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Summary: Good reading on future events
Review: This book is a good book to read for enjoyment, however I just finished the most recent book which is number 10 in the series and it has drawn out too much. The entire series could have been condensed into 4. I still enjoy reading it but the doctrine does not completely line up. As a seminary student preparing for the ministry, during the tribulation the only people who will have the opportunity to get saved will be those who have never heard the gospel before. If you have heard the plan of Salvation before it is too late after the rapture. That is why it is so important to accept Christ now.
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Summary: A guilty pleasure
Review: I read this book specifically because it was being banned by some circles for it's extreme Christian views at the same time as the Harry Potter books were being banned by other circles. This being my reason for buying the book, I didn't expect much.I admit that I knew just about nothing about the Book of Revelations before reading this novel. I just wanted to figure out why people thought that this book was offensive. I guess in teaching me something, anything, about theology, the authors have succeeded in their mission. I agree with some of the reviewers that this book will never pass for great literature. Much of the dialogue is corny and over the top. The characters' talents and weaknesses are a little bit too convenient for my tastes. Despite that, I did read this to the end, and bought the next volume in the series. I know that I should be reading Pulitzer prize and Nobel prize winning authors. But this is the kind of thing that I can read when nobody's watching. I know that I won't have to discuss it on an intellectual level with a book club. I know that it's probably not good for me, but I take a certain pleasure in reading this series anyway.
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Summary: Corny at times but strangely compelling
Review: I probably fit somewhere between those who laud this book for its religious insight and page-turning plot and those who ridicule it for thin characters and bad writing. I am a Christian and certainly not a theologin, but I approached the book as a novel and not a treatise of some kind on how the end of the world will go. There has been significant criticism of the theology in this book -- particularly from Lutherans and other Protestant denominations -- and I take some exception to Tyndale House marketing Mr. LaHane's views as a roadmap for the rapture, tribulation and second-coming. There's definitely room for a difference of opinion, and I hope the harsher critics of the book's theology recognize that it represents one opinion and a lot of fictionalization. As it novel, I liked this book better than many who have posted reviews here. "Left Behind" fits squarely in the thriller genre: It lays out several core characters, gives them a crisis to deal with, builds the suspense gradually and has several compelling, cinematic set pieces. And an editor with a better ear for the genre could improved the book a lot. The characters are all above-average in way too many respects. The authors have a tendency to beat the reader over the head with things that add little to the story. The characters all have porn names -- Rayford Steele, Buck Williams, etc. A lot of the authors' third-person observations are just embarrassingly corny. But I could overlook most of this and just enjoy the narrative.
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Summary: I thought that the book was awesome
Review: ... However, I thought that the books were great. I borrowed this one from a friend, and I finished reading it in one day. This is pretty unbelievable for me since one, I really don't like to read, and two I have three children under the age of 5! I was on here buying the rest of the series. I have read everyone that they have published so far, and I think that they are GREAT! ... read a little bit and make your own decision. I know that it is Christian fiction, but it definately leaves a lot to the imagination!
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Summary: A Spiritual Awakening
Review: When I picked up this book and started reading it the words were something that I had never really heard said before. I hadn't grasped the conception of becoming "saved" to the true sense. After I finished this book I realized that being saved was the right thing to do. I read this book alongside my Bible. I found that it was very helpful to let me understand how real those words were. I have now moved on to the second book and then hopefully the third and they all are helping me on the right path toward God.
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Summary: Refreshing
Review: As a new christian, I was introduced to this series. I enjoyed the refreshing, down-to-earth views that this book brought out. At that time I thought that only people that were "straight-laced" would be able to join Christ in heaven. It was like watching myself in the story as these characters fight to "get right" with God. I highly recommend this entire series to everyone.
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Summary: SWEPT AWAY!
Review: These are the first books in a VERY LONG TIME that have grabbed my interest AND KEPT IT! I normally read for a day or so & then put the book down (never to resume). These were totally different! I read the first 9 books in a total of 3 weeks! I'm now eagerly awaiting the receipt of the newly released book 10 (The Remnant). I can't wait!!! This is a DON'T MISS series. Whether you believe the spiritual or evangelical parts is totally up to you...it's still great reading!!!
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Summary: GREAT ALL-AROUND BOOK!
Review: Most novels today relay messages of sin, murder, and lust. This novel was a nice break from all that. While its fast-paced movement greatly resembled that of most other topselling novels, it was much different. It relays a good moral message. Basically, the question it asks is: if God came back down from heaven for his son's second coming, would I still be here? Would I be able to resist the Antichrist? It allows the readers to examine themselves subconsciously. The novel starts off with people disappearing from a plane above the Earth. The characters soon learn that millions have disappeared from the Earth all over the place. Thousands of theories arise, such as death rays from outer space, God's Rapture, and natural rays interfering with satellite communications. Eventually, the main characters come to realize that it is God's Rapture. They examine a rising political star, a new president of Romania and soon-to-be UN Secretary General Nicolae Carpathia, and determine that he may be the Antichrist. What follows is a fast-paced novel which leaves the readers questioning their very beings.
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Summary: Priorities ¿ reading this great book!
Review: I do not like to read and I read 6 of these books in 2 1/2 weeks. They keep you on the edge of your seat. Not only is it a fantastic story, but it follows the Book of Revelation by the letter. This book was read for our town club book club and everyone agreed--it will encourage you to get your life's priorities in line. What if it happened tomorrow?!
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Summary: Simply the best
Review: Before I read the left Behind Series (or what has been written of it sofar), I was a little ignorant boy who thought he was a Christian but was really not much of one at all. I got mad every time my family forced me to go to 'stupid boring Church', I really didn't know much about God or Jesus Christ at all, and I was a Christian only because my parents said I was.
The Left Behind series opened my eyes and told me that I was not the Christian I was supposed to be. I have started reading the Bible, I now look forward to Sunday morning, and I (people think I am crazy for this) want for my birthday a huge 5 foot tall cross to hang on my wall. I don't know where they would get such a thing, but I want one!
Keep in mind that this series is entirely fictional, even though it helps better understand the Bible. Also, the first book (I think) is the worst and least attention-grasping of the series; so when you read this book, do not be turned off. The next one, Tribulation Force, is much better.
I am 14 years old and I am a better Christian than I ever was. Thank you Jerry and Tim, for making me a true believer.
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