring, and for the word-of-mouth that keeps this going.
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Summary: Poorly done.
Review: In their LEFT BEHIND series, Lahaye and Jenkins try to make their readers feel better about the "end times." I'm sure that their books have turned many hearts toward Christ, but I find them to be very poorly done. The plot races along, leaving everything else in the book behind. The characters are undeveloped and are more like stock characters than real people. I've listened to intelligent people talk about these books--how terrific and "well written" they are. It makes me sad to think that these people, college-educated,professional people, can't tell the difference between good, polished writing, and a glossy-covered freshman English writing exercise.
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Summary: Christian theology masquerading as a novel
Review: When I bought the novel, I was hoping for an interesting twist on the old story, hoping that there would be inclusions of other cultures' mythologies. At the very least, some interesting perspectives (a native american's, a demon's, a dog's...). Wrong on both counts. This is just regurgitation of the apocolypse prophecied by the Christianity. What they call a plot is basically a thin covering - four characters, all completely monotonous and without personality, go through a "plot" that has no suspense or excitement at all.
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Summary: Poor literature
Review: Although this book had fewer flips back and forth between characters, it still is far too often for enjoyable reading. The story is interesting and I applaud their efforts, but the characters are shallow and Chloe is becoming very annoying; the characters are described time and again rather than developed and drawing the reader into that development. Perhaps the most annoying facet is the book describes a piece Chaim wrote, then includes a couple of pages of what Chaim wrote, and then all the other characters are greatly moved/touched/yada yada by it. I feel either it should be moving and not described or not included and we should just be told it was moving. To outline eschatology thought and then complement oneself through fictional characters seems extremely self-glorifying and nauseating. Skip this book. The fact that the number of books is jumping and that the overall plot development is slow and occurs mainly at the end of the book makes the authors seem greedy.
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Summary: Couldn't put it down!
Review: This book is totally thought provoking. It made me question my knowledge of the Book of Revelation. I am devoted to reading as much as I can to find out more meaning behind the Rapture. I can't wait to start the next in this series. The down side of this is that you must read the next book in order to find what happens.
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Summary: The book of Revelation goes commercial
Review: This is a poorly written book. To call it a novel raises its credibility too high. This book reads like an 8th graders interpretation of an "end-times" Babptist sermon. Don't waste your money when you can get this message for free at any fundamentalist church.
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Summary: Helped me with my priorities
Review: This book made me realize I spend too much time worrying about things that are not really important and got me thinking about what I should be working on right now. I read this book in one day, and the next book "Tribulation Force" in the next three (and I only had time to read it in the mornings and evenings). I am about to read the third book and want to read the entire series, even though that seems a little daunting. The first two books did seem to end suddenly, thus requiring one to continue through the series, which does make me wonder about the authors' motivation after "Left Behind."
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