Left Behind (Left Behind #1)

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Summary: A Must Read!!!! So real it should scare you.
Review: I am not what you would call a reader. I don't really have the time, well that's been my excuse, but this series is so real and it keeps you hanging on every word. This is probably the best book I have ever read. I can't believe anyone wouldn't like it you really have to be close minded not to.

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Summary: tremendous eschatological fiction!
Review: Although not much of a fiction reader, I thoroughly enjoyed Left Behind. It was rivetting, well-informed biblically, and had good character development. This volume presupposes pretribulational premillennialism in that it portrays the Rapture of the church as occurring before the seven years of the great tribulation. Despite one's eschatological stance, Left Behind is a must read for the converted, the curious and the skeptic. Left Behind also nicely portrays different types of Christian conversions!

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Summary: Simply WONDERFUL!!!!
Review: I found this book to be extremely difficult to put down. It stirred so many emotions from sorry and fear for those left behind to ultimate joy for those that found salvation and truth after the Rapture. It has brought back a great excitement that I once had about being part of God's family that I somehow lost through the years. I feel whole spiritually once again because of this book and I would recommend it to everyone....Christian or not.

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Summary: Theologically poor and very shallow
Review: I read the first two books in this series, and was appalled at the story: if it was JUST fiction (and not "based" on the Bible), I would leave well enough alone. But this is supposedly based on the Word of God. Reader beware! It scares me to think that people think this is a good read, or inspiring. Let me say this, the easy-believism in this story should be enough to drive any sincere believer away! But the church today seems to like this sort of fluffy nonsense. And let's not discuss eschatology here. To say that it is almost non-existent would be an understatement. And I think that the antichrist is absolutely not believable. I'm sure that Mr. LaHaye is a nice man, but the content of this book is dangerously lacking in substance and faith. Sorry.

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Summary: Very Convicting
Review: Left Behind was an inspiring look at a glorious event all Christians are looking foward to. It left me weeping in guilt at times, as I was forced to do some self examining inside my own heart, and smiling with joy at other moments reading about the awesome power of God! After finishing the first of the series I can honestly say I'm very glad I will not be "Left Behind"! I'm very intrigued with the author's account of Revelations and I can't wait to read the rest of the series. Thanks to the Author's Tim Lahaye and Jerry Jenkins for writing such a wonderful reminder!

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Summary: This one is the best of the series, but ....
Review: This "end of the world" story is based on the Book of Revelations and is very intriguing. Don't forget Waco though -- there are other books in the Bible that merit study as well. The authors' theory of The Rapture was pretty brilliant actually, though I agree with the other reviewers who found the characters one dimensional and unbelievable. Disappointments are: 1) that this was to be a 7 book series, expanded now to 21 (greed?), each one getting worse and rehashing the early books to "catch up" the reader who did not read the earlier books (am I alone in finding this insulting?). Also, the books are in a (nice) large print on terrible quality paper and ragged margins, making it look like it was published by 7th graders. Ugh. I'd recommend this book, but absolutely would not recommend the series.

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Summary: Get off the planet and take this book with you...
Review: What could have been a unique and compelling story-line is instead an uninteresting and thinly-disguised attempt at print evangelism. Replete with unbelievable, pathetic characters and a plot that moves slower than molasses in January, this book is a painful and disappointing experience to an intelligent reader. Sandwiched between a mildly interesting premise in the start of the book and some action (Finally!) in the last chapter, are page after page of torpid brain death. It's easy to see, however, that this book would hold fervent appeal to the unimaginative types who blindly follow rapture doctrine. If you want to get the Cliff Notes on this book, just ask any street-corner lunatic with a sandwich board - he'll tell you all you need to know.

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Summary: ABSOLUTELY ASTOUNDFING
Review: This is one of the most amazing books I have evr read in my entire life. It starts off quick, with no slow stuff to introduce the Rapture. It's just there. The plot is so twisting, conniving, and absolutely incredible that will keep you on the edge of your seat until the very end.

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Summary: I couldn't put it down
Review: Normally, I read sci-fi books, so I was reluctant to read anything else. I started this book yesterday around noon and have been reading it between classes and after school. I just finished it. I didn't want to stop reading it for anything. This book captured my attention in such a way that few books have been able to. I have always been interested in the Rapture and the Tribulation, so the first three chapters had me hooked. I couldn't believe how much I wanted to read the book. My physics teacher even yelled at me because I was reading during class. I would reccommend this book to anyone who has any interest in the end times, or if you are witnessing to a person who doubts what is written thr book of Revelation. I look forward to reading the rest of the books in this series.

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Summary: Intriguing,thrilling, and Bibically correct!
Review: I have read The Left Behind series from book1, Left Behind, to book 5, Apolyon. And I plan to keep on reading to book 12! Buy it, borrow it, check it out-anything! This series is a must read...