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Title: Desecration: Antichrist Takes the Throne (Left Behind No. 9) by Tim LaHaye, Jerry B. Jenkins ISBN: 0-8423-3229-4 Publisher: Tyndale House Publishers Pub. Date: 04 June, 2002 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $14.99 |
Average Customer Rating: 3.43 (213 reviews)
Rating: 2
Summary: Time to Finish
Comment: The Left Behind series started out with such promise. I rated the first book a 5 and I am afraid the last book will be a 1. The drawn out story lines and repetition from previous books, which is not necessary due to the loyalty of the readers, has taken the excitement out of the story. Lahaye and Jenkins have apparently succumed to the power of the Anti-Christ and decided making as much money as possible on this series is more important than tell the story.
The Anti-Christ appears to have gotten dumber and less powerfull in every book. Why can he control the thoughts of people, but not read them? Reasonability has left the story line and the reader is left laughing instead of being amazed or inspired.
I am looking forward to a break in the series. Maybe I will forget how bad it has gotten.
Rating: 1
Summary: Situational Ethics
Comment: In this book, the gloves come off and the Antichrist goes from mean to really mean, parodying every move made on Jesus's own trip to Jerusalem. To my taste, it's far too relentless. In the Garden of Eden, the serpent was subtle. Here, he's surrounded himself with incompetent minions who he keeps assassinating for their incompetence. This book does itself a disservice by portraying the Enemy as stupid.
I'm also getting tired of the Tribulation Force smart-mouthing everyone they meet. Apparently, a lot of people find that funny, but if you're on a life-or-death undercover mission, why taunt EVERYONE you encounter? And my Bible says something about loving your enemies, not treating them with contempt.
But the main problem with this book is that as the Antichrist turns up the pressure, the Tribulation Force gears up to fight back. Logically, it doesn't all make sense: we have scenes in this book where angels materialize to smite the Force's enemies for them, so why bother with those 50-caliber explosive rifles, especially when the other side has tanks? Instead of shooting, I'd be waiting for the angels.
Worse yet are the book's ethics. To me, putting faith into practice involves prayerfully trying to figure out your basic principles, then doing your best (with God's help) to put them into practice. But this book teaches something quite different. Two issues that keep coming up are whether Tribulation Force members should lie to the enemy's minions, and whether they can shoot them. A case can be made for either answer. But part of any sensible person's preparation for an ordeal such as these people face is figuring out their answers. These people don't, and to the extent they have views, they change with the situation. Consider this exchange from p. 274:
"Arms?" Buck said. "... Count me out."
"You might change your mind if the GC opens fire."
I just might, Buck thought.
That comes prominently at the end of a chapter, so it's not simply an slip on the part of authors trying to write 12 books in a hurry. It's how they think one of their central characters would react in that situation. And it sounds a lot more like the "if it feels right, do it" attitude that characterizes the New Age, rather than Christianity.
If you want a book that better addresses human behavior in the face of apocalyptic events, try Connie Willis's Doomsday Book, a time-travel story centered on the Black Death. The people of that era really did believe the world was coming to an end, and reacted accordingly. It's a secular book (albeit by a Christian author), but I find far more of Christ in it than in this one. And you can get it for well under $10.
Rating: 1
Summary: Great Idea, Bad writing
Comment: Like many others I became totally fascinated and hooked into the series because it simplifies the prophecies of the end times in a storyteller fashion. However, about half way through the series I began to get annoyed with the sloppy writing, but continued on until I started reading Desecration. There is no excuse for educated people to write a book as poorly as this. I could not keep up with the pages and pages of unnecessary dialogue and finally just put it down. Well I know the outcome of the story anyway! The series is a great idea. I just wish the authors could have told the story in fewer books and with some sense of literary merit.
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Title: Armageddon: The Cosmic Battle of the Ages (Left Behind #11) by Tim F. LaHaye, Jerry B. Jenkins ISBN: 0842332340 Publisher: Tyndale House Publishers Pub. Date: 08 April, 2003 List Price(USD): $24.99 |
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Title: The Indwelling: The Beast Takes Possession (Left Behind No. 7) by Tim Lahaye, Jerry B. Jenkins ISBN: 0842329293 Publisher: Tyndale House Publishers Pub. Date: 01 February, 2001 List Price(USD): $14.99 |
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Title: Assassins: Assignment: Jerusalem, Target: Antichrist (Left Behind No. 6) by Tim Lahaye, Jerry B. Jenkins ISBN: 0842329277 Publisher: Tyndale House Publishers Pub. Date: 01 November, 2000 List Price(USD): $14.99 |
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Title: Apollyon: The Destroyer Is Unleashed (Left Behind No. 5) by Tim Lahaye, Jerry B. Jenkins ISBN: 0842329269 Publisher: Tyndale House Publishers Pub. Date: January, 2000 List Price(USD): $14.99 |
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Title: Soul Harvest: The World Takes Sides (Left Behind No. 4) by Tim Lahaye, Jerry B. Jenkins ISBN: 0842329250 Publisher: Tyndale House Publishers Pub. Date: 01 February, 1999 List Price(USD): $14.99 |
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