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Soul harvest
Tim F. LaHaye
The text is written at a 5th grade reading level, the subject matter is intended for teens (ages 13+), and the content has moderate intensity with some emotionally heavy themes. Its HootRating code, ME, means moderate content, mostly emotional.
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About This Book
As global tensions rise, alliances are tested and destinies collide in a gripping battle between good and evil. Courage and faith are challenged in a world on the brink of chaos. The fight for humanity's future unfolds with thrilling twists and unforgettable characters.
Themes
Quick Assessment
This is a Level 5-6 book with moderate content intensity. Content themes include war & conflict, fear & anxiety, religious themes. Written for readers ages 13+.
Why we rated Soul harvest ME (Moderate)
Soul harvest is written at a Level 5-6 reading level across 425 pages (approximately 97,392 words). Upper Grades (Ages 13+) is the typical interest range for this book — readers in that age band have the maturity and attention span suited to the story, separate from whether they can decode the words.
Read aloud, Soul harvest runs about 10.8 hours — long enough to span several bedtime sessions.
We rate Soul harvest as ME (Moderate, mostly emotional) because the content sits in the "Moderate" range — moderate conflict that may involve loss, scary scenes, or interpersonal stakes. The strongest signals come from emotional weight, social complexity — these are the dimensions parents should evaluate against their reader's tolerance.
Specific content flags noted by reviewers: War & Conflict, Fear & Anxiety, Religious Themes.
Thematically, Soul harvest explores adventure, fantasy world-building, faith, and good vs evil — these threads give the book room to mean different things to different readers.
Good fit for
- ✓ Children in the Ages 13+ range — the maturity and attention span match the story's pacing.
- ✓ Readers who like a steady plot with enough momentum to keep pages turning.
- ✓ Readers ready to talk through themes after they finish — there's enough substance for a meaningful conversation.
- ✓ Kids drawn to stories about adventure, fantasy world-building, faith.
- ✓ Readers who fall hard for one book and want a long series to live in — there are 13 more books in the Left Behind series.
Maybe not for
- ! Readers who get easily upset by emotional or moderately dark scenes — the conflict here is real, not just background flavor.
For Parents
Content Intensity
ME · Moderate · EmotionalReading the HootRating code: the first letter is the content intensity (C = Gentle · L = Mild · M = Moderate · I = Intense · V = Very Intense); the second, when there is one, is the kind of content that drives it (E = Emotional · P = Physical · S = Social · T = Thematic). Reading level and age range are rated separately. How we rate
Real stakes and emotional weight. May include sustained danger, loss, or bullying.
Content Flags
Was our "Moderate" content intensity rating accurate for this book?
Reading Insights
Hook Factor
6/10Engaging read with solid pacing and interesting themes.
Discussion Potential
4/10Good conversation starter with themes worth exploring together.
Book DNA
Multi-dimensional content fingerprint
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Details
Book Length
- ISBN
- 0842329250
- Pages
- 425
- Publisher
- Tyndale House Publishers, Inc.
- Published
- 1998
- Type
- Fiction
- Word Count
- 97,392
- Read-Aloud
- ~10h 49m
- Text Density
- Standard