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| Original Title: | Sinner |
| ISBN: | 1595540083 (ISBN13: 9781595540089) |
| Edition Language: | English |
| Series: | Paradise #3, Books of History Chronicles |
| Characters: | Marsuvees Black, Billy Rediger |
Ted Dekker
Hardcover | Pages: 374 pages Rating: 4.05 | 6567 Users | 221 Reviews
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| Title | : | Sinner (Paradise #3) |
| Author | : | Ted Dekker |
| Book Format | : | Hardcover |
| Book Edition | : | First Edition |
| Pages | : | Pages: 374 pages |
| Published | : | September 2nd 2008 by Thomas Nelson |
| Categories | : | Christian Fiction. Fiction. Christian. Fantasy. Thriller |
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Some say roll with the punches. Drift with the tide. Nothing can stop the inevitability of change. There was a time when 300 Spartans disagreed with such mindless thinking and stood in the gap.Now it's time for 3,000 to stand in the gap.
"Sinner" is the story of Marsuvees Black, a force of raw evil who speaks with wicked persuasion that is far more destructive than swords or guns. Beware all who stand in his way.
It's also the story of Billy Rediger and Darcy Lange, two unsuspecting survivors of a research project gone bad, who discover that they are perhaps the two most powerful souls in the land. Listen to them or pay a terrible price.
And it's the story of Johnny Drake, the one who comes out of the desert and leads the 3,000. Follow him and die.
"Sinner" tells the story of a free land where people who worship as they please and say what they believe are suddenly silenced in the name of tolerance.
Most will roll with the punches.
Most will drift with the tide. But not all.
Not the 3,000.
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Ratings: 4.05 From 6567 Users | 221 ReviewsColumn Regarding Books Sinner (Paradise #3)
Interesting but I'm not hooked.Yeah, it took me a month to get through this, because this book actually made me dread reading.First off, I love Ted DeKker, I do! He makes Christian-y popcorn thrillers that are often enjoyable and well-paced.This one?Oh God.He tries to touch on race and it comes off as incredibly racially insensitive. Paradise is mainly white people. He makes sure to point that out. I know thats not what he was going for, but whatever right-wing beliefs he holds show up in a bad way in this book.The pacing is
Sinner by Ted Dekker is a peek into a future where tolerance has become the new religion. Our children are fed a constant diet of the necessity for tolerance in school every day. While we become tolerant of cultures and religious beliefs outside our own, we find that the beliefs that are still in the majority are becoming less tolerated. Ive often felt that as a society, we need to stop focusing on and celebrating the differences between all of us. Instead Ive thought that if we could use the
Billy Rediger has spent the last dozen years running from his past. It was he who wrote Marsuvees Black into existence and nearly destroyed himself and Paradise in the process. His attempt to soothe his troubled mind through gambling and booze hasnt paid off and he finds himself in severe debt to an angry crime boss. But the tables turn when Billy suddenly discovers he has the ability to read minds.Darcy Lange has also spent a dozen years trying to forget what havoc her thirteen year old self
I was pleasantly surprised by how much I enjoyed this book. Ted Dekker's view of a world taken over by a crooked government bent on political correctness under the guise of "tolerance" is spot on. I started this book not realizing it was part of a series and although it references previous ones it didn't leave you completely clueless as to what had happened before. All in all a very interesting read.
Even though I thouroughly appreciated the themes addressed in this novel, I was left wanting more. And not in a good way. I'm a huge fan of Dekker and his books are always packed with adrenaline provoking plots and symbolism that opens your eyes to how creative of a writer he is. In that aspect, this one was lacking and just left me feeling unsatisfied. Considering how amazing Showdown and Saint were, there was just something missing in this one and I can't put my finger on it. I enjoy this
I will leave the plot for others to rehash. Instead, I would rather comment on the journey Dekker seems to be making. As I have noted in other reviews, The Circle Trilogy was the height of Dekker: fresh, innovative, multi-layered, and spiritually profound. The Books of History novels have headed downhill from there. Showdown was still very good, Saint okay, and Skin barely passable. Sinner offers me hope but still doesn't rise back to the level of Black, Red, White.Some will not like Sinner
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