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Babylon Rising: The Europa Conspiracy by Tim LaHaye and Bob Phillips is ... well ... ham fisted. I am absolutely positive that is the first time I've ever used that word in my life, but it is the perfect word to describe this book. Here is another one - defective. This book has a fantastic plot, great characters, super scenes, but is just horribly written. It needs to be recalled, rewritten, and rereleased when it is ready for prime time.
You don't necessarily have to wait for Tim and Bob to rewrite this book. It is a really good read. The story, like its two predecessors, is based on looking for Biblical artifacts, and it is thrilling. Just be prepared to wonder if anyone but the author ever read this work. Should they be listening, here are a few ideas:
When people that are close to you die, one expects people of faith and caring to really care. The comments of the main characters related to the deaths of their friends seem cold and fleeting.
It is ok to use up a bit more forest to tell the whole story. This book should have been at least 100-200 pages longer. You want to see more development of almost every aspect. The scenes are too short, not enough build up, and they just end.
If you must preach, make it subtle. The most ham fisted aspect of this book is the political and theological preaching. It is in your face and not attractive.
When people are said to have survived, it is bad form to later tell us they are dead.
I am a manufacturer and a writer. If this were my product or my book, I'd ask everyone to return it, so I could send them the quality they deserve.
You don't necessarily have to wait for Tim and Bob to rewrite this book. It is a really good read. The story, like its two predecessors, is based on looking for Biblical artifacts, and it is thrilling. Just be prepared to wonder if anyone but the author ever read this work. Should they be listening, here are a few ideas:
When people that are close to you die, one expects people of faith and caring to really care. The comments of the main characters related to the deaths of their friends seem cold and fleeting.
It is ok to use up a bit more forest to tell the whole story. This book should have been at least 100-200 pages longer. You want to see more development of almost every aspect. The scenes are too short, not enough build up, and they just end.
If you must preach, make it subtle. The most ham fisted aspect of this book is the political and theological preaching. It is in your face and not attractive.
When people are said to have survived, it is bad form to later tell us they are dead.
I am a manufacturer and a writer. If this were my product or my book, I'd ask everyone to return it, so I could send them the quality they deserve.
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