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dnandrews797's review against another edition
1.0
I only read this for the Great American Read and I have to say it’s probably the worst on the list so far other than it’s cousin Left Behind. Mind Invaders suffers from the same stereotypes that all fanatical American Christian fiction does:
1. A straight white male atheist main character who converts to Christianity and tries to shove it down everyone’s throats around him.
2. A female main character that is resistant to the male main characters conversion to Christianity and hates religion for her own reasons before the “proof” that Christianity is the way becomes too much and she converts and starts dating the main character.
3. An antichrist figure that uses science and technology to try and bring about world peace (yeah super evil dude right there).
4. Strong nationalism and disparagement of other cultures/belief systems.
5. A plot stitched together by fear of modern science, referencing Bible verses, and an annoying amount of self-righteous superiority from all the protagonists.
In other words, a perfect read if you’re drinking the super Christian Kool Aid, an awful read for anyone with critical thinking skills.
1. A straight white male atheist main character who converts to Christianity and tries to shove it down everyone’s throats around him.
2. A female main character that is resistant to the male main characters conversion to Christianity and hates religion for her own reasons before the “proof” that Christianity is the way becomes too much and she converts and starts dating the main character.
3. An antichrist figure that uses science and technology to try and bring about world peace (yeah super evil dude right there).
4. Strong nationalism and disparagement of other cultures/belief systems.
5. A plot stitched together by fear of modern science, referencing Bible verses, and an annoying amount of self-righteous superiority from all the protagonists.
In other words, a perfect read if you’re drinking the super Christian Kool Aid, an awful read for anyone with critical thinking skills.
joestewart's review against another edition
1.0
I couldn’t get through it. The writing was too weak, the story was implausible, and the characters undeveloped. I set it aside.
88keys's review against another edition
A preachy Christian novel pretending to be science fiction. Why was it on the GAR list?
the_knitting_librarian's review against another edition
1.0
Such a great idea for a plot but it is so poorly written I could barely get through it. Try not using so many exclamations points next time. Also I am a fan of Christian fiction but this was super preachy.
kimthroughbooks's review against another edition
1.0
This was a tough one to start and equally difficult to get through. Not my kind of genre but even worse, the writing was weak. I will say that the story got a bit more interesting toward the end, but not enough to earn more then 1 star from me. I only read it because it was on the Great American Read list and really not sure why it even made the list. Can't recommend this one.
jammons's review against another edition
1.0
This is one of those books where the premise/synopsis is exceptionally better than the actual book. If you've read the blurb, I can honestly say it doesn't get better than that.
If it wasn't on the Great American Read list I would not have finished it.
If it wasn't on the Great American Read list I would not have finished it.
marla0505's review against another edition
3.0
It's only 3 because 2.5 isn't an option; okay plot but the writing style was absolutely sub-par. I have no idea why this made it on the GAR list.