Could never finish reading the entire Bible
928273
"The Daily Bible with Devotional Insights" was given to my husband by one of the men in his Bible Study Class. We both started reading it in mid-January. We knew we would have to catch up on the daily readings in order to follow the daily passage. It is the most interesting story I have ever read. It is so understandable and the devotionals before each reading are wonderful, providing insight before reading the scriptures. I look forward to my daily reading and often find myself reading ahead. Everyone should have a copy of this Bible.
1206881
This book lured me in with the description; especially when it talked about the main characters' two sons. But then it VERY quickly reminded me why I quit reading pretty much anything but Christian Fiction.

The language, situations and references had me blushing, even when no one else was in the room. And I'm an eight year Air Force veteran. If I wanted that kind of reality, I'd go out to Ft. Bragg and hang our with the soldiers. I will NEVER understand how that kind of ignorance of the English language and lack of self-control in a person's life can ever be justified in any setting.

The only redeeming quality the book had at all was his love for his boys and his desire to do anything to protect them.

No .. I wouldn't recommend this book to anyone.
3271608
Got tired of the constant backstory that would often drown out the points she was trying to make.  I am sure the experience was eye opening.  However, I often wondered if I was reading the ramblings of a young girl playing house rather than a woman intent on finding her holy place as her husband's helper as God intended.  Sadly, I was unable to finish this book.  Too bad, because it was so highly recommended by many Christian book outlets.
538305
I had always wanted to read the entire Bible, but always found excuses not to.  Not any more!  I hooked up with a Bible in 90 days support group on-line and read the Bible in 88 days.  God used my reading to show me many things I can and need to apply to my life.  I look forward to reading it again later this year in 90 days!
1868491
This book just used the Lost show to talk about someones religion. It was so boreing I had a very hard time getting to the end. If I had wanted to read about religion,I would have bought a book about religion. But I cannot recommend this book to anyone with the exception of those who seek religion in everything. And that's not me.
2126317
The idea of this book is great, but more than halfway through, I'm finding much of it to be a gigantic excuse to study the old testament and the socio-economic and relational circumstances of those time periods. I'm finding very little reference to current day issues and how they relate to old testament texts. I agree with the other reviewer who asked where Jesus is in all of this. This entire book is a stretch, at best. Perhaps it's great fodder for academic conversations among academics, but to study among a bunch of regular folk? Nope. Not helpful.
3392384
I cannot dislike a Bible, but this one I find difficult to navigate or even to tell where I am in it.  The notes at the end of a book and only be read turning one page at a time. If you are looking for a note from near the end, you can wear out a finger turning pages.
687789
Was trying to use this at korean church and just could not follow or go through the mass. Maybe its the UI in the kindle or I just don't know how to use a bible. Either way there has to be a better way, actually bringing a bible would of worked a lot better.
1416916
My mother described reading this book like jogging through Jell-o and I am inclined to agree.  I attempted to read it due to continually being rated as on of the top 100 novels of all time.  I made it 16% of the way according to my Kindle and just couldn't do it anymore.  I found it to be difficult to follow and prone to tangents.
4641115
The more books I read and the older I get, the less need for me to trudge through to completion. I got as far as chapter 8 before calling it quits. I just can't relate to the author. I'm a 67 year old retired engineer/educator who has tried to follow a christian philosophy without being, per se, religious. I just couldn't get through the massive excruciating details of trivia with very little discussion on the main theme; conversion to a religion. There are too many good books out there which I haven't read for me to spend any more time on this one.
3747226
Read article which led me to believe I would find biblical definitions and values.  Not so much.  Quit reading part way through.  Regret wasting so much on a book that isn't for me.  Have totally deleted.
549471
Terrible. I was made to read this book for required class, just because author graduate from my University. English is my 3rd language but still I am straight A student, who is working on 3rd degree. I am published writer myself and have degree in Theology. I read many many many books in English, but this one going to make you absolutely hate studying Bible.
Author jump from subject to subject. Quote Wesley almost on every page, it is like he has no personal opinion
I wish I could get my money back, and hours of spending trying get through this book just to pass the quiz
406166
Heavy preaching - both political and religious. I rarely give up on a book but I couldn't take anymore about half way through. I skipped lots of the preachy parts but intelligent action was hard to find. Silly premise - illogical writing - how did the main character get so rich (in the military??) You  could easily predict the ending without reading most of the book.
Stay away from this one if you like reading good books.
2579129
Ive never read a worse interpretation on the book of Dan in all my life. The author jumps from the OT to the New with very little historic reference,and makes mistakes most christian commentators make about the anti- Christ. His opinion on Josephus is pure conjecture,and results in nothing more than psycho bable. I guess everyone thinks they can write a book on the bible.
2078045
I found it very difficult to follow the plot of the story and to stay involved, because there was so much religious focus. I skim read the last100 plus pages because it was very distracting.
3506609
I really liked the story but almost didn't finish reading it because I found all the praying and praising so tedious, and I am a practicing Christian.
1137037
Honestly, I cannot recommend this book, even for those who know the Bible, let alone the uninitiated or unbelieving. How far have we as a civilization fallen, that we can "deconstruct" things to sit in judgment of them, even God and His Holy Scripture, that has for thousand of years shaped our lives for the better? What Plotz writes one would be ashamed to say, but in our blog-Western-world, where everyone HAS to know what you think about everything, even, or especially if, you're completely ignorant about the subject.

Can you imagine someone writing a book about Shakespeare, Dante, or the Koran and saying essentially: "This is stupid - I don't like it! This guy's an idiot!" It's like saying "what's so great about the Mona Lisa?", which says a lot more about you than it does about the Mona Lisa. Strange, how we sit in judgment of things that we really should humble ourselves before, ponder and ask, as Agur does in verse one of Proverbs chpt. 30: "Surely I am more stupid than any man". How this book got any critical attention amazes me.

Yes, the Bible is marvelous, disturbing, and funny at times too; its depth has continually fascinated both the humblest and poorest to the richest and most learned. The things we don't like in it are NOT commended by God just because they are in there. The depth of God's Love, Mercy and Justice are intermingled with the depths of man's folly, self-centered-ness and depravity.

Despite our sins, not because of them, God loves us and has continually reached out to us, since the day mankind's first Father and Mother rebelled. Plotz wonders that Adam and Eve don't die when they eat the forbidden fruit, as God had promised them. He even reproves God for what he calls His "half-hearted punishment", not realizing that the judgments given, known by theologians as "The Fall of Man", have shaped us and continues to plague us. Spiritual death - what God was talking about - has given us eternal amnesia of our heavenly Father and Eden. Work ("sweat of your brow" is now cursed - men especially look to it to provide what God used to give us - yet work is NOT itself a curse, but a good thing. "Your desire shall be for your husband and he shall rule over you" means at least that women now look too much to men for meaning and companionship, yet they must, because they were taken from his side or "built for" men; and childbirth is now painful, yet is still an important blessing).
We may, like Plotz, judge the Bible, but really IT judges US, and our civilization and time. Every people group finds something they don't like about the Bible (and usually something they DO like about it too).

So, I'd much rather you read a book about the Bible by someone who can actually give you real insights into the text, based on the original scripture, other scripture (CON-textualization), and even human understanding (see Exclusion and Embrace: A Theological Exploration of Identity, Otherness, and Reconciliation by Miroslav Volf).