Tribulation Force (Left Behind, Book 2)
by Tim LaHaye, Jerry B. Jenkins
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Read in September, 2007
recommends it for:
Christians/lovers of Christian fiction/fans of prophecy
After the first one, I didn't really want to chew through alot of political stuff. I liked the first book, but parts of it moved really slow for me.
However, book 2 in the Left Behind series was great. While still slightly political, the action is much more fast paced. As the group of four who call themselves the Tribulation Force move closer to the signing of the treaty which will start the seven year Tribulation period, the world rejoices in the new world leader, Nicolae Carpathia. Even re...more
However, book 2 in the Left Behind series was great. While still slightly political, the action is much more fast paced. As the group of four who call themselves the Tribulation Force move closer to the signing of the treaty which will start the seven year Tribulation period, the world rejoices in the new world leader, Nicolae Carpathia. Even re...more
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Read in May, 2008
The story continues. The romance story line gets really intersting for a while, then ends up getting sappy toward the end of the book.
Suspense, intrigue etc. etc.
[personal complaints:]:
They actually moved the U.N. to a place called "New Babylon". I can't believe people, especially religious people (for example the Catholics, or especially the Jews that were left behind) would not see that there was something spiritually fishy about that idea, seeing how frequently the nam...more
Suspense, intrigue etc. etc.
[personal complaints:]:
They actually moved the U.N. to a place called "New Babylon". I can't believe people, especially religious people (for example the Catholics, or especially the Jews that were left behind) would not see that there was something spiritually fishy about that idea, seeing how frequently the nam...more
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Read in September, 2008
Definately worth reading for anyone interested in a picture of what may come, or interested in a good story. I find it disturbing to think of the millions of people (in the book) who consider themselves Christians, yet who so easily follow the popular masses. Even more disturbing is that I know this happens every day, just not on this type of gradiose scale. As for the story - I did not like the 18 month gap, and like other readers I found the introduction of a new spouse a little unsettling ...more
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Read in June, 2008
In this second book of the Left Behind series, Rayford, Chloe, and Buck have joined up with pastor Bruce Barnes to form the "Tribulation Force" a group of new believers who came to salvation after the disappearances. Through their studying and researching of the Bible they learn that the disappearances have begun a seven-year period (called the Tribulation) during which the earth will suffer the most catastrophic calamities in its history. The task they have set for themselves is to al...more
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Read in February, 2008
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Catherinerecommends it for: Jesus Lovers
I don't know how I felt about this book... I don't think the ending was as compelling as the first, mostly because it seemed pretty obvious how it would end by the character pretty much being cut out of the whole book... I didn't like the jump of "eighteen months later" when there was a random new character thrown into the mix. I feel like they just added her to have somebody else to kill off that isn't one of the main characters. Anyways, I'm hard on books. Something about it compelle...more
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recommends it for:
anyone that needs something (free) to do on their lunch hour.
I read somewhere that the 2nd book in this series was even more riveting than the first. Umm, not. I found myself skipping pages at a time for the simple fact that everything that occurred in the first book is rehashed over and over and over and over and over and over again. Get it? Good. Because I'm a trooper, I'm going to start the 3rd book. Or maybe I'll just skip to book 6 since the first three quarters of it will probably cover everything from books 1-5...over and over and over again.
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Read in July, 2008
recommends it for:
Christians, those interested in the end of the Earth & Last Days
A good book, although I take serious issue with the skipping over of EIGHTEEN MONTHS! C'mon, if we only have seven years left on earth, why in the world are we getting rid of a year and a half? Just because it's boring?! Very annoying. Also annoying - the sudden appearance of a new spouse with no warning or introduction at the end of that 18 months. I've read the series before and understand the reason but it is just completely out of left field and disrupted the flow.
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The plot thickens. The Great Potentate Nicolae Carpathea has risen to power - from a no-name in Romania to Romanian President, to Attorney General of the UN, which is now the Global Community - the most powerful governing body on earth. Everyone is in love with Nicolae. Only the four members of the Tribulation Force know that he is really the AntiChrist, not to be trusted.
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Read in January, 1997
It's been a while since I read this book, and I found it interesting to read the other reviews of it. I would call the whole series easy reading. I liked reading them because they made things described in the Bible easier to picture. I don't know if the authors' Biblical interpretations are accurate, but their books had plenty of drama that kept me reading.
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Read in February, 2001
The Left Behind series is an interesting FICTIONAL depiction of what things may be like during the 'end times' foretold of in the biblical book of Revelations. The writing is very good and the characters are well developed. The critical part in this mass media juggernaut that has become a world-wide sensation is to remember that it is FICTION.
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Read in January, 2008
No more books about "The Rapture" for me. This series was recommended by three readers that I respect. I read the first two and have decided that I have had enough. These stories are part of my childhood nightmares. While LaHaye created characters that I care about, I am willing to put myself through anguish read about them.
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Read in December, 2007
recommends it for:
anyone who likes religion.
i loved this book so much, after i read the first one, left behind, i just wanted to keep going and going. i read this one and i couldnt put it down. this book is tribulation force by tim lahye, i advise anyone who likes christian books to read this. its most deff one of my favorite books.
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Read in January, 2003
This entire series was great! It kept me on the edge of my seat the whole time and made me excited for the next book to come out. It wasn't a "preachy" book but at the same time did witness. My review will be the same for all the books in the series. Well worth reading!!
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Read in November, 1998
Book Two of the Left Behind series. Again, there are some interesting things starting to happen about the people who remain on Earth after the rapture. But, there is too much retelling of Book I and then not enough movement in the storyline in this volume.
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Read this just to have a look at the mindset of tribulation type Christians. True to my expectations, this book retarded, bigotted and entirely without literary merit. Worth a read just for a laugh (you can generally pick it up for a couple of pennies on Amazon).
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Read in May, 2008
recommends it for:
Anyone who doesn't want to be left behind!
The 2nd book definately picks up! I really love this series and brace myself for what is yet to come! I was sad to see the pastor die and am sure it will unfold why. I just picked up the 3rd book today and it will be interesting to see what happens.
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Read in January, 2005
I really enjoyed the first book in this series and so I picked up the second. This one started off well, but as the story progressed it became increasingly preachy. This turned me off and so I have not read anything else in the series.
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Given my view of religion and especially Evangelical Christianity, I'm surprised I enjoyed this so much. If you can get passed the bias towards and propaganda for this type of Christianity, it's really an entertaining read.
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recommends it for:
everyone
yes - 2nd in the series - and they are easy reading -knowing one day - there will be a rapture, and knowing i will not be left behind - the series is helping me get through the days at the hospital w/ my pops.
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Really enjoyed this second book in the series! It was fun learning the characters and how they worked together to form "The Tribulation Force" ... It was a hard book to put down - just like the first one.
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