Great purpose, dry read.
593794
It had great points but the book seemed to be dull and somewhat repetitive.  The book sounds like a long drawn out story with out any of the parts of story that make it fun to read. I think that it could have been written differently while using the same information and that could have made all the difference.
3339192
We recently purchased this book for a group study...while it has some great information, I feel it's a bit of a dry read, at the least first few chapters. I think sticking with it is beneficial but there are other books (check out Author Scott Turanksy) that I've enjoyed and benefited from a little more.
965925
I picked this up to use as a daily devotional, as I've used several of Lucado's books in small group studies and Sunday School classes.  The content is pretty much standard Max Lucado, as the entries are all brief excerpts from several of his books.

Unfortunately for my purpose, the title is accurate in that these are pretty much inspirational thoughts; the entries are really too brief to function as the focus for a daily devotion.  They are more like little pick-me-ups.  I think this book would work better as a page-a-day calendar.  It's not bad content, just didn't suit my purpose (and a lot of it was familiar from having read his books).

The book uses excerpts from: And the Angels Were Silent, Come Together and Worship, A Gentle Thunder, He Chose the Nails, In the Eye of the Storm, In the Grip of Grace, God Came Near, Just Like Jesus, No Wonder They Call Him the Savior, Six Hours One Friday, Traveling Light, and When Christ Comes.
1091514
Interesting, but a very dry read.  It is a great historical remembrance.
3632611
I'm liking this because it's obvious Carrier has done his research.  But he's not a very engaging author.  It's a dry read.  While I appreciate the content, the delivery puts me to sleep.  This book was written for the purpose of making a case -- a very thorough case -- to other scholars who have, like Carrier did himself for a very long time, dismissed any theory that challenged a historical Jesus.  He takes the reader through the research and methodology -- in meticulously and repetitive detail -- that changed his mind.  I get it... he's trying to get the scholarly types to reconsider their positions, but for those of us, like me, that don't need that much convincing (I stopped believing in a historical Jesus years ago) it's redundant and boring.  Nevertheless, a thorough explanation of his research and methodology IS  necessary if scholars and lay people alike are ever going to stop taking for granted that there was a Jesus (just because the Bible says so) and actually start looking at the evidence (or lack thereof) from an objective point of view.
482748
I really, really, REALLY wanted to like this but it is very dry and kind of hard to read. I found that it stopped being inspirational and started feeling like an instruction manual. This is not a statement towards Louise, I've heard some of her interviews and she's pretty great. This is on her editor.
1876890
the articles of this man's defense, what should have been the most important part of the book, were NUMEROUS, DRAWN-OUT, and EXTREMELY DRY.
i liked the cover.  liked the VERY ending too.  its the in-between bits that i wasn't crazy about.
4439677
This book has so much great information but it is presented in such a way that it can be difficult to get into.  The chapters could be much more concise.  Also, as an art therapy student I would appreciate a picture or a graph or any kind of visual to go along with what I am reading...but there are none!  The author writes well but the overall read and content of the book is dry.
3237304
I wanted this volume to be great, and it has some pluses, but of course, there are some non-strengths, too.  Compared to reading the entire Bible, with 31 chapters it is concise.  As I read it, I kind of felt like I was telling myself Bible stories.  If one wants to get a quick, potted overview, this is one way to do it.  Not having the true references for each chapter listed either at the beginning or ending of that chapter is a disadvantage--as an appendix is a bit too removed.
Several years ago, a similar volume was much better done, called The Life of Christ in Stereo.  Even older is the century old, but still published, Egermeier's Story of the Bible. Both of these are truer to the whole Bible, and more readable.
1571062
My review is on the basis of the fact that I had an extremely hard time staying focused on this book, and because of that, comprehended very little from the text.

As with most of John MacArthur's books, this reads more like a sermon, then a story. Lots of scripture quotes, to reference what he is speaking about, but in this it becomes very doctrinal, and dry.

I always find it interesting with John MacArthur that his teasers and advertisements for messages and books say one thing, but ultimately his messages and books are nothing more then sermons, or glorified sermons.

