The Days of Noah: The Complete Box Set (The Days of Noah #1-3) by Mark Goodwin

The Days of Noah: The Complete Box Set (The Days of Noah #1-3) Reviews

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  Shala Self Parker

  I liked the story line in this book. In fact, it makes me want to get ready for the apocalypse now. My daughter and friends think I'm going crazy because I want to get a gun and safe now. The only problem I had with this book and the reason that I gave it 3 stars is because it had too much detail. For example the chicken wire that they were making out of construction wire. I didn't really see any relevance of it to the story line. This was just one example. I thought the author was going to go somewhere with the story by putting some of the details in and he never did. All in all it was a good book. It just could have been better.
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  Gophergirl58

  I finished the trilogy, and they are great books. The big turn-off for me, though, was the excessive usage of two words: snickered and winked. The last word was used about 60 times in the trilogy, and snickered was used about half that. I mean, really, who winks all the time when they talk. And all the characters, virtually, in the book? So it just really ruined the books for me. I gave them four stars, though, because the story itself is good; the series, Days of Elijah, is my favorite thus far, a great trilogy.
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  Sparky

  This is one of the best series in this genre I've found. It's by one of the only two authors I consistently stick with through series (A. American being the other). The author did good in "The Economic Collapse Chronicles" trilogy, I thoroughly enjoyed them, but in my opinion he really found his own voice and his unique twist in the genre with this series. It will also be of interest to anyone interested in fiction related to the end times from a Biblical perspective (which isn't to say it's preachy, or that I think this is how everything will work out exactly. I don't think the series was intended to be a Biblical study on the end times, it's a dystopian/EOTWAWKI novel with Biblical themes). I would also add, I see some people bad mouthing the ending. I couldn't disagree more. This was the perfect summary to the trilogy, and I couldn't think of a way to end it better. It brought tears to my eyes, which isn't easy for a book to do. Big thumbs up.
  Edit note: I've seen some reviewers complaining about conspiracy theories playing in to the book, which I find a little confusing. Granted, if you go in viewing this as an author telling you how the world actually works, I suppose I wouldn't agree with some of it. It's a book of fiction though, and to hold it to the standard of verifiable fact seems stringent at best. If this was a work of non-fiction, and the author was saying everything in the book was true, I would disagree, but in the world of fiction it's an engaging and creative book.
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  Holly Malone

  A must-read for all non-zombies
  
  I actually read the Elijah trilogy first, but as soon as I finished that, I came back to this series to see how it all began. What an eye opening experience. Of course it is a work of fiction; however, the storyline tracks pretty closely to the warnings in the bible. If you are a living, breathing human being with half a brain, you need to see where our current world attitudes are leading us. Of course, this may not happen in our lifetime, but what if it did? just think about it.
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  Wanda Hartzenberg

  Bought this on audible.
  Really enjoyed listening to the three books.
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  Lisa

  Definitely not for me
  
  I have read a few Mark Goodwin before and really liked them but this was filled with Bible versus that were twisted to fit the narrative.
  
  Listen, I am not naive to think that something like this could happen &prepare myself. This was just an infomercial for the NRA. Individual conversations filled this book without bringing the readers imagination into the book...I love books that while you are reading the author makes you see, feel and be part of what's going on. There were no edge of my seat moments..just bible verse explanations that just seemed monotonous and boring. No descriptive imagination at all.
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  Shirley Shaffer

  I've only started on book two of the three book set. This author is incredible. His story line is exactly how my family and if will think the collapse will go down. He names the players in the BE I and what has been happening behind the scenes in our government. Everything he writes is, "yep, I knew that." Everyone who has an ear to hear needs to read this series to find out the who, and why and if you haven't already, GET READY! We, the Christians and Patriots, will be blamed and hunted incarceration and extermination.
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  Cherye Elliott

  Days of Noah
  
  Awesome. The book was uplifting, depressing, encouraging, discouraging, frustrating and enlightening. Great read. Makes me so thankful I have God in my heart.
  
  Spoiler alert. When they were taking Cassie, shot the dog, did an illegal search I wanted to reach into my kindle and strangle those "people of authority". Abuse of authority. Okay. I missed a little out of being really good.
  
  Enjoy the read. I did.
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  Mary Ann

  Neither politics nor finance is a subject in which I have depth of knowledge. Even if you disagree with the interpretation of the Bible you will be given plenty of food for thought. This is a subject that has been in my thoughts for years. While my tie is drawing nearer by the day it is one of concern for my children and grandchildren.
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  Linda Boyle

  Captivating
  
  There are so many references in the Bible about what to expect that will lead up to the new world order, economics and power.
  I appreciate being able to read a good book which follows Biblical truths and read from my Bible the scriptures to help me understand what is going to happen and have an idea of how it might come into play.
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  Sandra Barnett

  Eye opener,
  
  I know this wasn't exactly scripture, however it was wonderful of the coming break down of the Church and American. It's amazing how this book has discuss what is actually going on now! People get ready! Jesus Christ is coming.
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  Dianna Guillory

  This was a great story. It shakes you to the core, your like oh my God. I have already started the next set. The story is well told full of things I didn't know.
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  Sarah

  Okay, here's how this is gonna go: the good, the bad, and the try harder.
  
