[Judith Anne]

I read the books, and experienced no events or nightmares. But they bored me! I read them so that I’d know what they were about. I can hardly remember them.

[johngrace]

Jesus is strong in you!

[Campion]

But they bored me!

I was going to say something about the "nausea" probably being caused by poor writing, and vapid story lines.

[mlizzy]

Michael D. O'Brien is not your average writer, so my guess, is that that is why he was intensely attacked when he took on this project. It doesn't surprise me. Sort of like how Fr. Euteneuer is attacked for his role in fighting the devil as an exorcist. It was O'Brien, btw, that said this in regard to Obama and the question of the Anti-Christ:

Surely there are "Ten Just Men" still out there somewhere in America. So why Obama? And why does he rise and rise as his mouth smiles and smiles, exuding sincerity as he speaks lies and death? --from Fr. Mark Kirby, "Thank you, Michael O'Brien"

[mlizzy]

Judith Anne, here's some of Michael D. O'Brien's works. We've got about five or six of his books here at home; my DH actually purchased them; he is an avid reader and fan of his. I might attempt to read them myself (very thick books) maybe ... Link

[BelegStrongbow]

The problem for me is that as the children grew up, the narrative got more and more bogged down with ordinary teen-aged angst. The last few books have had a real ‘Angel’ overtone, where everyone is downcast and depressed and not really sure they want to go through with all this.

The last book was the worst for that (and was really really long, into the bargain). The ending sort of tied things up, but far too quickly and with no real emergence from the nightmare that had intensified so deeply throughout the series.

I’m probably not even going to see the last two movies. I know how it comes out. I’m tired of sitting there being assaulted by semi-literate teenagers and have better uses for the money.