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brandywine's review against another edition
1.0
The series should have ended with White. Green took the story to weird, unnecessary places in order to make it a "Circle."
faithfulgirl4's review against another edition
5.0
How does one go about writing a book that is the beginning and the end? I'll never know how [a:Ted Dekker|1441|Ted Dekker|http://photo.goodreads.com/authors/1201095936p2/1441.jpg] has accomplished this but I'm very excited about this book! This is my first read by Mr. Dekker and most certainly not my last! I love his writing style and how he has entertwined several books together. I may be mistaken but I'm thinking that the Lost History books play a part in the Circle series.
This is Book 0. You can read it first before reading [b:Black|8127|Anne of Green Gables (Anne of Green Gables, #1)|L.M. Montgomery|http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1253159731s/8127.jpg|3464264] or you can choose to read it last after reading [b:White|24178|Charlotte's Web|E.B. White|http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1167520504s/24178.jpg|987048]. Amazing eh?
Thomas is a leader who travels back and forth between a span of 2000 years. His clan is dying out due to a lack of faith in their god, Elyon. Thomas's son is a deserter and Thomas is married to the Quoron leader's daughter. What must be done to save the precious land from the Hordes and Eramites?
As mentioned, I've not read anything by Dekker before. I found it very hard to put this book down...after the first 15 chapters or so. The beginning I found to be very difficult to get into. There was something missing...maybe something in the Lost History books, I'm not sure. I was getting the impression that some of the characters where mentioned in other books. However, the characters are very well developed and once I really got into the story, I forgot what I didn't think I knew anymore.
There were many parallels between the Bible and the instances in this book. Thomas's clan "drowns" themselves in a river of blood...symbolic of a baptism of immersion. One dies to Christ and His blood covers them. I'm not sure how the vampire in the book fits into Biblical parallellism but it was a cool touch!
Would I recommend this book? You bet. Run out and buy it NOW! Whether you read it first or last, it's a great read. I might have to re-read it after reading the other books in this series. I've never read anything like it before!
This is Book 0. You can read it first before reading [b:Black|8127|Anne of Green Gables (Anne of Green Gables, #1)|L.M. Montgomery|http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1253159731s/8127.jpg|3464264] or you can choose to read it last after reading [b:White|24178|Charlotte's Web|E.B. White|http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1167520504s/24178.jpg|987048]. Amazing eh?
Thomas is a leader who travels back and forth between a span of 2000 years. His clan is dying out due to a lack of faith in their god, Elyon. Thomas's son is a deserter and Thomas is married to the Quoron leader's daughter. What must be done to save the precious land from the Hordes and Eramites?
As mentioned, I've not read anything by Dekker before. I found it very hard to put this book down...after the first 15 chapters or so. The beginning I found to be very difficult to get into. There was something missing...maybe something in the Lost History books, I'm not sure. I was getting the impression that some of the characters where mentioned in other books. However, the characters are very well developed and once I really got into the story, I forgot what I didn't think I knew anymore.
There were many parallels between the Bible and the instances in this book. Thomas's clan "drowns" themselves in a river of blood...symbolic of a baptism of immersion. One dies to Christ and His blood covers them. I'm not sure how the vampire in the book fits into Biblical parallellism but it was a cool touch!
Would I recommend this book? You bet. Run out and buy it NOW! Whether you read it first or last, it's a great read. I might have to re-read it after reading the other books in this series. I've never read anything like it before!
tattybooks's review against another edition
3.0
Al fin termine está tetralogía
Está vez no hay resumen porque creo que con cualquier comentario haría un spoiler, principalmente porque este no es el libro 4, sino el 0. Es decir que este es el comienzo de todo, pese a ser la continuación del tercero. Lo sé, es confuso
Es una historia cíclica, primer problema, no soy muy fan de los viajes en el tiempo que resultan ser circulares.... aunque creo que ésta saga no lo trabajo tan mal
No pude conseguir todas las respuestas que quería, pero esto se debe a todo el tema religioso que toca la historia, y como en la religión no puedo esperar tener todas las respuestas
Creo que todo el sistema de magia planteado en los anteriores libros se van al tacho con éste, principalmente porqué ya teníamos un final, y ya para este libro todo se volvió demasiado repetitivo, y todo lo que se supone debería sorprenderme me pareció demasiado forzado.
