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Summary: Great Book
Review: This is an awsome book and you dont want to put it down. I have gotten to book 5 in the series and I think that this series is the most interesting series I have read in my life.
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Summary: Entertaining, but insulting
Review: I really enjoy fiction about the apocalypse. The idea of massive supernatural events fascinates me even if I don't really believe it. So I was intrigued by this series, and looked forward to reading it. The plot was definitely entertaining, even if it read like a dumbed-down Michael Crichton book. However, the authors' portrayal of any non-fundamentalist Christian is cliched and insulting. Apparently the Pope was taken in the rapture only because he was moving the Catholic church toward a more fundamentalist theology, but as far as I can tell no other Catholics are taken. Jews are portrayed as stereotypes (one Jewish character is constantly asking others to pick up the tab), and so on. And don't even get me started on the absolutely horrible romantic subplots!! (Those who have read as far as the cookie-eating part will know what I mean.)Overall, entertaining, and I'll keep reading the series since a family member is buying them and I can just borrow them for free, but at the same time, I keep wishing I could talk to the authors and ask them if their religious views are really as ignorant and limited as they appear to be.
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Summary: A very good book
Review: This is a great book. It would have been better if they left out the rapture. It will get you thinking about your values in life. But please who would believe that people will just dissapear off the planet. Not me and you shouldn't either. Other than the rapture I believe that most of the book follows the Bible pretty well.
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Summary: Wow, the end begins...
Review: I thought this book was wonderful!!! It had me hooked as I read. It had humor, romance and the sci-fi to make a great book. I loved how the book seemed to resolve at the end with book, yet it left you craving more. The author uses Rayford's and Buck's point of view well. This is an exciting adventure that will help you get even more excited about God.
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Summary: Best Christian Fiction
Review: As the series (this far) seems to constitute a whole, and since the good and bad points are consistant with each, I'll simply put my entire series review here. I thoroughly enjoyed the series, although I do not hold the views of the authors. The plot moves forward at a quickening pace (although books 1 and 7 are excrutiating slow reads); the suspense sections are page-turners, and [the series] challenges in many places. The only problem I really found is one linked with the purpose of the book - conversion. It seemed like every time something happened, someone had to spend (what seemed like) several paragraphs remembering what it was like before he/she was saved. These sections only challenged me to scream "Get over it, and get on with the plot!" With that exception, though, I felt it the most entertaining Christian series I've ever read. Definately a must-read for everyone.
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Summary: A "Concerned" catholic
Review: I enjoyed the first two books of these series. They were suspenseful, and did hold my interest. What I did not get, however, were the "digs" the authors had to make to the Catholic church. I thought this was unnecessary, and defeated the purpose of a "Christian" book. Catholics beware when reading these books that "fundamentalists" take the bible literally. Too bad the authors had to slip in their views of "orthodox" Catholics, they would have done very well with Catholics who are looking for some good, clean mystery-sci-fi type of books.
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Summary: Though provoking
Review: Whether you're a christian or not, this book provides plenty of material to ask yourself the question, " Am I prepared?" We all have choices in our lives, and "Left Behind" clearly underlines that with its mind stimulating story line. I thoroughly enjoyed the book for its suspenseful plot and provocative writing style.
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Summary: Left Behind
Review: My sister started me on the Left Behind series. I bought the first book, started reading it, and then bought the movie. The book is so much better. I grew up knowing about the end times or the Rapture, but always feared it. LaHaye and Jenkins have made it something to look forward to, not to fear. Everything is documented in the Bible. This series is a work of fiction based on the Bible, specifically the Book of Revelations. It is a quick read, you can't wait to get to the end of the first book and start on the second. I have read all eight books in the series and can't wait for number nine in October.
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Summary: Eye Opener
Review: I thought this book was pretty true to the Bible and what we are in for in the future. If you are offended by the truth, do not read. It hit close to home with me, and I hope it does the same for you. Sometimes we all need an eye opener to snap us back to reality that we're not immortal and there's only 1 of 2 places to go when we die, and what are we doing about it today.
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Summary: The beginning of the end...
Review: A dramatically written series that has touched millions world wide, the Left Behind saga is a story that tries (and in my opinion, accomplishes) to set up the Biblical version of the End Times, which is largly found in relevations. The characters in this book all come from very diverse backgrounds, but are brought together through the power of God, to try to live as a community of fugitives. By reading this book, you almost feel as if you are experiencing the characters' pain, so great is the writing here. This, hands down, is the best End Times series I have ever read, and perhaps the best Christian Series as well. Your faith with God will be nothing but stregnthened by this book, and I implore you to give it a chance!!!
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