Rating  - Christian propaganda? Yeah Right!
Mark Moore has it wrong. This book may be Christian, but it is not propaganda. It tells about something that I (and many others) believe will happen.
Mark says that it is "ludicrous" to believe that the world would go into chaos if all the Christians disappeared. Yeah right! Let's see millions of people around the world disappear at the same time and without warning and not have chaos!
I think that Mark's accusations are what's ludicrous. "An evil religion perpetuated by zealous idiots"?!? Give me a break! Christians are as normal as anyone else!
In the Bible, the book of Revelation takes about "20 pages" because it gives only enough detail to understand the basics of what is going to happen. The Left Behind books are much longer because they put the happenings into real life happenings.
Mark also says that their are no non-Christian records of Jesus. There was a non-Christian historian named Josephus who lived at about the same time as Jesus and who mentioned Him in his writings.
As for the quality of the book? I have read all of the Left Behind adult books and found them all to be good. Despite that, this book does have less quality than some of the earlier books. I especially enjoyed a few of the books right before this one but this one was almost a disappointment. I personally think that the authors lost some of their good quality by continuing the series so long.
Rating  - The Big Let Down in the Series Begins....
I guess it had to happen. Books Six, Seven, Eight and Nine were absolutely excellent. Halfway through this book, I was getting excited about what was promising to be a strong end to the series. But as I noted, halfway through this book, everything hit the brick wall with a loud, resounding splat. The first half of this book continues an excellent storyline, and continues working phenomenal character growth. But for some odd reason, this book quickly degenerates into a Bible tract. Much like Books Four and Five, the second half of this book destroys the excellent promise and progress of Six through Nine. I have hopes that things will turn around in the last two books of the series, but somehow I see the preachy Bible tract aspect continue through to the end. What a shame if it does...this series had so much potential to be more than just a scare tactic towards witnessing.
Rating - BOOK TEN: THE REMNANT
THE REMNANT is every bit as exciting, fluid, and even inspiring as fans of the spectacular Left Behind series have come to expect these books to be. Antichrist Nicolae Carpathia leaves no stone unturned in his ongoing attempt to dominate every human on the planet and wipe out the believers assembled at Petra. Somehow God's own remain beyond his grasp, and angels appear to proclaim the gospel and protect defenseless believers. Despite the obvious hand of God moving upon the world, many remain unaccountably stubborn and refuse to submit to Christ, sealing their own regrettable but inevitable fate. The Tribulation Force is forced to evaluate whether or not there really is such a thing as a "safe house" anymore, and George Sebastian struggles to escape a seemingly impenetrable GC trap in one of the most thrilling episodes of the whole series. Though engaging on almost every level, THE REMNANT does have some flaws. The authors take a couple of unfortunate digs at non-evangelical Christians, at one point implying that even Jesus wouldn't want to go to their churches. There's still a lot of jetting around in the series' ongoing over-reliance on airborne escapes, and Chloe Williams continues to annoy with her adolescent desire to never miss out on any of the "action" even though it's clear she's of greatest benefit as head of the international co-op. And Carpathia's ruling cadre (and most of the rest of the GC) is composed of so many hapless dunderheads that it defies credulity. No organization handled with such incompetency could ever even survive, let alone conquer the world. Despite these shortcomings, THE REMNANT flies along at a rapid clip highlighted by fun dialogue and breakneck action. The characters are for the most part likeable and you can't help but pull for them. The basic message remains pertinent and urgent as ever, even if one disagrees with some of the details. Overall yet another easy-to-recommend entry in this astonishing series.
Rating - Disappointed....
After hearing so many good things about this series, I decided to borrow The Remnant from the library. Now, normally, I can read just about any book; however predictable the storyline may be, I make myself finish the book. With this book however, I read a few chapters, skimmed a lot, and just completely gave up about two-thirds into the book. I think the part that really ruined it for me was pages 314-316. That scene was just right out of the book of Numbers(Korah's rebellion) and written practically word for word. That was blatant plagiarism. What would the author(Moses) think? (half j/k) Couldn't they come up with their own ideas?
If the other books are as bad as this, then I really don't get why this series is so popular.To be fair, maybe I should read the 1st book. Hopefully, it'll prove to be more exciting.
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