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Summary: Dragged too long
Review: This series is dragging too long, becoming so boring... The authors should bring the story to an end and look for a new story line. I'm only going to read the next book in the series if it ties up the story and covers the Glorious Appearance.
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Summary: bad theology and worse writing
Review: If you are sitting on a hilltop waiting for Jesus to come rapture you out of this world, you are sitting exactly where satan wants you to be. But Jesus wants you to get off your backside and get to work healing the sick, visiting the lonely, making disciples, etc. If you absolutely must read this tediously boring book, you can check it out for free from your local library. Don't give another dime to LaHaye and Jenkins. You can read this book on "fast forward" by skipping over the pages and pages of meaningless dialogue.
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Summary: Enough, already
Review: I concur with most of what other reviewers have said about THE REMNANT. Authors, where is the other dimension of writing that would have given us an idea about what the rest of the world was going through in the Tribulation? Authors, where is the character development that would have strengthened the credibility of your series to a wider, secular audience? Authors, why didn't you stand up to Tyndale House and say, "Forget the launch dates. We need more time on each book to write more thoughtfully and comprehensively?" Editor(s): why weren't you more objective and helpful in working with Jenkins' and LaHaye's manuscripts--why didn't you tell them, "This can be much, much better!" Did you think your readers wouldn't care? I certainly do.
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Summary: Good story, bad time allocation
Review: I thought this book was alright, but the authors are definitely losing their writing quality. It took me a while to get back on track with all the characters and such, but once I did, I found myself reading way too much about George Sebastian's rescue from Greece. The only major flaw I saw in the book deals with how fast time begins to move. It took 9 books to cover the first 4 years of the tribulation, but we covered 2 years in this one book. I felt like I missed something when I saw "13 weeks later" in one chapter. The end of the book gets really exciting as more bowl judgements are poured on the earth, but then the book ends. I sure hope LaHaye and Jenkins can get back the writing style they used for the previous books and not skip over some huge chucks of time in order to wrap the series in their fixed number of 12 books.
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Summary: Disappointed
Review: I have been an avid follower of the Left Behind series since a friend led me to it. I am disappointed with this last book, though. The first 2/3 of the book is filler material and could be eliminated without affecting the storyline too much.
However, the last 1/3 is terrific, so I have to say that I'm glad that I hung on to the end. Once again, we're left wanting more until the next book is released. I fully understand why that one won't be released until summer of 2003. Jesus is coming back, so you'd want this to be the best book of all! But I do think that the real "meat" of the last few books could have been condensed into one and not dragged out. This series really should have ended a few books back.
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Summary: Stick a fork in it! This turkey's done!
Review: As many customer reviews have mentioned, The Remnant appears to be an attempt by the authors to give CPR to a tired out series. I remember the earlier books in the series (up to book 5) as a thrilling, enlightening series of books that had an interesting mix of Sci Fi and evangelism. Left Behind has helped me in my own faith walk and I have passed it on to others in hopes that it would help them.
It seems like LaHaye and Jenkins have caved to crass commercialism and they are obviously trying to wring the last dollar out of a tired out series. Characters who were major players in the initial books are relegated to bit players. The Antichrist himself, Nicolae Carpathia, is reduced to a cartoon character who doesn't have much to do in this book besides intimidate his underlings.
There are much too many supporting characters who we really just don't care about.
This series should have been wrapped up long ago. As for me, I'm bailing out for now. I'll probably end up reading the last book in the series just to see how it all ends.
But, I'll be getting my copy from the town library!
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Summary: Remnant disappointing
Review: I've been hooked on the Left Behind series since the first book. However, I was very disappointed in the Remnant. All the other books I considered "page turners", but I was bored to death when practically half of this book dealt with part of the Trib force fighting it's way out of Greece. It took me a while to get my memory back up to speed about where they had left off. The only reason I continue now is that I feel like I have to finish the series after sticking with it so long. They've really dragged this thing out!
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Summary: going through the motions
Review: What a disapointment! These guys are obviously running out of idea w/ this series! The series has always been badly written, but the compelling story used to hold me. No more! I doubt I'll read any more of the books. Clearly the authors are just keeping the story going for finacial reasons!
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Summary: Speed It Up!
Review: I have enjoyed this series from the beginning, but the authors are getting ridiculous. It's like Jenkins and LaHaye want to milk their cash cow for all it's worth and don't want it to end. The book should have been titled "The Rescue of Sebastian" because it seems that's all they covered. I'm done waiting for these books, and done reading this series.
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Summary: A Snail's Pace to a Fast Finish
Review: The first 250 to 300 pages of this book were very slow for me, and took me several days to get through them. Most of the first half of the book deals with rescuing George out of Greece, preaching and teaching in Petra, and a little activity elsewhere. Finally, the authors concentrate more on the bowl judgements toward the latter 1/3 of the book. River and lakes becoming blood, sun scorching everything and total darkness at the end. Basically, the Trib Force is spread across the globe. Some close calls for the group, as Chicago is found to not be "hot". So, the few still there, must flee elsewhere, as the GC set to actually nuke it. Meanwhile, the crowd at Petra become disgruntled and some who are undecideds are led astray by false prophets in the desert. Overall, if you can manage to trudge through the rescue of George Sebastian, the rest of the book is not bad. Besides, the judgements, there are angels who appear to the crowds, and to the Trib Force. Plus, the authors end the novel just one year away from the end of the Great Tribulation. So, two novels left should cover that last year, and maybe into the Millenial Kingdom.
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