Kevin Parson gets a phone call while driving. Slater, the man on the other side tells Kevin that he has three minutes to confess his sin to the world. And if he doesn't? His car will detonate.
Although the beginning of this book isn't so bad, Ted Dekker writes like a child. When children write they tend to use more of themselves in their characters compared to adults. Actually, adults are just as self-centered when writing and this itself is a quality all writers MUST have; but those who are effective in it's trade are so because they are better at hiding their self indulgence in clever expressions. This is a trick authors have created over the centuries to make an illusion which in turn changes the story into a more functional reality. Unfortunately, Dekker has few abstract expressions let alone any expressions at all. Then again, he is very decisive on what brand of soda is printed on the bottle rolling around on the concrete floor. Hence, the lack of significance to the read. It feels as if one is reading an appalling playscript. His writing is suitable for screen play and films because it's so simplified and dull. It was a slow read and was not at all thrilling, almost distasteful. I can hardly imagine him being a best selling author in any other country than the United States and if that isn't the case I worry people are becoming dumber. His characters and plots are as wonderful as the silly pieces of mystery short stories I used to come up when I was eleven. In other words, there is always potential for good writing but never anything more. It lacks persuasion because the main character Kevin is starts out as an "average Joe". Later on in the story he starts to become (in the eyes of "Sam" and Jennifer) some kind of hero, or maybe even the most "perfect human". As described in the book, Kevin tended to view the world through the eyes of an adult with the innocence of a child.
The relationship between Samantha and Kevin was interesting. Although the other characters felt pushed, Kevin and Sam seemed to have a natural bond that seemed very unnatural in human form. Quoted from the book: "Had he told her how much he really loved her? Not with romantic love-with something much stronger. A desperate need. The need to survive. The way he loved his own life." But in the end Samantha was a "good" part and alter ego of Kevin so that burst my bubble a bit. I had hoped the book would form some sort of developed relationship. Not with oneself, but with another person. In that sense, this book straddles reality with lost of twisted plots. But keeps safe by making everything about human instinct, mental disorders, the emotionally disturbed and facing one's own demons. So I felt as if I was running around in circles.
Whilst reading this book I made a few notes and below is one I made after half the book: His characters collide into fake situations and have the same personalities as if they are created by one tiny small boy named Ted Dekker. Now, this may be coincidental but Dekker has a way with plot twists. As written above I was able to unknowingly predict the conclusion of the story by only feeling the type of energy the author kept around the characters and any kind of situation. So his plots are ample and characters are compelling. So much that he can make them do what he has intended them to do from the very start of his book. With this read, I believe that's the only optimistic output I can give. He has settled in a rather rewarding but not so respectable place as an author. And in effect has created a simple philosophy to his writing. People who like challenging reads would not enjoy this book or a character like Kevin. But if you're were at the supermarket and feel like grabbing a book to read at the novel section, this isn't such a bad ride.
(Fiction/Christian/Suspense No
(Fiction/Christian/Suspense Novel) _
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by Ted Dekker
출판사: WestBow
ISBN-10: 1-59554-341-7
ISBN-13: 978-1-59554-341-7
Kevin Parson gets a phone call while driving. Slater, the man on the other side tells Kevin that he has three minutes to confess his sin to the world. And if he doesn't? His car will detonate.
Although the beginning of this book isn't so bad, Ted Dekker writes like a child. When children write they tend to use more of themselves in their characters compared to adults. Actually, adults are just as self-centered when writing and this itself is a quality all writers MUST have; but those who are effective in it's trade are so because they are better at hiding their self indulgence in clever expressions. This is a trick authors have created over the centuries to make an illusion which in turn changes the story into a more functional reality. Unfortunately, Dekker has few abstract expressions let alone any expressions at all. Then again, he is very decisive on what brand of soda is printed on the bottle rolling around on the concrete floor. Hence, the lack of significance to the read. It feels as if one is reading an appalling playscript. His writing is suitable for screen play and films because it's so simplified and dull. It was a slow read and was not at all thrilling, almost distasteful. I can hardly imagine him being a best selling author in any other country than the United States and if that isn't the case I worry people are becoming dumber. His characters and plots are as wonderful as the silly pieces of mystery short stories I used to come up when I was eleven. In other words, there is always potential for good writing but never anything more.
It lacks persuasion because the main character Kevin is starts out as an "average Joe". Later on in the story he starts to become (in the eyes of "Sam" and Jennifer) some kind of hero, or maybe even the most "perfect human". As described in the book, Kevin tended to view the world through the eyes of an adult with the innocence of a child.
The relationship between Samantha and Kevin was interesting. Although the other characters felt pushed, Kevin and Sam seemed to have a natural bond that seemed very unnatural in human form.
Quoted from the book: "Had he told her how much he really loved her? Not with romantic love-with something much stronger. A desperate need. The need to survive. The way he loved his own life."
But in the end Samantha was a "good" part and alter ego of Kevin so that burst my bubble a bit. I had hoped the book would form some sort of developed relationship. Not with oneself, but with another person. In that sense, this book straddles reality with lost of twisted plots. But keeps safe by making everything about human instinct, mental disorders, the emotionally disturbed and facing one's own demons. So I felt as if I was running around in circles.
Whilst reading this book I made a few notes and below is one I made after half the book:
His characters collide into fake situations and have the same personalities as if they are created by one tiny small boy named Ted Dekker.
Now, this may be coincidental but Dekker has a way with plot twists. As written above I was able to unknowingly predict the conclusion of the story by only feeling the type of energy the author kept around the characters and any kind of situation. So his plots are ample and characters are compelling. So much that he can make them do what he has intended them to do from the very start of his book. With this read, I believe that's the only optimistic output I can give. He has settled in a rather rewarding but not so respectable place as an author. And in effect has created a simple philosophy to his writing. People who like challenging reads would not enjoy this book or a character like Kevin. But if you're were at the supermarket and feel like grabbing a book to read at the novel section, this isn't such a bad ride.
Ted Dekker's other titles: http://www.teddekker.com/index.php?content=works_biblio
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