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- Publisher: Pocket Books (1 Aug 1983)
- ISBN-10: 0671552740
- ISBN-13: 978-0671552749
- Product Dimensions: 17.5 x 10.2 x 0.8 cm
- Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
Format:Mass Market Paperback
I had went off Harold Robbins books for a spell then my wife brought this one home. It is a story about an ex soldier who had served in Vietnam and is now "A Preacher". He travels the country in a caravan with his female companions and barely makes a living. His life changes when he meets a Texan billionaire who is willing to fund/promote him. He is used to be the figurehead of a revivalist campaign appearing on TV and drawing a huge following. That's all on the surface. Beneath the surface is sex,drugs and internal conflicts. Another well written and very readable novel by Harold Robbins
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"Spellbinder" is the story of a preacher who grows from being the leader of a small commune of followers to becoming the leader of a big mega-church and a televangelism empire after getting funding from a Texas millionaire.
The story is straightforward and very readable but not always very interesting. Not a bad book by any means, but it just didn't get me very involved. In fact I found it more interesting as a product of its time than as a novel (it was published in the eighties, at the time of several televangelist scandals).
The story is straightforward and very readable but not always very interesting. Not a bad book by any means, but it just didn't get me very involved. In fact I found it more interesting as a product of its time than as a novel (it was published in the eighties, at the time of several televangelist scandals).
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9 of 9 people found the following review helpful
One of the best that can only come from Robbins!
7 Feb 2006
Format:Hardcover
Spellbinder is one of the best written works by Robbins. Written in 1984, the book wears a typical style of writing which only Robbins can deliver. The story is about the "Preacher", a medical vet who took retirement after the Vietnam War, and starts the Church, where sex and drugs are common among the young disciples and him. He in fact grows marijuana to raise funds for the Church. All this remains low profile until a multi-millionaire businessman of Texas notices him and offer him his land and other resources. In return he takes the broadcasting rights of his services. The "Preacher" fights to maintain balance between money and God. This novel touches a very delicate subject, which some people may find totally unacceptable, but it's not hard to relate many religious groups of today with the story. With your open mind and eyes, you might agree with Harold Robbins.
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
God is in the details, as they say
30 Nov 2000
Format:Mass Market Paperback
Spellbinder is one of Robbins' most explosive and powerful novels if not the most eplosive one. It's hero is "Preacher" - a Vietnam vet, California hippie young man who preaches the word of God in a small commune. His faith becomes a tangible asset when he is chosen by a Texas billionaire to lead a new campaign of religious revivalism that uses money, TV and the best media money can buy to spread the word of God (and make a lot of money).
The book is like a backstage pass to corporate-driven TV evangelism, the "other" major money-making entertainment industry in US. Its ending is exquisite (and a valid parabole on Jesus), but its biggest strength lies in the details. Robbins did a lot of research on American TV evangelism, and paints here such a realistic picture with all those details, that one really wonders: wasn't this, by any chace... a true story ?
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
Intriguing subject matter, entertainingly told.
2 Jan 1999
Format:Mass Market Paperback
Interesting look at hype and fraud associated with modern religious cults. Tackles morality issues well and has a satisfying ending.
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