Left Behind: Chapter Twenty-one

Buck's new job. Duties as managing editor of Global Weekly will send him to Chicago to find a replacement for Raptured local editor Lucinda (finally, a minor character who reappears -- in a manner of speaking). This will place Buck on Ray's flight to O'Hare and in the seat next to Chloe.

Buck's Interview with Ray, Chloe & Hattie at the Carlisle. Rayford Steele uses the opportunity to spread his message of the real meaning of the "disappearances" and the second chance that has been given believers to save their souls. Tension builds as Buck struggles to overcome his secular prejudices. Blah blah blah blah.

Final takeaway, wherein your correspondent gives an aesthetic critique of the above. The entire "action" of the "Left Behind" series is the theological struggle of non believers to grapple with belief. This is done through 400 pages of agonizingly bad death porn seasoned with evangelical Christian triumphalism. Those who are truly interested in these matters would be far better served to read this. Magnitudes of order better, 10% the length, and free on the Kindle App.