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lee_hillshire's review against another edition
The concept and execution and overall existence of a graphic novel version of these books is kind of outrageous and very silly. But at least Thomas never gets gratuitously shirtless for no reason.
k_lee_reader's review
adventurous
challenging
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
OMG. this book was amazing. I love all the Christian themes and references to the Bible. WOW WOW WOW. major cliffhanger tho, good thing I have the next book
lee_hillshire's review
Read these in high school and was curious how they hold up. Honestly Dekker writes a solid enough thriller, and I'm kinda mad about it. The rest of it is painfully on the nose. But the modern day thriller bit? Damn it, I got hooked again.
owlyreadsalot's review against another edition
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
3.0
erinfrances_'s review
adventurous
challenging
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.5
As a whole, this book was not my jam. But the last couple chapters left me wanting to know what happens next. So, who knows? Maybe I’ll read the 2nd in the series someday. But not any day soon.
12rhys23's review
adventurous
dark
inspiring
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
1.0
readergonewilde's review against another edition
adventurous
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
mrsbear's review
3.0
This is the first book I have read by Ted Dekker and I thought he wrote horror novels. Black is for sure not a horror novel.
The horrific idea of a virus that can take out the world in days is scary and hopefully will always only be part of the fiction world. The character of Thomas Hunter was excellent. A quirky, funny guy who gets caught inbetween two worlds, literally! The interaction between him and his sister is good for a few laughs that help pull the story along.
All the jumping between realities got to be too much for me and I did lose interest and skimmed to the end. It's a book about good vs evil and how the choices that we make touch so many people.
If you want to read something different with a strong Christian theme give Black a try.
The horrific idea of a virus that can take out the world in days is scary and hopefully will always only be part of the fiction world. The character of Thomas Hunter was excellent. A quirky, funny guy who gets caught inbetween two worlds, literally! The interaction between him and his sister is good for a few laughs that help pull the story along.
All the jumping between realities got to be too much for me and I did lose interest and skimmed to the end. It's a book about good vs evil and how the choices that we make touch so many people.
If you want to read something different with a strong Christian theme give Black a try.