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Summary: Thank God for Humor! ;)
Review: It's a miracle! Somebody GETS the idea that the entire Left Behind Series is ONE BIG JOKE. That somebody is Nathan D. Wilson. Thank God ;) for his insightful and FUNNY debunking of the Left Behind mythos. Reviewer: Linda Painchaud
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Summary: Thank God for Humor! ;)
Review: It's a miracle! Somebody GETS the idea that the entire Left Behind Series is ONE BIG JOKE. That somebody is Nathan D. Wilson. Thank God ;) for his insightful and FUNNY debunking of the Left Behind mythos. Reviewer: Linda Painchaud
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Summary: I laughed, I cried; it moved me, Bob!
Review: It's gotta be something in the Wilson genes. It's funny, it's light-hearted and most of all, it's entertaining. It should make the reader think, but it's too funny to take any of the content serious. It's a brief "Hitchhiker's Guide to Popular End Times." Douglas Adams would be proud of the grammatical and societal play. I read it in about two hours and it was worth every second. I had a great time with with Wilson's obvious joy in writing and playing with words.
Debate all you like about spiritual license to mock or jest or poke fun or whatever you like, just enjoy the title above. Have an antihistamine or bottle of Jolt Cola and enjoy. This book is not the end of Christianity. If you're worried about someone attacking your end-times convictions, buy a new bumper sticker and pray. You'll be OK.
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Summary: Jesus would have laughed, if this were funny.
Review: Let me set the record straight on two things. One, I am a Christian. Two, I am a Christian who believes that Jesus has a sense of humor. "Right Behind" pokes fun at the "Left Behind" series, and the jabs aren't totally unwarranted. Tim LaHaye and Jerry Jenkins should not win any major prizes for a series of books that, despite the compelling subject matter, are written at a sixth-grade level and can be devoured fairly quickly. But "Right Behind" simply isn't funny. In fact, the writing is even worse than in "Left Behind", if you can believe it. Had this been a funny book, what a royally funny coup de grace it would've been! Instead, it is flat, lifeless and boring. Not even Jesus would laugh at this dreck, and I'm sure He laughs when something strikes Him funny.
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Summary: Is cynicism a fruit of the Spirit?
Review: OK, OK, first the book. It was funny. I laughed at it. I have also read the Left Behind books and I have enjoyed them as well. Not because they are great works of fiction, but because they are fun. They also have a great message which has brought a number of people to faith in Christ. Some of the scenes have even helped strengthen my faith. Is Jerry Jenkins a great writer in the world of Christian fiction? I've read much better. But the books hold my attention and I enjoyed them. This book pokes fun at the series and Jerry's style of writing and I found myself laughing at it much of the time. I guess I have a sense of humor. I would have stopped there except I had to voice an opionion. What I find to be disheartening are the number of people (who I'm assuming are Christians) who are writing reviews of this book who think they all have THE handle on Bible prophecy and are intollerant to those of differing views. One guy actually says that we should "never give in to the silly little modern Evangelicals who don't understand anything about biblical prophesy." Silly Evangelicals? Aren't we all fighting the good fight? Obviously not. I'm of the mindset (probably because its biblical) that Christians need to agree on the majors of the faith. On the minors, there should be tolerance. In everything, charity. There's too many people here thinking that eschatology is a major point of the Christian faith. I guess it ranks right up there with how one attains salvation, who Jesus Christ is, etc. There's too many people condemning and attacking "silly Evangelicals" whose view of the end-times are not the same as their own. Funny, but John 14:6 does not say that Christ, AND a non-dispensational understanding of the end-times, are the way to the Father. And how about some charity. Here are some quotes of people below: "never mind the silly theology"; "this book doesn't make fun gently" (true - always something I look for in a Christian book - NOT); "...weird post-modern thinking that has infected the church through almost 200 years of anti-intellectualism"; "crazy Christian culture"; and of course, the quote about silly Evangelicals. Let's stop trying to divide the church and unite as a body. I don't agree with all of Tim LaHayes' stands but I still think he is a godly man whose fiction and non-fiction books have had an impact on many (myself included) - and I'm not arrogant enough to call him a silly Evangelical because he understands prophecy differently than I do. In all things, charity - this book falls short in that account, the only one that matters, really. Thus, my fair review.
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Summary: ROFL
Review: Right Behind is one of the harshest and funniest works of satire that I have ever seen. It picks apart every flaw from the book Left Behind. The series as a whole is good but the original book of the series leaves much to be desired, and I admit, I've thought of the things that Wilson pokes fun at in the book. Espically his spoof of the already lame names in the original book, such as "Buff Williamson" and Haddie: The Whore of Babylon. As a scale of humor alone this book was great. Naturally, it will be funnier to those who have read Left Behind. Everything from Buford Tin (a pillow obsessed flight attendant in this book) picking up left behind appendixes, make up smears and implants in the "big tube part" of the plane to "Old Nick" Jarvis the Anti-Christ in his lesiure suit to characters constantly crying themselves to sleep will have you rolling on the floor. Great book, one of the funniest things that I've seen, and I've seen a lot of funny things.
