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Summary: Fundamentalist claptrap aside, this is God-awful writing
Review: As absurd as a literal-translation occurance of the book of Revalations is, this is a work of fiction and writers regularly put their characters into unlikely and/or absurd situations. The trick is to have the talent to make it interesting (or at least professional) -- which, unfortunately, the writers of this series are woefully unable to do. Paper-thin, virtually interchangable characters, illogical circumstances (gee, nobody in the whole world except Ray and his pals can put 2 and 2 together about Nicky before it's too late), brutally affected dialouge sequences (makes you wonder if these guys ever witnessed an actual conversation between two or more intelligent human beings), no desire to *show* the reader anything rather than simply tell them, and color-by-numbers adherence to their source material (confusing this product with literature is like confusing a person who can build a bookcase purchased at IKEA with a master carpenter)... it's truly a wonder that this stuff was ever published, let alone that it became best-seller. I remember some quote about never going broke and underestimating the intelligence of the public. BTW, though hardly a masterpiece of literature, Stehpen King covered much the same ground with his 'The Stand,' and did so in an infinitely more interesting, touching and original manner. Anybody interested in tribulation-themed fiction should check that one out before wasting a penny on this stuff.
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Summary: AWESOME!
Review: I had vaguely heard of this series of books, but I didn't give it much thought untill I stumbled across them one day as I was browsing through the bookstore. I decided to give the first one a try and I am hooked! It was wonderful. The writing is excellent and the subject matter is extreamly thought provoking. I have a grandfather who is a Pentecostal minister and I went to a Catholic Highschool. So I have been surronded by those with a strong faith my whole life. I however had not given much thought to my own other than just trying to be "good". If you're looking for something that is just a "good read", then this book will definately satisfy. If you're stumbling along the road of faith in God and Christ, this is a wonderful book with many insights. It made me think long and hard about who I was and what I was giving up without exploring my faith.
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Summary: A good book to put you to sleep...
Review: I had heard a lot of praise for this series for about a year before Ifinally broke down and purchased this book. Now, bear in mind thatI've read this from a Roman Catholic viewpoint. That having beensaid...this is a "Join Our Church" pamphlet thinly disguisedas fiction. Though, I can't really tell what branch of Christianitythe authors want you to join. But it wasn't this that caused me toreally revile this book. The work is written on about a third gradereading level (maybe this is so they can rope in kids too). I knewthat I couldn't take this work seriously after finishing the FIRSTCHAPTER! It has lines to the affect of "Buck (his friends calledhim Buck because of his habit of bucking autority andtradition)..." or something like that. I'm not even going to getinto the completely ludicrous and absurd abandonment of common senseprincipals of government and science (Look! The Middle East is a lushparadise and all it took was fertilizer!!!) My advice:do yourself afavor and take this one out of the library before you buy it and DON'Tbuy more than the first book until you finish "Left Behind".
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Summary: Too many books in the series
Review: How many books are in this series? I think its 10--maybe more if we keep buying them. This is an exciting read for the first few books, then one adventure sounds much like the ones in the previous books. The Christian aspect of the story did not offend me. I can appreciate the value of a good story line, and the rapture certainly lends itself to exciting fiction.I was home for a few weeks and read every book up to "The Mark". However, I am disappointed that the story is dragging out so long. I feel these "Christian" authors are taking advantage of the buying public and milking the success of their first few books by dragging it out. I resent this kind of marketing ploy. At this point, I don't care what happens, I won't read another one.
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Summary: The rapture explained
Review: i bought this book on friday and began reading it on saturday, later that night around 2:30am,i realized i was about half way through it and i just couldnt put it down. Not only is the plot intriguing and mysterious but it also explains alot of biblical quotes and happenings. Any questions you might have about the rapture of the church and the coming of god will probably be answered somewhere amongst the pages of this fantastically written, well achieved novel. I have complete faith that if you bought this book, you would share my same feelings on it. I highly reccomend it . Enjoy!
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Summary: You either love it or hate it.
Review: You're either going to enjoy the suspense or you're going to hate the simplicity of this book. As for me, I had to force myself to keep reading because it was too late to do a report on another book. I(being a Christian for almost 9 years now, with my basic bible knowledge plus) think the author has left a few important things out. No trumpet, nothing to make us want to read the other books in the series, and the author strays off the subject a little too often to name a few things that the author did. Some of the plot is too easily predicted, but personally, this book doesn't come close to satisfying me. Keep in mind though that this is my opinion and you may completely disagree with me and love this book.END
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Summary: Almost good enough for the juevenile category.
Review: Biblical prophecy is a fascinating and controversial topic. There is nothing more exciting to the believer than speculation about the endtimes and the advent of Christ's return. And that is the only reason I can think of that explains the success of the Left Behind Series. If you are a fan of great literature, be prepared to be disappointed with the weak characterization, corny dialogue, and juevenile sentence structure. If you are a student of eschatology, be prepared to be disappointed in the total lack of scriptural backing. If you just love to read an interesting story, are able to overlook any intellectual aversions, and don't mind the fact that the conclusion of the series with book 12 is only "speculated", you might enjoy this. Otherwise, save your money.
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Summary: Easy to put down.
Review: This book does a poor job of keeping the reader entertained. The book is slow, dull and drawn out. I choose to read this book for fun but now it only becomes a chore. Instead of reading this book read Revelations in the bible, it does a much better job of telling the strory of the end of the world than Left Behind does.
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Summary: Pre-millenialist propaganda
Review: First of all, this book was horribly written. The narrative voice reminded me of someone who'd taken a formula writing class. Secondly, the view of the "end times" represented therein is a view of dispensationalist pre-millenialism which surfaced at the end of the 19th century; the theologians of that time found it heretical. Not only does dispensationalism take an extremely dogmatic approach to Biblical prophecy, but it also tends to reflect a Western Imperialist mindset. The Bible was a Middle-Eastern text, and Middle-Eastern Christians do not agree with dispensationalism. Especially since it tends to support the fascist state of Israel and the Zionist conquest which dispossesed millions of Palestinians and was responsible for great massacres. Ask a Palestinian Christian what s/he thinks about "Left Behind" and you'll probably receive an earful. This book's view supports an oppressive philosophy....
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Summary: Great books!
Review: I've read all the books thus far in this series (from Left Behind to The Mark). I love this series.What I don't understand are the negative reviews toward this book. Maybe if these readers would read the entire book instead of the first 10 pages, their reviews would have been much higher. This series isn't meant to be fact. It's a work of fiction based on fact (Book of Revelations). Some have said that the book is geared toward the "5th" grade mind set. This may be true as the average reading level of a United States citizen is 5th grade. The authors did the correct thing and that is to take a very complex and complicated book like Revelations and explain it to people, as you would explain it to a child -- in a very easy story form. No matter your reading level, this book is a great read. I recommend it to everyone and will recommend it again and again.
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