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Inscríbete en LibraryThing para averiguar si este libro te gustará. Actualmente no hay Conversaciones sobre este libro. Esta reseña ha sido escrita por los Primeros Reseñadores de LibraryThing. I received this thru the early readers group. It took me a long time to finish it. I’m not going to repeat the story line since others have. Religious fanaticism gone bad. I was generally disappointed in the book. The historical narrative was interesting, but the book just never grabbed me. ( )Esta reseña ha sido escrita por los Primeros Reseñadores de LibraryThing. Kind of on the fence about this book.
As interesting as it was to discover Millerism through this semi-fiction, I didn't really enjoy it. I had a hard time getting in, then for a while I was super into the story... And then the second part happened. And it felt empty, I guess? Like you're waiting for something to happen, but it never does. Which, we could argue, is the whole point of the second part, but still... What happened with Thomas? And what was that ending? It felt so out of place...
Maybe I would have enjoyed it more if more characters had been developped a bit more? For example, at one point the author says that Henry doesn't even look at his friends, and it's supposed to invoke some feeling, right? But it fell flat for me. It never felt like they were really important to him, unlike the doctor who somehow had a bigger importance.
Anyway, it wasn't the greatest read ever, but I learned some stuff, so that's a plus? Esta reseña ha sido escrita por los Primeros Reseñadores de LibraryThing. I have mixed feelings about this book. Most people have heard about the Miller movement and his prophecy of the 2nd coming. This book seems to just take it to the extreem. Ifind it hard to believe a whole community would turn on each other over what a no nmae person says or prophcises. Esta reseña ha sido escrita por los Primeros Reseñadores de LibraryThing. I received the audiobook version of this book in exchange for a HONEST review.
The story is based on historical events surround William Miller and his followers, the Millerites. Miller 'brainwashed' his followers into believing Jesus Christ was returning sometime in 1843-44...don't recall the exact date. As we all know, this didn't happen...The author did a good job telling the story but I really did not care for the narration/narrator and it took me a long time to finish the book. Esta reseña ha sido escrita por los Primeros Reseñadores de LibraryThing. Clouds without Water was a different book. I really enjoyed the premise and the storyline is timely; you can definitely relate certain aspects of world events to this story. However, the book is a bit heavy on Christian rhetoric, which suits the story, but also makes for some challenging and slow reading, at times. sin reseñas | añadir una reseña
"Masterfully depicted" "Remarkably astute" "A thrilling drama, philosophically thoughtful and emotionally gripping" - Kirkus Reviews October 22, 1844: Then shall the sanctuary be cleansedNot a soul wanders the streets. Businesses are boarded up. Farms have been sold. For the people of Calvary-and hundreds of thousands more across the country-the end is near.Led by the apocalyptic prophecy of Reverend William Miller, the believers have spent the year preparing for Jesus Christ to return at sundown and bring about the rapture. All of his predictions have thus far come to pass, infallible as the Bible itself. Now, as the day approaches, William has mandated that his followers show their true dedication to the cause, no matter what the cost.Standing against him is a single widowed farmer, Henry Smith, who will do anything it takes to protect what remains of his family from the fanaticism that is overtaking their community. He knows that he just needs to push back until the prophecy is proven false and William's grip on the town is loosened. But when that day comes, will the madness truly stop-or will Henry's world only just begin to come to an end?***Based on the actual historical events of The Millerite Movement and The Great Disappointment, Clouds without Water offers a harrowing account of a society beset by mass hysteria and the lone voices that cry out to stop it. No se han encontrado descripciones de biblioteca. |
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