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Summary: It's about time!
Review: Thank you so much Mr. Wilson. It is about time someone stood up and said what had to be said. Great job!
If you're looking for a good, fun read, this is it!
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Summary: I Laughed, I Cried, I Had a Cookie
Review: The reason I didn't give "Right Behind" five stars is because I finished it in the same night I picked it up, and I wanted more. "Right Behind" follows in the same fine tradition of satire and parody as such works as "Bored of the Rings," except that here I think Mr. Wilson (and Mr. Sock) have more to work with. As a Born-Again, Bible-thumping follower of Jesus, an aspiring fiction writer, and an employee of a Christian bookstore, I can say with great confidence that there is much in the pop-Christian consumerist culture that is worthy of satirizing, and "Right Behind" is right on the money. (I think it's worth saying that while the "Left Behind" series has indeed been used to introduce people to Christ - more power to them! - it's not Biblical canon, and I'm a bit unnerved by those who treat it as such. After all, God uses the foolish things of man... "Left Behind" is also not the best of fiction, and the fact that the series has been so popular is perhaps indicative of the low expectations present in the Christian market. Then again, "The Da Vinci Code" is also a bestseller, so perhaps the fault is with the average American reader in general?) "Right Behind" is, to coin a phrase, a hoot. Wilson manages to nail the stylistic quirks, plot holes, and outright confounding contrivances of the "Left Behind" series, as well as some of the oddities of the Christian subculture in a brief amount of space and often with marvelous subtlety. I didn't get through a single page without an outburst of laughter. If you've enjoyed the satire of the magazine "The Door," been fed up with the half-hearted quality of a great deal of Christian fiction, and have read the first of the "Left Behind" books, you should thoroughly enjoy this little gem. Even if you're a Fundie like me.
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Summary: Jesus would have laughed, if this were funny.
Review: The reason I didn't give "Right Behind" five stars is because I finished it in the same night I picked it up, and I wanted more. "Right Behind" follows in the same fine tradition of satire and parody as such works as "Bored of the Rings," except that here I think Mr. Wilson (and Mr. Sock) have more to work with. As a Born-Again, Bible-thumping follower of Jesus, an aspiring fiction writer, and an employee of a Christian bookstore, I can say with great confidence that there is much in the pop-Christian consumerist culture that is worthy of satirizing, and "Right Behind" is right on the money. (I think it's worth saying that while the "Left Behind" series has indeed been used to introduce people to Christ - more power to them! - it's not Biblical canon, and I'm a bit unnerved by those who treat it as such. After all, God uses the foolish things of man... "Left Behind" is also not the best of fiction, and the fact that the series has been so popular is perhaps indicative of the low expectations present in the Christian market. Then again, "The Da Vinci Code" is also a bestseller, so perhaps the fault is with the average American reader in general?) "Right Behind" is, to coin a phrase, a hoot. Wilson manages to nail the stylistic quirks, plot holes, and outright confounding contrivances of the "Left Behind" series, as well as some of the oddities of the Christian subculture in a brief amount of space and often with marvelous subtlety. I didn't get through a single page without an outburst of laughter. If you've enjoyed the satire of the magazine "The Door," been fed up with the half-hearted quality of a great deal of Christian fiction, and have read the first of the "Left Behind" books, you should thoroughly enjoy this little gem. Even if you're a Fundie like me.
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Summary: I Laughed, I Cried, I Had a Cookie
Review: The reason I didn't give "Right Behind" five stars is because I finished it in the same night I picked it up, and I wanted more. "Right Behind" follows in the same fine tradition of satire and parody as such works as "Bored of the Rings," except that here I think Mr. Wilson (and Mr. Sock) have more to work with. As a Born-Again, Bible-thumping follower of Jesus, an aspiring fiction writer, and an employee of a Christian bookstore, I can say with great confidence that there is much in the pop-Christian consumerist culture that is worthy of satirizing, and "Right Behind" is right on the money. (I think it's worth saying that while the "Left Behind" series has indeed been used to introduce people to Christ - more power to them! - it's not Biblical canon, and I'm a bit unnerved by those who treat it as such. After all, God uses the foolish things of man... "Left Behind" is also not the best of fiction, and the fact that the series has been so popular is perhaps indicative of the low expectations present in the Christian market. Then again, "The Da Vinci Code" is also a bestseller, so perhaps the fault is with the average American reader in general?) "Right Behind" is, to coin a phrase, a hoot. Wilson manages to nail the stylistic quirks, plot holes, and outright confounding contrivances of the "Left Behind" series, as well as some of the oddities of the Christian subculture in a brief amount of space and often with marvelous subtlety. I didn't get through a single page without an outburst of laughter. If you've enjoyed the satire of the magazine "The Door," been fed up with the half-hearted quality of a great deal of Christian fiction, and have read the first of the "Left Behind" books, you should thoroughly enjoy this little gem. Even if you're a Fundie like me.
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