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Summary: Awful!
Review: Maybe I expected more from this - after the cheesy writing style of the "Left Behind" series (I could barely get through the first book!) I guess maybe I thought his writing had improved. Nope. The dialogue was trite and ridiculous. The situations way beyond believability - way too pat the way things just happened to fall into the protagonist lap. Very implausible. I can't believe I actually finished the book - I kept thinking that it would get better. Oh well. Waste of my money!
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Summary: WOW!
Review: For me, I always try to find the villain of a story, and see how he or she stacks up as a villain. I do like the hero/heroine of as story, too, but I'm more drawn to the villain, and in this book, the villains are wonderful, as is the hero and the whole story!!!Michael Murphy is an adventurous and active Archaeology and Bible Prophecy Professor at a small, North Carolina University, who is besieged by a sniveling-yet-influencial Department Chair, a methodical mystery-man named Methuselah (who goads and pricks Murphy's desire to find and retrieve Biblical Artifacts in challenging ways), a media that is out to discredit Evangelical Christianity and a strong desire to search for Archaeological Proof for the Bible. Add to that one devious and vicious villain named Talon, and this book becomes the setting for a great adventure story which is tied to Biblical Prophecy in a strange, new way! I thought this novel was AWESOME!!! Being a Christian, a student of the Bible, and a lover of all things historical and archaeological, this was one great adventure novel for me! Someone else said it that Murphy isn't Indy Jones. My counter would be that he is the Christian Version of Indy Jones, using well-disciplined work-outs and the bow and arrow to his advantege. Anyone who is a fan of History, Biblical Studies, a follower of Jesus Christ, and loves Adventure WILL enjoy this new series from Tim LaHaye and Greg Dinallo! I can't wait for Book 2, scheduled for release in the Autumn!!!!!!!!!
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Summary: Left Behind Fan
Review: I read the entire Left Behind Series and have even started it over while waiting for book #12. This book was/is a great disappointment, I've been reading it now for a couple of months an am only in the middle of the book. I wouldn't let this book keep readers that read this before reading the Left Behind Series stay away from the LBS. It's an awesome series. I agree with many of the other reviewers the book was just all over the place and I'm sure if I were to continue reading it would make sense but I'm not motivated to do so. I struggled for a couple of months on making the 20 purchase because I'm on a tight budget. I should have read the reviews first like I normally do.
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Summary: Bad, bad, bad
Review: This book is a Christianity-influenced attempt to recreate an Indiana Jones style adventure. The book is written in an infantile fashion. The protagonist succeeds at everything in a very cheezy manner. The book finished with a sort of "stay tuned" message that forces you to dish out more money to finish the story. Over all this book is very bad.
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Summary: LAUGHABLE - Was this meant to be a comedy??
Review: I have not read the 'Left Behind' series and was looking forward to listening to a gripping book with a Christian flavour. Instead I found an incredably predictable, shallow story which was nothing more than a poor patchwork of other more notable adventure books/films. The characters were very shallow and not credible in any way. I was continually wincing at the portrayal of 'Mr and Mrs SuperChristian' whos only emotions were gooey lovey dovey or holier than thou anger. GET REAL!! The narration was ABSOLUTELY ATROCIOUS. I found the strong, nasal American accent grating to say the least and the attempts at foreign accents were pitiful. There were great Pakistani and Australian accents - shame there weren't any Pakistani or Australian characters in the book (I think he was going for Scottish and South African). Soooooo disappointed, won't be reading or listening to any more of his books. How did this guy write a best seller??
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Summary: Agenda Driven- Poorly Written
Review: I am all for books that have a viewpoint they wish to forward. Ayn Rand wrote books supporting her pro-individual, anti-goverment philosophy. These books still hold up today and are chilling in their prophecy.
However, neither author is Ayn Rand.
These two "writers" seem so poorly equipped in their task that they don't even know how to use a thesaurus. (EXAMPLE: "It was a place where negativity had no place") It is just lazy to use the same word twice in one sentence, even if it has another meaning.
Now, the story. an intriguing idea. Nothing more. The characters are flat and two dimensional. The good guys are REALLY good and the bad guys are REALLY bad, and the cast of characters is so numerous you can hardly keep up with who is who. It is the lazy kind of bad writing. The authors just tell you things--(EXAMPLE: "Being a man of integrity")-- instead of showing his integrity. Also there is a need for the authors to REPEAT information, thinking that the reader is so stupid he couldn't remember the occurances of two chapters earlier.
I feel sorry if Evangelical Christianity and Biblical Archeaology are only represented by such amateurish drivel. My suggestion to both authors is to read some good writers-- LEARN YOUR CRAFT.
Avoid the book-- "The Red Tent" is a much better read and a more uplifting religious experience.
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Summary: horror and gore
Review: This book begins where the Left Behind Series ended....going downhill! A real disappointment.
Much like our modern day television this book accents violence and murder. I think the authors wrote from the "wrong side" of the meaning of Christianity. This book leaves me with a bad taste and I would not recommend it to anyone.
In the beginning the characters are so unrelated that it is a puzzle to even read and until your almost through the book, do you begin to connect them. Switching back and forth from one character to the other and into different eras is totaly distracting and disconnecting. Hopefully in the future the authors will use their knowledge to promote the Love of Christ and not focus on using evil as a tool to "make money and sell books"!
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Summary: I Hated The Left Behind Series But I Loved This:
Review: I absolutely loved this book. It was a real page turner!!
I really hated the left behind series (boring) and I thought this was very intreaging. The books price is a little high though, but is well worth every panny.
I liked the new use of characters, combined with thier sence of reality concerning thier personal challenges. I am not going to discuss the book because It might ruin the read for you. So if you love mystery, suspense, and christian lititure please buy this. Its worth it.
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Summary: Disappointment at it's Highest
Review: Having read the Left Behind series, and having huge respect for Tim Lehaye, this book was just awful. I am halfway finished and can't motivate to even read any more. First 10-12 Chapters are confusing, too many characters, places, events, all appearing unrelated, (maybe a 1,000 more pages will pull it together). I feel as if I should take notes so I can try to figure out, now who is he? why did they say that? etc... Worst book I have ever read and hardest to comprehend. I like to read at night. 1-2 Chapters daily. With this book, you can't keep anything straight. It just sucked.
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Summary: Tim Lahaye has done it agian !
Review: Babylon Rising is packed full of adventure and suspence.
Once you start reading it's imposible to stop. As Michael
Murphy goes in search of the Golden Serpant made by Moses.
He is stalked by many who want to ruin his good name. It's
a battle of good vs evil in this Christian Indian Jones.
He is shot at in a cave in Samaria and even fights a lion.
If you love action and trills Babylon Rising is for you.
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