I have been a huge fan of Ted Dekker for quite a long time which is a big part of the reason why I thought I'd give this a chance. Well, that and the fact that I found it for like 3 or 4 dollars. The plot described on the back of the book seemed promising and and interesting, especially since it ...
While this improves slightly on book 5 (Lunatic), it is still not near as enjoyable as books 1-4 in the the lost books series. Books 5 and 6 really have nothing to do with the books anymore and really should be pulled out put together as 1 longer novel (with most of book 5 just dropped). I can'...
I've read a few Dekker books, and I think I'm just not a huge fan of his...I don't mind horror and thriller and gore, but I have a hard time getting into his books...This one started out slowly for me, not sure if the characters just didn't appeal to me or what....I finished the book because I ra...
Darsal, Johnis and Silvie make their way back from Earth to Other Earth with all seven books of History. Darsal separates herself from the other two, who find their way under the influence of a third entity. Johnis initially believes she is Elyon but realizes he wants out - and only Silvie can he...
Jesus gave us two great commandments when he was on earth. Love God with all your heart and love your neighbor as yourself. These commandments seems so easy, but the ability to forgive your neighbor for past transgressions is really hard. Ted Dekker journeyed through the middle east meeting wi...
This was a very strange book but very readable...the edge of the seat type of book that I read in just a couple of days. I didn't get much else done this morning as I NEEDED to find out what happened. I've heard a lot about Ted Dekker but haven't read much of his work. He is a Christian writer bu...
Same intrigue I've come to expect from a Dekker book. This ties back to everything else...another reason I love Ted's books...because of all the intertwining that goes on...this man must have a speadsheet 3 miles long! Can't wait to see what makes Alice/Eden so special...wink wink...I think I a...
Nyah is a seventeen year old hacker who is trying to get money for an operation her mother needs. Her father and brother are dead and she mustfend for herself. A well written fast paced tale that you won't soon forget. The characters are strong and you want to see what they do. When Nyah isIn tr...
As with so many Dekker books in the past I had trouble putting A.D. 30 down and spent some late nights reading the adventure. What is unique to A.D. 30 is that one of the characters is Jesus himself.Ted Dekker uses his skill as an author of fiction to draw the reader in and to help us see and hea...
don't like it. full stop. i have nothing against Dekker really. but i would suggest him to really study the religion before he tries to write about it. nothing in the book shows the way a Muslim live.first, Muslims take each of the five pillars seriously. not one is less important than the othe...
So when a student is excited enough about a book to bring it in to loan to me, then I do my very best to read the whole thing. This is sometimes a pleasure and sometimes quite painful (Eragon comes to mind).Well, I did read all of Saint. It starts out very well--confusing in a good way, surprisin...
"The sound of boots crunching into gravel carried across the blacktop while the man who wore them was still a shimmering black figure approaching the sign that read Welcome to Paradise, Colorado. Population 450. The opening sentence of the first chapter is incredibly vivid and concise. It's all t...
Estoy en SHOCK. No se que decir. Podría decirse que es un final que de alguna manera se esperaba, pero al mismo tiempo no lo esperaba de esa forma. Se que los hechos parecen demasiado largos teniendo en cuenta que estamos hablando de 3 dias mas o menos, pero es que pasa tanto en esos 3 dias! Y ca...
Oh Brenda, oh Brenda at WV Stitcher, you reminded me not to judge a book by its cover. I would have bypassed this book because the cover's too freakin' scary!! But you were so kind to offer it to me and since it traveled over 3,000 miles to get to me and three being one of my favorite numbers, ...
This book was part of a survey class and as such, I was looking forward to it. I've liked reading books from different genres and discovering the different types of appeals they have for their selected audience and myself. This book was my least favorite of the entire class.To begin with, the sto...
Those who know me in the obscure part of life known to some as "The Real World" know that I do not often express the raging sea of emotions that constantly swirls around inside my brain. Think Jamie Hyneman. Think Mister Spock. Yeah. I'm kinda like them. I'm sure some people think I'm the human e...
Only a psychotic, devotionalist, fundamentalist asshole could like this book.Take out the side plot with Helen and Lacy, and Ted Dekker could have written a decent thriller. But the "mythological" side of this book ruined everything.First of all, you can't create a protagonist that readers need t...
I believe that this is a solid book. As with most Ted Dekker books, it is action-packed and captivating most of the way through. Even though it has a lot of it is action, there is plenty of good dialogue, and I specifically like Caleb’s time with Father Hadane in the desert. The story of Caleb is...
This was an interesting book. After having let it sit unread on my shelf for many years, I decided to [finally] read it. I would say it seeks to answer the question of what it might be like if Christians followed/believed/loved God with all of their hearts, souls, minds, and strength. It also que...
Christian idealism does not work well in fictional literature.What the hell is wrong with Ted Dekker? How can he expect a wide audience to follow this book without reservations? This book could have been half its length, too. Dekker likes hearing the sound of his own voice, apparently. Some scene...