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Left Behind: A Novel of the Earth's Last Days

A book by Tim LaHaye

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Apocolyptically entertaining

Jun 14, 2010

by bohemienne
posted in Cafe Libri: Reviewing Books & More

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*No spoilers here, just giving an overall review*

Being a familiar with Christian eschatology (end times stuff) helps in understanding the basis of this book. Personally, and as a Christian, this book provided a "picture" of sorts of things I'd previously learned about the end times. Though I do recommend it to those likewise familiar, it may seem a little off the deep end for those who aren't. Also, not everything in this book is completely accurate so I encourage readers to take it as is (a book) and back it up with specifics (Bible) later.

One of the off putting things is that the book won't be appealing to all audiences. It was clearly written for upper middle class Evangelicals, but its not so bad as to make it a terrible read. Also the writing could be a lot stronger in places--the authors can get into a rut sometimes, but the plot moves along well enough that I already had the next book in the series checked out from the library well before I finished the book. Note that I finished the book in about a day and a half, as I am a quick reader, but enjoyed it anyway.

Overall Left Behind can be lacking at times, but it's definitely well worth purchasing or getting from the library. Fortunately all the subplots are as strong as the main plot, which help with the shortcomings.

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review by Hizchozen. July 16, 2010

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A Good Read with Caution

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Great book

I read almost all of the series and got completely infatuated with the story. It was very dramatic. I would recommend this book to believers and non-believers due to the values it teaches. The typical family life and typical family issues makes it easy to relate and be drawn in to the story. The characters were easy to relate to and it made it easy to get upset when bad things happened to them.

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Quick Tip by npalbonico. June 22, 2010

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The only thing interesting about these books is the degree to which the authors demonstrate a complete ignorance of human experience on every page. The writing is clunky, the characters are as deep as the film on my shower walls, and the plot drags on, and on, and on, and on, and on and...........on. Read C.S. Lewis if you want fiction that brings the full resources of the Christian faith to bear on REAL human experience.

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The first book is good, but then you fall in an unending story. I personaly don`t like this kind of theoretic eschatology, but this book is edifying.

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