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Right Behind: A Parody of Last Days Goofiness
by
N.D. Wilson (Goodreads Author)
LaHaye and Jenkins' best-selling apocalyptic fiction novel, Left Behind, is already so ridiculous that it's hard to make a parody of it. Yet the conservative Christian author, Nathan Wilson, bravely sets forth to push it over the top. Tweaked versions of all the original characters work together in an absurd tangle of Evangelical goofiness struggling to make sense of the p...more
Paperback, 110 pages
Published
June 15th 2001
by Canon Press
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Oh wow. This was one of the most delightfully hilarious books I've ever read. Written by a postmillenial author (who is an astonishing author as well as my rhetoric teacher) in response to the Left Behind series, and it is amazing. He makes fun of the prose:
"Buff sat by his window in business class and watched the sun come up like a single tooth in a bleeding gum."
He makes fun of the inherent gnosticism:
"Then he has finally turned his back on...more
"Buff sat by his window in business class and watched the sun come up like a single tooth in a bleeding gum."
He makes fun of the inherent gnosticism:
"Then he has finally turned his back on...more
hilarious!
"Buff sat by his window in business class and watched the sun come up like a single tooth in a bleeding gum."
"But now he was realizing that things like traffic would be tough because of how many minivans had been left empty, careening through traffic, when their Evangelical drivers disappeared. Luckily, their bumperstickers had warned as much."
"Don't you think that it's more 'scooby snack' Christianity? I mean it's too sm...more
"Buff sat by his window in business class and watched the sun come up like a single tooth in a bleeding gum."
"But now he was realizing that things like traffic would be tough because of how many minivans had been left empty, careening through traffic, when their Evangelical drivers disappeared. Luckily, their bumperstickers had warned as much."
"Don't you think that it's more 'scooby snack' Christianity? I mean it's too sm...more
I must admit, this book was sort of a guilty pleasure for me. A satirical parody of the Left Behind series, it was one of the most fun reads I've enjoyed in quite some time. Certainly the only time in recent memory when I have laughed out loud for the entire length of a book! Which, at only 105 pages, meant a good solid 90-minutes of joy.
Those unfamiliar or unaccustomed with satire should probably stay away from this one. On the other hand, anyone who, like me, absolutely LOVED the D...more
Those unfamiliar or unaccustomed with satire should probably stay away from this one. On the other hand, anyone who, like me, absolutely LOVED the D...more
Very fun read, a bit over the top at times, but not without cause. It made me chuckle quite a bit, sometimes the best critique of something or someone is to parody it, I find that to be mostly true in this case. I wish the book was longer or that there were at least half as many sequels as the Left Behind series.
Here's one of my favorite exchanges in the book:
"You're drunk and disgusting," Scott said and he stood up.
"I've only had one beer, not even ...more
Here's one of my favorite exchanges in the book:
"You're drunk and disgusting," Scott said and he stood up.
"I've only had one beer, not even ...more
Meghan
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I'll forever be grateful to the "Left Behind" series for reminding me I'm truly an amillenialist, so I was looking forward to this parody. Unfortunately, satire that regularly reminds you that it is, in fact, satire, becomes quite tiresome. Some laugh out loud funny parts, yes, but overall I was hoping for a better storyline and humour, instead of being told, "Hey, we're making fun of the writing, now we're making fun of the timeline, now we're making fun of..." Yes, I get it...more
Very clever satire of the series' poor writing, hyper active dispensationalism, and overly sugary Christian subculture in general. Short enough to read in one sitting, much of the satire directly related to Left Behind may go over one's head if you're not familiar with the series at least somewhat. Might not resonate well for those with a short sense of humor.
I didn't think it was funny the first time I read this because I thought it was a massive exaggeration. Then I read a little of Left Behind and realized that book is astonishingly poorly written. Like eating giant spoonfuls of white flour and calling it bread. So I liked it a lot more then. Love the part about the guy with no arms.
Certainly funny, but it had little of the biting criticism that was so prevalent in The Mantra of Jabez, and made that book so good.
Right Behind: turning the other cheek.
Corny and teriffic. One star yet five stars. Accomplishes the purpose for which it was sent.
Corny and teriffic. One star yet five stars. Accomplishes the purpose for which it was sent.
I hesitate between three and four stars, but I'll go with four given the book's four or five laugh-out-loud moments.
Hilarious. I didn't read Left Behind though, so I probably didn't get most of it.
This side-splitting Christian satire is great.
Learning Through Laughter - Great Book!
Silliness. But fun!
Just a hoot.
Delicious.
This was a fun read. Great way to laugh at some of the strange subcultural oddities. As well as consider some of the very sad fruit that some ideas have.
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