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Summary: By-the-numbers writing.
Review: I had glanced at some of the earlier entries in this series, but this was the first one I actually sat down to read. It reads like a movie script instead of a novel. The characters have no inner motivations other than worshiping God and obeying the plot laid down by LaHaye's interpretation of prophecy. Read Presumed Innocent. Rusty Savich is a complex character with a history outside the story. Jenkins give us... an Antichrist named Carpathia? A 24-foot bronze statue that "demands obedience"? An Israeli statesman who ponders a conversion to Christianity because the events predicted in the NT have come true? Well, if they did come true, a lot of people might consider converting, but the flaw in that argument is that the events didn't come true. The prophecy quoted by Matthew from Micah 5 says "One born in Bethlehem will rule in Isreal." Okay, when did Jesus rule in Israel? He didn't, except in some fictional works. What worries me is the people who think this series is describing a real event, what is actually going to happen. There isn't going to be a Tribulation. This is a work of fiction, based on an earlier work of fiction. And after a few hundred pages, I began to resent the (often spoken) assumption that non-Christians are going to be morally compelled to convert because the EVENTS are coming TRUE, just as the authors of the Bible predicted they would. It's like George Lucas asking young people to think about God, and then giving his "believers" the ability to levitate fighter jets and "cloud men's minds" with "old Jedi mind tricks." If the Force was real, a lot of people would believe in The Force. But don't ask me to believe because your fiction has a compelling and convincing internal logic. It is still fiction, not reality.
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Summary: Gory!
Review: The most exciting book of the series so far! Lots of suspense, lots of action and lost of gory details! You must not wait to read this book.
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Summary: WOW!
Review: The Indwelling is the seventh book for the Left Behind series and it is absolutely overwhelming in the excellence of the writing of this book. The authors keep you turning pages throughout the entire book. There isn't one single boring part in this book. You will not be disapointed with the continuation of Assassins. You finally find out who killed Carpathia, and what is happening with the dangerous situations the characters that watched the assassination. I eagerly wait for the next book, The Mark, coming out on Nov. 14 this year.
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Summary: ANOTHER SOLID STORY
Review: Another solid chapter in the Left Behind series. . . bought it at lunch, half way through already. . . can't wait for the next book.
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Summary: Disappointing to say the least
Review: Is it just me or is everyone constantly on the run in this book? I found it tedious to read with so little satisfaction as an end result. The ending was the predictable cliff hanger that was hinted at throughout the book. In fact, I found myself speed reading through some of what we've seen plenty of in past installments of this series...being chased, being caught, being chased some more...evading the pursuants..etc... I hope the rest of the series picks up speed since I am fast losing interest!
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Summary: Tim and Jerry do it again!
Review: These authors have done it again! They've written an absolutely incredible book that does an excellent job of picking up where Assassins left off. It also leaves you anticipating the next book in the series. The continuing character development is great as you see Rayford, Chloe, Buck, Chaim and others deal with the events around them. I whole-heartedly recommend these books for anyone!
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Summary: INDWELLING WILL BE MOST EXPLOSIVE BOOK YET!
Review: Indwelling is about 70% complete. We are still shooting for a release date of May. Indwelling jumps right back into where we were left off in The Assiasians. This book will reflect a little different of a style then what you may be used to. It kicks off the second half of the series being book 7 of 12. Keep checking for a Pre-Release review and the release of the 1st chapter. WWW.leftbehind.com
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Summary: The Indwelling
Review: As many of you have also done, I waited for months to read this next addition to the Left Behind series. While I found the "action" to be somewhat lacking, the book flowed very nicely. To make the prophetic facts seem more real to me, I enjoy keeping my Bible next to me and looking them up as they occur. One important thing to remember about this series is that it is FICTION based on FACT of what will happen when our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ comes again to claim his children. You can make fun of the characters as much as you want to, but what would any of us do who were put in the same situation? This is a battle of good vs. evil; if you lose, you die. While dying as a Christian means eternity in heaven, I can't think of anyone who actually looks forward to death. During the tribulation, the only two things that will matter will be witnessing for Christ and survival. I praise Tim LaHaye and Jerry Jenkins for their lifelike casting of the Trib Force. Here are perfect examples of sinners, just like me, who were saved by putting their faith and trust in Jesus Christ. The authors are not afraid to make the characters human, like Rayford and Chloe. Both had strong, sinful desires that show them for what they are -- sinners saved by grace. I can't wait until this fall to read the next book. Hopefully, Jesus will return before then and we, who are truly born again, can leave this old world behind. I also highly recommend Are We Living in the End Times. This is written by the same authors. If you are like me, this book will send chills up your spine when you see how close we truly may be to the rapture! Hopefully, it will spur you as it did me to be a better witness for Christ!
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Summary: Long wait for a disappointment
Review: I eagerly awaited the next installment in this series, but have to admit I was disappointed with "The Indwelling." Although it "reads" very well, the book only covers three days. The consequences of the wounds suffered by the Antichrist are either not mentioned or are not biblically accurate, something that surprised me coming from these two biblical authorities. There was the usual jetting around the world we have seen in the previous books...one wonders where DO they get the money for all the jet fuel and planes they wreck?Their new headquarters needs a better explanation. Either it has a roof with solar cells, or it doesn't. If it has been cut in half, how can a helicopter land on it? The hero, Capt. Steele, was left as a simpering, indecisive leader. How and why did this happen? I found it long on detail, but not the helpful kind. Get it and read it, but don't have high expectations.
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Summary: Better than people give it credit for
Review: A lot of the reviews I have read of these books tend to put it down by comparing it to other end of the world books. And while I will admit that these are not as smart or engaging as some of the the better books that cover the same topic like Fire of Heaven or We All Fall Down, I still really enjoyed them. A friend introduced me to the first book and I cut through all 12 books over the past two months. In a way, it's not really fair to compare them to some of the other books because they are trying to do different things. Left Behind seems to me to try to simply tell a great story about the end of the world. It's light, but what's wrong with that? I really felt like I NEEDED to know what was going to happen next when I finished a book and the very next day would order the next one. I call that a success. A book like We All Fall Down is obviously much more intense and thoughtful, the characters seem much more like real people, and it gives you more to think about, but why does that make Left Behind bad? Can't The Ten Commandments and The Passion both be good movies?
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