Ted Dekker (merged)

Gwenny · 02-03-2009, 04:49 PM

I think Skin by Dekker is the only halfway decent book he's written. The rest of his books have been drivel, dull, boring.....

I'm not a Dekker fan, at all.

I'd much rather read Peretti. At least he can make a book that is well written.

jesus_chic · 02-10-2009, 05:50 PM

My bro has a bunch of them and this past summer i read adam. I kinda liked it. i thought it was creepy but i couldn't stop reading it.
I like how you have no clue what's gonna happen in the end. I don't like books where you know what's gonna happen at the end or where you can figure out the mystery really easliy.

1337JesusFreak · 07-22-2009, 11:58 AM

I've read all of his books except for the Lost Books, and his new one (I think it's called Boneman's Daughter), and LOVED them. My favorite ones were the Circle trilogy (Black, Red, and White).

alexanderthegr8 · 11-18-2009, 01:01 PM

Ted Dekker is a beast. I have him on Facebook and he has the coolest posts ever. My favorite book is Showdown, hands down.

OneWithTheMud · 02-27-2010, 08:50 PM

I think Ted Dekker is one of my favorite authors. The most recent book of his that I've read is Skin and I couldn't put it down. The first twist at the end was good, but the last matrix-like twist was something I would've left out. The Circle Trilogy and Thr3e are two of my favorites, and Showdown and House are probably two of my least favorites so far. I've read a lot of his books, but I can't seem to remember anything about some of them... I guess that means it's time to read them again!

Cam42 · 02-27-2010, 08:59 PM

Skin was really great. I'm going to have to disagree with you about the ~~fact that they really are still in the game~~ was crazy, and left me shaking my head for a long time.

**Wailing Wombat** · 02-27-2010, 11:35 PM

Just got Kiss a week or two ago, pretty good, I think the only fiction books of his I don't have now of his are House, Binemans daughters, and Burn...

Ted Dekker = Awesome.

Giga Hertz · 02-28-2010, 06:06 PM

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Originally Posted by luvinjesus

I think Skin by Dekker is the only halfway decent book he's written. The rest of his books have been drivel, dull, boring.....

I'm not a Dekker fan, at all.

I'd much rather read Peretti. At least he can make a book that is well written.

Have you read the Circle trilogy? That is a good series. I also loved Skin. Showdown was another good one, but I never got around to reading any of the other Paradise series.

As for Peretti, I've heard good things about him. I started reading Monster and didn't get halfway through it. I just didn't like it.

Jeffrey · 03-18-2010, 02:18 AM

I read House. It wasn't very well-written.

Darkhyperchaos · 06-13-2010, 11:45 AM

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Originally Posted by StellarFreak

Any of you like Ted Dekker books. Personnaly I think hes like the coolest christian auther ever.

Favorite books by TD:
House
skin
saint
black, red, white,
three
showdown

and all the others hes written.

Ted Dekker is actually my favorite author right now. I picked up Thr3e about a year or two ago, and I was absolutely hooked. Not just with the book, but with the author and his writing style.

You hear about books that "you can't put down", but that was put to a whole new meaning with Thr3e. I started it, and quickly it became 3 AM, I wanted to read more, but I could barely hold my eyes open. So after a short sleep, I woke up early and than was into the book again, and I finished it in that second sitting. I literally couldn't put it down, and I've been hooked to Dekker ever since.

I just finished reading Burn, which is really good, though not his best book by any means. I'll be getting The Bride Collector soon, I'm really stoked about it!

Darkhyperchaos · 06-13-2010, 03:36 PM

Here's my favorite Dekker books, though I think at least all of his books are good.

House
Thr3e
The Circle Trilogy
Showdown
Obsessed
Adam
Boneman's Daughters
Skin
Saint

Darkhyperchaos · 06-13-2010, 03:42 PM

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]I think Skin by Dekker is the only halfway decent book he's written. The rest of his books have been drivel, dull, boring.....[/B]

I'm not a Dekker fan, at all.

I'd much rather read Peretti. At least he can make a book that is well written.

Have you read Showdown, or The Circle Trilogy? I don't see how anyone couldn't love either of those.

Gwenny · 06-29-2010, 06:01 PM

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Originally Posted by Giga Hertz

Have you read the Circle trilogy? That is a good series. I also loved Skin. Showdown was another good one, but I never got around to reading any of the other Paradise series.

As for Peretti, I've heard good things about him. I started reading Monster and didn't get halfway through it. I just didn't like it.

This Present Darkness and The Oath are Peretti's best books in my opinion.

Also, and this may be weird, but his kids series is actually really good.

RipVanWinkle · 07-20-2010, 11:44 PM

I've heard only a little about this guy. Is he a fiction author (I assume)?

Giga Hertz · 07-21-2010, 02:20 AM

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Originally Posted by RipVanWinkle

I've heard only a little about this guy. Is he a fiction author (I assume)?

Yeah. His books often involve two worlds or realities and the characters are constantly alternating between them. It does (often) leave you guessing as to which one is the real world.

I personally like his writing, and think it's brilliant. Though from my understanding, there are a fair few who aren't fond of it. But that's true for any text.