Don't misunderstand me, John MacArthur is a fabulous teacher of the Word of God, but honestly, his books leave much to be desired as far as reading comprehension. I guess my mistake is reading someone like Chuck Colson, or Max Lucado, who have such a eloquent writing style, and tell such fabulous stories, in trying to compare that to what John MacArthur writes.

Honestly, this is more of a commentary on scripture, rather then a novel. If you approach it from that perspective you won't be disappointed. But I guess I was expecting something more then that and less theological from this book.
3148460
I absolutely love books on the human experience in many different forms, but this one was extensively dry, filled with too much of her own thoughts and feelings and not enough about the experiences she was having.  Plus, her vocabulary is outstanding, but to the average person they would not be able to understand the information she is trying to relay.  I will admit I got about 50 or so pages into it and stopped, mainly because I was bored, so I have not read the whole book.  Maybe I will try to get a little further in it to see if it picks up...I just know that I kept falling asleep trying to read it.
1943793
Derek Prince wrote this short book using 12 "Let Us" phrases from the book of Hebrews. Usually I really like these kinds of books. Lists are concise and easy to remember. But it wasn't until the last 3 chapters that I didn't have force myself to go back to reading it. While the list isn't bad, the book is dry in my opinion.

I did give it 3 stars though because I think someone could use it as a spring board for a better study on their own.

I was given this book by the publisher for my truthful review.
3733607
Physically, this book was in awesome condition, I have no complaints from the seller. The book is very dry to read, so if your looking for information, there might be better books out there.
303754
The premise of this book was very interesting - the overmedicalization of America, especially in the elderly, and the need to see if treatments really work before putting people through them and asking society to pay for them.

However, it was dry as dust.  I normally like this kind of study, but reading it felt like it feels to stay up late drinking wine and then you have to get up early the next morning, and you keep hitting the snooze button over and over.  It just wasn't happening for me.  I ended up skimming the chapters, hoping the book would "warm up" as it proceeded, but didn't happen.  I ended up skimming the whole book.

From what I got, the author feels like you're going to get old and frail and sick no matter what you do, and when your time comes, that's it.  No matter what.  So our country might as well quit spending money for excessive medical treatment of the elderly, and the elderly should forget about weight loss, exercise, popping your vitamins or eating your spinach, because you're gonna get old and sick regardless.  Kind of a calvinistic approach to aging.  (A friend of mine, who is a presbyterian calvinist, said that your time to die is predestined, and if you improve your health so you don't die of natural causes when the time comes, you'll get hit by a truck!)  I guess if that's what you believe, fine, and I do agree that many of the medical interventions we use are excessive.  BUT - I also feel very strongly that lifestyle changes (not smoking, vegetarian/vegan natural foods diet, and vigorous exercise)(and NOT following the bad example set by me of staying up late to drink wine, lol) can make a huge difference in not only the span of your life but in your health, happiness, and ability to avoid painful medical treatments even if you die early under the wheels of the truck mentioned above.  I'm closing in on 50, and plan to prove this by my life over the next 55 years.

So anyway, these smart scientist types like this author should shell out a few bucks, lure some English literatue PhD away from the unemployment line, and hire the English major to help make the science a little more lively and interesting...or at least throw in some gratuitous sex and violence, to keep the reader's attention and make his points more clear.
2485191
This is a real difficult read.  It has important ideas and concepts, but man is it a dry read.
3115776
Despite the title, this is really a book on discipleship.  Coleman is straight forward enough in his analysis of Jesus' method of recruiting and honing his men for service, but his style for the most part is professorially dry, lacking vivid illustrations to keep the reader engaged.  The edition I read was revised in 1993 which means that the bibliography is still almost twenty years out-of-date.  After the hype of other reviewers regarding this "classic," I was underwhelmed.  I am sure that this was an important and impactful book in it's time, but as a pastor in early 21st century America I cannot honestly imagine using it as a tool for group study.
1630332
It's a gift. Reading it now. About halfway through. It is very dry and not what I was hoping for.  Might be a good book for a book report.