  The Good: Goodwin is a great character writer. His plotting is fairly predictable, but that may simply be me, as a reader, steeped in the eschatology he's using for inspiration. A sort of conceptual and down-to-Earth prequel to the Left Behind series, I found this much more engaging and vastly less cringe-inducing than that one, despite the fact that I only got through two or three of the books. Goodwin's both sides of the coin interlocking narratives is engaging and I wanted to keep up with both sets of characters: those in Virginia and those in Tennessee. I was please when, at the end, the convergence of these became much clearer.
  
  The Bad: If you are, like me, steeped in the eschatological underpinnings and/or have read anything about prepping / preppers / bug-outs / boogaloos, this book may get into your head in an uncomfortable way. Yes, my imagination runs away with me, quickly, on a regular basis. But there were a few moments where I was listening to it in a car and something happened in my real life there on a nice suburban road that matched what was happening in the book and I was genuinely concerned. If you aren't steeped, you may be more or less dismissive of the entirety of the plot. I'd be interested to read or hear perspectives of/from that group. I'll hunt through other reviews.
  
  The Try Harder: Jeez. O. Pete. Narrator! And I don't know how much creative control Goodwin had with this, but Kevin WhateverHisLastNameIs just needs to try so much harder. First, you shouldn't be an audiobook actor if you can't do accents. People from Virginia do not speak with the same accent as people in East Tennessee do not speak with the same accent as people from Israel for whom English is a second language. Furthermore, men and women have different pitches and intonations. If you were merely listening, with no "he said/she said" cues, you'd really only ever be able to tell the children from any of the other characters.
  
  Bonus: The Nit Picking: Again, don't know how much Goodwin got to act in a production capacity for the audio, but let me clue y'all in to how words are actually pronounced in an Appalachian dialect, which is where half this series takes place:
  
  Incorrect: Seh-VEER-vil; Correct: Suh-VEER-vuhl
  Incorrect: Mary-vil; Correct: MARE-a-vuhl
  Incorrect: Mount Joo-lee-ET; Correct: Moun' JOO-lee-eht
  Incorrect: Vaw-NORE; Correct: VAWN-ore.
  
  Happily and immediately moved to the sequel series. Not for everybody, but I thought it was great.
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  Jacquline Ard

  I'm not sure I can agree with all of the "conspiracy" theories, the theological theories about the end times, or certain scenarios playing out in the way they did, but this series had my attention.
  
  I listened to it with my husband who actually made this choice. Considering how he has never read for enjoyment, it's a big deal. While these books were in audio version, he recently began reading another series by the author.
  
  I don't know what's happening here. It's great though. He's a fan, and he's actually reading a book.
  
  We were awed by what we listened to. I mean, it's likely that we plebs will never know the true motives of our government. Maybe it will never affect our lives, but there's always some amount of social engineering, war, unethical laws, and the pinching away at a variety of freedoms that could have been/be somewhat prevented. My thoughts have been sent spinning.
  
  As for me, it's not my usual genre, but I could see where the Christian, anti-establishment, pro-gun, adventure-seeking, family-oriented person would enjoy this series.
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  John Mercer

  Another TEOTWAKI series
  
  Okay, I’ll admit it! I love reading fictional accounts of the end times. This series is done very well and actually spends a fair amount of time explaining biblical prophecy. The writing style is reasonably good and the editing was proficient. The story itself was outstanding and deals with the collapse of America as we know it in the days leading up to the emergence of the Anti-Christ. Good character development and sets us up for the next series; The Days of Elijah.
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  Frank Dupree

  A must read
  
  The Church needs to wake up to the “signs of the times”. We are at the door of the Tribulation period... I believe we are in “The Beginning of Sorrows”... It’s time to PREPARE... Spiritually, Mentally, Physically and Financially. The Word of God in our hearts... Renewed Minds that are filled with Hope... Strong, healthy, fit bodies for what is to come. Food for the lean times coming and Gold and Silver, bullets and guns for bartering. Are you getting ready? I am. In Christ, Bishop Frank Dupree
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  Becky

  Remember, this is fiction. Just like every author, Mark Goodwin uses real-life events and other material as inspiration for his stories. It's fiction inspired by the non-fiction.
  I really enjoy Mark Goodwin's writing. He writes for the veteran prepper and the novice. The political, secular, and Christian narratives unfold in the telling of his relatable stories. You'll recognize similar events to real-life current events without feeling like you're being fed a cheesy story. For a "Christian" book, it has some shocking scenes that I did not expect but was unexpectedly pleased with.
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  Lisa

  I finished the book, and for the most part I liked it. Yes it’s a work of fiction from the viewpoint of Christians and based on bible prophecy. Not sure if I’m going to read the Days of Elijah, I need a break from the apocalypse genre. The only real problem I had with the book was the really long bible verses. Towards the end I just skipped over them. I also felt that the ending was a little abrupt, but I understand that the author needed to leave it open for the next series.