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Welcome once again to the “Beyond Book Club.” I am Hemmingway. |
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And I am Ann Rand. This time out we have a very... special book to review.
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Indeed. It is the first book of the Left Behind series. |
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Do either of us think this is worth reading? |
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Upfront this week, aren't you, Harpy? |
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Seriously, what does this book say to you? |
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It says things. Weakness. Stupidity. Bad editing. Worse writing. |
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So you enjoyed it? |
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A sense of humor to light the darkness. No, Harpy, I did not enjoy it. You? |
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Less, possibly, than you did. And stop calling me “Harpy.” |
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In the face of this book I need any joy I can find. To cling to. To hold dear. To trust in. |
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So, calling me “Harpy” makes you feel better about having read this tripe? |
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Indeed. It is a book about the end. The end times of the Bible. Written as pulp. Bad pulp. The worst. It also makes no real sense. |
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I would agree. It promotes the weak as being the survivors, and still they don't take charge; instead they simply give up and fall down at the feet of a higher power to save them. Though they were blind, they do not now see; they simply ask to be read to, instead of looking for themselves. |
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Also, they annoy me. |
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The dialogue is a special brand of hellish. |
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Worse than yours. |
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Excuse me? |
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Fifty page speech? Woman you have literary war crimes to answer for. But that is not our goal today. |
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At least I could write more than fifty pages at once. |
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My prose is sharp. Direct. Simple. Not pedantic and frustrating. That would be yours. AGAIN! We are here to discuss LaHaye, not you. |
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I hate you. |
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Established! So thoughts on LaHaye? |
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How many of these did he write? |
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Too many. Thirty? Forty? Twelve? Who knows? |
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The Shadow. |
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A joke? |
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A rarity. |
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I'll say. This has been the “Beyond Book Club.” |
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Tune in next time when we might actually discuss a book instead of insulting me. |
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Doubtful, Harpy. |
