Left Behind: A Novel of the Earth's Last Days (Left Behind, 1)

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Summary: Left Behind
Review: This book was recommended to me by a friend and I literally inhaled this book from cover to cover as the subject was not something I had ever really thought about....but do now. In the meantime I have read the rest of the books in the series and Left Behind and Tribulation Force are the best of the lot and was rather disappointed with Soul Harvest as it did not move as fast as the others.Overall, a very engaging and thought provoking series of books and "Left Behind" is the best book I have read in the last 10 years and I read a great deal. Only other book that riveted my attention like this was David Greene's"Down to a Sunless Sea" in the early 80's...I guess this is a recommendation for his book too!

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Summary: I couldn't put it down!
Review: I just bought "Left Behind" almost a week ago and amalmost done with it. It's one of those "read all night, can't putit down" books! "Left Behind" deals with the Rapture and gives a very realistic view of what could happen. Any book that can hold my attention for more than a couple chapters deserves 5 stars! Can't wait to move on to the second book "Tribulation Force"!

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Summary: Interesting premise, decently written thriller
Review: The authors have obviously come upon a good idea and arewriting the heck out of it. A series I liked a bit better, althoughChristian readers might not be as thrilled, was Robert Doherty's AREA 51 series which is rewriting the entire history of mankind inside the format of a tense modern day thriller that weaves together many myths and legends. I highly recommend that series of books.

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Summary: Left Behind: A Fiction Story That Will Really Come True!
Review: This is a great book! I don't usually take the time to write a review on-line about every book I read(actully, this would be my 2nd time), but I had to say at least something about this book. If you don't know much about the rapture(or anything about the rapture), than I really suggest that you get this book. Buy one! You'll love it.

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Summary: Entertaining, thought provoking from the 1st chapter!
Review: I didn't realize this was a religious fiction until I got into it...then I couldn't put it down. Story flows in entertaining manner, "heart" of story reaches your heart. I've just started Tribulation Force and having a hard time putting it down. THANKS for enlightenment as well as enterainment. These books give you much to think and pray about.

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Summary: Great Story Even for Non-Christians
Review: As a book that is catagorized as religious I was weary. But I really enjoyed it. While I don't necessarily agree with the foundations of the book, I have definitely been educated on Chrisitan beliefs and the Bible. The story is very gripping. It reminds me of the movie The Seventh Sign with Demi Moore. It didn't convert me but it certainly enterntained me!

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Summary: Harhar!
Review: I must admit, these reviews are all quite amusing. If any of you want to see a truly powerful, compelling, and thought-provoking treatment of the end-of-the-world, whether you are a religious person or not, check out the Japanese anime NEON GENESIS EVANGELION.

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Summary: Fiction Meets Theological Fantasy
Review: Many reviewers have pointed out that this is a poorly written book. That is certainly correct in that it seems to be written for those who read little and its plot and character development is rather thin. Then, of course, one could mention the use of very wide margins and large print. The characters, however, are sympathetically portrayed and one can easily maintain interest in their stories. The fundamental problem, however, with this book is its fundamentalism. The bizzare American Protestant Fundamentalist concept of the "Rapture" is the crudest sort of theological fantasy. It has no basis in the theological tradition of the Christian Church. It is a recent invention that is without support in tradition or the Bible. Readers who want a realistic understanding of apocalypticism in the Bible should turn to a good Biblical commentaries on the books of Daniel and Revelation. The notion of the "Rapture" is certainly NOT supported by any non-fundamentalist scholar of the Bible. And the teachings of Jesus certainly contradict it. The Parable of the Weeds in the Wheat from Matthew 13 alone discounts this bizarre fundamentalist shibboleth.

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Summary: You are all quite quite mad
Review: You are all out of you minds. If this is how God behaves, he is too. This is appalling Right Wing drivel designed to convince inadequates that they are better than the rest of us.

Throw this book away.

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Summary: I couldn't put this down. Easy/Fun reading.
Review: I couldn't put this book down. The book was easy reading yet it still encouraged and challenged me as a christian. If you want a christian philosophy book don't get this, but if you want good christian entertainment - this is the book for you.