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jdsutter's review
4.0
I need Book 2 now! Why is October so far away?!!!
Another fabulous mind-bending tale from Ted Dekker. I loved it! Full review to come.
Another fabulous mind-bending tale from Ted Dekker. I loved it! Full review to come.
acacia1rose's review against another edition
5.0
Ted Dekker is a brilliant man. Wow. He continues to amaze me and twists my mind in ways I didn’t know possible. Rachelle is a character I can root for and identify with. The Forgotten Way of Yeshua made me examine my beliefs in a new way. The story took me on a wild ride, and I can’t wait to continue!
betanine's review
5.0
Ted Decker not only tells a good story, but he makes me think. The 49th Mystic lives up to that standard, once again.
The story has a similar feel to Black. It’s intense, walking two worlds, but more thought provoking. Decker has said that he put to story ideas he has written about in The Forgotten Way. He does not hide the spiritual lessons or even make an allegory. He writes them quite plainly into the story. I imagine there are some who will not like the theology, and that will ruin the story for them.
This book encourages the idea that we are completely know and completely loved by God. Further, that the whole point of all of this is that God wants to be in relationship with us. The thing that most often keeps us from that relationship is our own selves. Our self judgment and our fears.
There is so much to this book, that I find myself wanting to read it again so it will be fresh when the next book comes out in October. It is already on pre-order!
Thank you, Ted Dekker, for writing stories that show a real relationship come to life and remind me that my light isn’t little.
The story has a similar feel to Black. It’s intense, walking two worlds, but more thought provoking. Decker has said that he put to story ideas he has written about in The Forgotten Way. He does not hide the spiritual lessons or even make an allegory. He writes them quite plainly into the story. I imagine there are some who will not like the theology, and that will ruin the story for them.
This book encourages the idea that we are completely know and completely loved by God. Further, that the whole point of all of this is that God wants to be in relationship with us. The thing that most often keeps us from that relationship is our own selves. Our self judgment and our fears.
There is so much to this book, that I find myself wanting to read it again so it will be fresh when the next book comes out in October. It is already on pre-order!
Thank you, Ted Dekker, for writing stories that show a real relationship come to life and remind me that my light isn’t little.
matt_darksidreads's review against another edition
5.0
The 49th Mystic is a wild ride that grabs you in the beginning and doesnt let go til the end. As you follow the events and spiritual awakening of Rachelle the 49th mystic you will rise and fall with her as it feels like you are walking beside her. This is probably the best work from Ted Dekker!
jill_rey's review against another edition
3.0
Rachelle is blind, but dreams in vivid nightmares until one day when her father attempts to cure her blindness via an advanced DNA treatment. On this day a mysterious man appears, and Rachelle begins to live in two worlds – the world she knows in Utah and “Other World.” When she falls asleep in either world she awakes in the opposite. As her home in Eden, Utah falls apart she must save them through the power she gains in “Other World.”
From the name of Eden, Utah to the biblical references in which Rachelle gains her power, this book is ripe with biblical themes. The underlying messages of God become distracting, but I LOVED the blind, strong, female lead Dekker gives us in this two-part series Beyond the Circle. Ultimately, The 49th Mystic provides us a look at Eden and Christ in a fantastical universe that gives us a new perspective and shows us there is strength in every individual, we just have to find it when the time is right.
*Disclaimer: A review copy was provided by the publisher. All opinions are my own.
From the name of Eden, Utah to the biblical references in which Rachelle gains her power, this book is ripe with biblical themes. The underlying messages of God become distracting, but I LOVED the blind, strong, female lead Dekker gives us in this two-part series Beyond the Circle. Ultimately, The 49th Mystic provides us a look at Eden and Christ in a fantastical universe that gives us a new perspective and shows us there is strength in every individual, we just have to find it when the time is right.
*Disclaimer: A review copy was provided by the publisher. All opinions are my own.
tuelles's review
4.0
Great writing, and even better than what I remember of the Circle Series. I’d have given it 4.75 stars if I could have. There were just some instances of too long philosophical soliloquies, one bothersome “The Shack-ism” that annoyed me, a a bit of kinda silly science fiction interspersed in the story that kept it from 5-stars for me. But it kept me page turning and got me immediately pre-ordering the sequel, so there’s that. A fun ride. Looking forward to the finish. Recommend for fans of the genre.
jaybatson's review
3.0
I don't disguise that I'm a Christian. So now & again I try Christian novels.
This one is really a "fantasy" novel, not a sci-fi novel. The author tries to use the fantasy story structure to communicate important theologies.
There wasn't much to complain, nor rave about here. The story was fine, though a bit tiresome after a while. Nothing super-compelling as new ideas, or new presentation of old ideas.
I did like the notion of how the main character discovered her "self" independent of her human body. Interesting blend of spiritual and sci-fi/fantasy.
This one is really a "fantasy" novel, not a sci-fi novel. The author tries to use the fantasy story structure to communicate important theologies.
There wasn't much to complain, nor rave about here. The story was fine, though a bit tiresome after a while. Nothing super-compelling as new ideas, or new presentation of old ideas.
I did like the notion of how the main character discovered her "self" independent of her human body. Interesting blend of spiritual and sci-fi/fantasy.
silverfountain's review
I stopped reading this book at 48%. There was nothing blatantly wrong with it, but I was bored too many times and I honestly don’t care about the characters. I always have to force myself to pick it up when I sit down to read it and I’m not in the mood to fall into another reading slump. I might come back to it someday, but today is not that day.
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