This Present Darkness

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Summary: Angelic Forces at Work
Review: An interesting concept, of which until Peretti has never been written of, to my knowledge. Many a Christian has wondered of the spiritual activity that takes place daily in heaven and earth, and whether this is a true interpretation of the events taking place in the spirit world or not, it does present itself to be very entertaining reading. Peretti's first novel, if I'm not mistaken, and by my judgement, his finest. I have read this book several times, and after each time I walk away with something I never received from it before, while still maintaining a degree of freshness, so as not to become a stale story. More than anything, I must confess that this novel makes the reader think - and I understand that that is a tired cliche at best, but I must strongly contest that it is in fact the case here. Prepare to be stimulated.

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Summary: A huge change from most Christian fiction!
Review: This book is a big departure from most Christian fiction and contains a minimal amount of conservative or End Times subjects. One of the best books I've ever read...Frank Peretti is worthy of the praise he gets!

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Summary: Exciting.....but
Review: After reading the book and reading the other reviews, I found it quit commical that people take reading so seriously. Yes, it was trilling, Yes, it isn't writing on the same plane as Charles Dickens, and Yes, it falls short of conforming to exact biblical specifications that everyone thinks it should have. So what. The book was obviuosly written to entertain not to alter the state of the universe. So just relax,enjoy, and you'll make it through......and maybe even learn something.

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Summary: A book that explains a lot
Review: This book was great and I couldn't drop it for a second . It shows how the natural and supernatural worlds come together. The amount of spiritual warfare going on in the world and how constant and fervenr prayer is essential. It's wonderful.

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Summary: Here they go again...
Review: Apparently, conservatives bash Hollywood because it doesn't make the RIGHT KIND of simple-minded junk. And guys, please tone down the "spiritual war" talk. After centuries of questionable behavior by folks marching in the name of Jesus, the rest of the world gets a little nervous when phrases like that are thrown around.

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Summary: An exciting "can't wait to turn the page" kind of book.
Review: How anybody finishes this book and can still follow the occult is beyond me. Christians know the value of prayer but this book will only enhance that in your mind. Great reading.....

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Summary: A true tail of reality and spiritual warfare
Review: This book, it apears to me, only apeals to those who have the strength and heart to believe truly in the word of God. It is an account of spiritual warfare and the constant strugle between good and evil. Any one who could read this book, and spend more time trying to be philisophical is a fool, and will probubly not enjoy the book any way. It shows how there are only two kingdoms in the world, Gods and the devils. Man is not, and will not ever be in control of it's own destiney. You either side with darkness or light, there is no inbetween. I loved it and find that it is still his best work ever. The purpose of the book is not to be the best liturary work ever written, but to show the inherent reality of spiritual warfare. It will enlighten and thrill any one who reads it with a pure heart and mind. The charachters are not shallow and develop into strong mature charachters. What I think some people have a problem with is that the charachters find christ and change from the inside out. They do not evolve from excperiance and loss, only through the changing power of God. He shows the truth in a dying world through a fasinating and action pact fictional novel, that has more truth to it then most things socety holds as true. With that said I leave you with one finall thought..."For the saints of God, and for the lamb!"

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Summary: IS THERE ANYTHING I CAN PUT ABOVE 5 STARS?!
Review: A great book! It must be the best book I have ever read in my life! I would recommend this book to any one, or any other Frank Peretti book. It is full of excitement & is a edge of your seat thriller. It is a good clean Christian book. Please, if you have not read this book then go out, buy it, and read it! But, some of you may find it very frightning........

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Summary: This book will change your life
Review: This Present Darkness is a book that will instill faith in the most passionate aetheists. It is about a small town, out of the way, that is being taken over by the occult. Angels work to rescue the town from demons controlling the occult. It really shows what prayer can do, and how much God loves us all.

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Summary: A fast read, fortunately.
Review: This book is to literature what McDonald's is to haute cuisine; it goes a long way in showing how fundamentalists are blazing new paths in the 'dumbing-down' phenomena so prevalent in our culture. Was it written for 6th graders? Its cream-puff triteness and juvenile character development makes one wonder how it could have come from the same planet once graced by Sophocles and Dostoevsky. Even its theology is questionable. For Peretti, human evil seems not to be something inherent in human nature but rather a residual product of some cosmic spiritual struggle looming invisibly over everyone's heads. It amazes me how fundamentalists are so ignorant of the theological and cosmological implications of the biblical narratives they so militantly claim to be taken literally (e.g., the fall of man into sin.)