The Indwelling: The Beast Takes Possession (Left Behind #7)

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Summary: What happened to the excitement?
Review: The Left Behind series is my absolute favorite fiction. However, I was greatly disappointed in this book. You have to read it to keep the story line going, but the end of the book is where I expected them to be by the end of the first 100 pages. Read the book because its a great series and you don't want to miss anything, but I hope the upcoming books move a little faster....

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Summary: good book but do we really need 5 more?
Review: I have been a big fan of the series since it's beginning. But a twelve book series? This latest installment fills an entire book with the events of less than one week. In addition to the fact that the force did an awful lot of traveling/running/evading for such a short period of time, the story could have been told in far less space. It's becoming the same old same old. Buck hides here, Rayford flees there, David eavesdrops here, etc. This is an important story that needs to be told. It can be a powerful tool to convert lost souls. But the commercialism of drawing it into a twelve book series is fast becoming a turn-off for even some of the most devoted fans. I try to get my non-believing husband (who is an avid reader) to read these books, but he has no desire to get into such a long series. I am not necessarily unhappy with the book. It was a good story. But I think the authors should rethink their priorities...making money or reaching souls. Move it along fellows.

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Summary: Whoa, and Christians wrote this...
Review: Personally I found this book to be somewhat mundane due to the vast amount of irrelevant filler. That the authors felt compelled to drag out the indwelling event, as it were, for 365 pages out of a 385 page book is kind of odd. That is, when one considers the title to be representative of what any given book is going to be about. I will admit it is a real page turner, if one only can't stop reading for fear that the storyline will cease to exist if not constantly viewed. No offense, but did the authors get paid by the word or by the quality. I know what I suspect.

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Summary: Action packed from beginning to end
Review: The Indwelling picks up where Assassins left off. This is, by far, the best book in the series. After eight months of waiting some of our questions have been answered only to be replaced with others. This series is getting better with each book. As others have said, do not start reading the series with this book. You can not jump right in and be up to date with everything else going on. There are thrills and chills in here. It is definately one which deserves to be read thoroughly before it is judged.

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Summary: Outreach Tool
Review: I carry a book wherever I go. It is a great conversation opener. Airplanes, buses, etc. I have had many opportunites to mention the Left Behind series. More and more people today are interested in "Armagedon" and the end of the world. When I mention the Left Behind series deals with Revelations and talks about what is going to happen, people express greater interest. What a way to get the message out to unbelievers and believers, reminding all of us we need to be "found ready". A believer from the Northwest.

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Summary: Very riveting
Review: A very riveting volume in the Left Behind series. Read it in 3 days and cannot wait for the next book to be scheduled for fall 2000 release. Reading about Tsion's heavenly experience was wonderful.

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Summary: Waited and not disappointed
Review: A friend gave me the first Left Behind book to read last year and I quickly went thru the series to date. I have anticipated this newest one for months and I am not disappointed. The writers continue their ability to keep you reading from start to finish without wanting to take a break. No sense spoiling your read except to say this picks up right where Assasins left off. Only problem now is we have to wait 6 months for the next one.

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Summary: Reading a "Left Behind" book is a frustrating experience.
Review: For the most turbulent period in human history, it's amazing how little actually happens in these books. Many events in the end times are so mind boggling that I do not envy the author that attempts to express it as fiction. But it has become increasingly apparent that Jerry Jenkins' approach is to simply not try. Jenkins is not a bad writer, by any means. He has established a solid career as a biographer and non-fiction author. But I feel that may be the problem here. The horrific events portended in Revelation are dealt with in an oddly detached way, and usually very briefly. These books are filled with (solidly constructed) characters that are constantly escaping from something, adopting fake identities, driving on bad roads, and constantly describing the horrible, awful events to come. Yet those same events seem to just slip by from within the narrative with minimal time spent. Example: millions of demon-locusts are unleashed in "Apollyon" to torture the unsaved for six months. Sound horrible? Yeah, it does to me too. I cannot imagine the philosophical and social ramifications of an entire population being menaced and terribly tortured by monstrous, heretofore unseen, hideous insects. But apparently Jenkins didn't find it as interesting. Several pages were devoted to the arrival of the beasts, and there was lots of running and screaming. Then, just when things were getting interesting, we cut to months later, when everybody is coming out of their sting-induced torture. Plotline over. We move on. Similar disappointment follows the arrival of 200 hundred million demonic horsemen. There are a few sightings, they are described as heading into battle, and then...nothing. The story shifts its focus to another death defying escape from something or another. More time is devoted to meaningless subplots like a character getting locked in a closet or the logistics of creating a statue than the actual period of history these books are based on. This series needs to stop sugar coating horrific events and evading challenging subject matter, in a nutshell. For the end-times, I just expect more hassle than bumpy roads. I have to admit I'm hooked on the series. Despite my disappointments, I love a good page-turner as much as the next guy. But would I recommend these to my friends? Sadly, no. I cannot with a clear conscience recommend 300 pages of lost opportunity. Although, when you take those 1-1/2 inch margins into consideration, the books are for all intents and purposes much shorter. And maybe that sums up the whole series: lots of padding, little substance.

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Summary: LaHaye and Jenkins Have Done It Again!
Review: Fantastic! I should have made a rule that I would only read a chapter a day so that I could make the book last. Alas, I read it in less than 24 hours. :*( Keep up the great work, guys!

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Summary: I did not put it down!
Review: I bought the book yesterday morning and I finished it last night! What a book! I have never read a book in just one sitting until this. I have read all 6 others in the series and this one was the most anticipated one yet. This book starts off with action and never stops. You will grow closer to the characters than ever before. This book is jammed packed with much emotion and thrills. Great job Jerry and Tim!