Soul Harvest: The World Takes Sides (Left Behind No. 4) 
asked by mullers on November 16, 2006 10:01 AM
Having survived the wrath of the Lamb--a global earthquake in the 21st month of the Tribulation--pilot Rayford Steele and reporter Buck Williams now embark on a journey of absorbing adventure and Christian triumph. Soul Harvest is book four in the enormously popular Left Behind series (seven books are planned in all), based on those who are left behind in the Rapture. Written with the same gripping pace of Tom Clancy and John Grisham (film rights have already been sold for the first two books), the authors take us to Iraq, America, underground shelters, and the bottom of the Tigris river as Steele and Williams search for loved ones. Meanwhile, biblical prophecies are fulfilled at every turn, including the great soul harvest. For many Christian followers, this series has become a tangible and thrilling testament to the Book of Revelations. --Gail Hudson
Reviews
Clearly the tens of millions of fouls who read this racist crap fail to see it for exactly what is; an endorsement of Ethnic cleansing. If the tables were turned and a Jew, or a Muslim wrote a series in which anyone who disagreed with Judaism, or Islam was BRUTALLY MURDERED than the same fundamentalists idiots who take such disgusting pleasure out of this garbage would go simply ape s**t. I do not know what is more pathetic the fact that there are actually fundamentalist Lunatics out there who write this truly unforgivable racist garbage, or the large number of dimwits out who eagerly wait to throw their money away on each installment of HATEFUL FILTH!!!
reviewed by astrofizzy on November 21, 2006 11:59 AM
This book just drags on and on. Buck's search for Chloe could have been handled in a fraction of the time.
One huge gripe, which represents incredibly poor writing, is the name changes used to refer to one character. Ken Ritz is both referred to as Ken and Ritz, and not just in dialogue either. One rule of good writing is to ALWAYS refer to your character by one name. You wouldn't refer to a mother as Jane, mum, mother and ma in the one book.
Still, the book can be quite entertaining if you know what's coming next, which you would because it's been mentioned enough in the books. One more thing that bothers me is recapping on past events-- the authors rehash the same old stuff.
One huge gripe, which represents incredibly poor writing, is the name changes used to refer to one character. Ken Ritz is both referred to as Ken and Ritz, and not just in dialogue either. One rule of good writing is to ALWAYS refer to your character by one name. You wouldn't refer to a mother as Jane, mum, mother and ma in the one book.
Still, the book can be quite entertaining if you know what's coming next, which you would because it's been mentioned enough in the books. One more thing that bothers me is recapping on past events-- the authors rehash the same old stuff.
reviewed by redapple on November 24, 2006 2:08 AM
This book (series) keeps my attention like a John Grisham book. The writing style is easy reading and it keeps me glued to the books. I couldn't wait to get to book five to find out about Amanda and her true alliance. I am glad I started reading this series after all the books were published so I can just keep going from book to book without a lull.
reviewed by harrypotter on November 26, 2006 6:26 PM
This book is so flawed in every which way, it is hard to know where to begin. First of all, we are living in the end times, and when Jesus comes, that's all she wrote, folks. There's no seven years, no Christians being zapped up, etc. This is our Second Chance on Earth. No tribulation. This book takes figurative visions and tries to apply it literally, and does it poorly. Reading this book made me think that if this was true, then what's the point of trying to be a Christian. Why not just live your life the way you want to, and then when people zap out of thin air, change your life. It's ridiculous and sends the wrong message. Plus, the writing is for second graders with no redeeming characteristics to it. But I really don't think the author's care at this point (seeing how many millions they've made printing lies). My recommendation is to read the bible instead of this series; then you'll get truth and the bible is probably shorter (and much better writing). Man, not even Kirk Cameron could save this train wreck.
reviewed by carrots on November 29, 2006 4:38 PM
This story is slow moving. But you keep reading in hopes that something will turn around and it will get moving. I read it because I had read the ones before and wanted to know how the story ends. Even at the end of the book you don't know how the story ends and you are hoping that the next book will move a bit faster.
The earthquake is the only big event that happens in the story. Which may be why it the story seems to move so slow.
The earthquake is the only big event that happens in the story. Which may be why it the story seems to move so slow.
reviewed by shirley49 on November 29, 2006 5:55 PM