La saga en general es bastante repetitiva, principalmente cuando se trata de su religión, pero con este libro no solo pasaba esto, sino también hubieron algunas cosas demasiado sacadas de la manga, como la nueva variedad Raison, o el nuevo modo de viajar en el tiempo, y también la resolución final que conecta este libro con el primero.
Puntos a favor, Ted Dekker logro cerrar muy bien la historia de varios personajes que creí perdidos en el primer libro, no por nada es el libro 0, toda esa información me sorprendió bastante
Los personajes, se nota toda la evolución de los mismos desde que aparecieron hasta este libro y creo que les dió un buen final a todos (exceptuando a los nuevos personajes, los sentí demasiado planos y me daba igual lo que les pasara)
Eso me lleva a mi mayor problema con el libro, no se que rayos paso con todos los demás personajes!!! Simplemente el libro se detiene en el final de Thomas, y solo podemos deducir lo que pasó con los demás, odio que me hagan ésto....o sea, no está mal, pero yo lo detesto
Bueno, ya basta de hate, es una buena saga en general, no es de mis favoritos ni tampoco de las peores, solo meh....si les gustan las historias con trasfondo religioso, viajes en el tiempo y un virus que podría acabar con el mundo, está saga es para ustedes. Yo me quedo con una bonita/extraña experiencia y ya
Está vez no hay resumen porque creo que con cualquier comentario haría un spoiler, principalmente porque este no es el libro 4, sino el 0. Es decir que este es el comienzo de todo, pese a ser la continuación del tercero. Lo sé, es confuso
Es una historia cíclica, primer problema, no soy muy fan de los viajes en el tiempo que resultan ser circulares.... aunque creo que ésta saga no lo trabajo tan mal
No pude conseguir todas las respuestas que quería, pero esto se debe a todo el tema religioso que toca la historia, y como en la religión no puedo esperar tener todas las respuestas
Creo que todo el sistema de magia planteado en los anteriores libros se van al tacho con éste, principalmente porqué ya teníamos un final, y ya para este libro todo se volvió demasiado repetitivo, y todo lo que se supone debería sorprenderme me pareció demasiado forzado.
La saga en general es bastante repetitiva, principalmente cuando se trata de su religión, pero con este libro no solo pasaba esto, sino también hubieron algunas cosas demasiado sacadas de la manga, como la nueva variedad Raison, o el nuevo modo de viajar en el tiempo, y también la resolución final que conecta este libro con el primero.
Puntos a favor, Ted Dekker logro cerrar muy bien la historia de varios personajes que creí perdidos en el primer libro, no por nada es el libro 0, toda esa información me sorprendió bastante
Los personajes, se nota toda la evolución de los mismos desde que aparecieron hasta este libro y creo que les dió un buen final a todos (exceptuando a los nuevos personajes, los sentí demasiado planos y me daba igual lo que les pasara)
Eso me lleva a mi mayor problema con el libro, no se que rayos paso con todos los demás personajes!!! Simplemente el libro se detiene en el final de Thomas, y solo podemos deducir lo que pasó con los demás, odio que me hagan ésto....o sea, no está mal, pero yo lo detesto
Bueno, ya basta de hate, es una buena saga en general, no es de mis favoritos ni tampoco de las peores, solo meh....si les gustan las historias con trasfondo religioso, viajes en el tiempo y un virus que podría acabar con el mundo, está saga es para ustedes. Yo me quedo con una bonita/extraña experiencia y ya
alain92's review against another edition
5.0
Aun no termino la saga pero es ceirto que este libro puede servir de principio y de fin. Lo lei antes de empezar con Negro y pues me aprecio mas digerible todo el mundo que presentaba negro pues conocia ya los personajes y en que se basaba el cambio de realidades. Pero pienso que de cierta forma tambein da muchos Spolilers sobre los personajes que quedarian al final de la saga y que pasaria con otros. No quiero revelar especificamente algunos datos para no generar yo los spoilers.
enelrahc's review against another edition
3.0
Not as good as the others, but that is to be expected.
swhuber's review against another edition
3.0
Ted Dekker's "Green" is listed as book 0 of the Circle series. It can serve as either book 1 or book 4, bringing the entire series full circle and tying up all the loose ends.
The book begins 10 years after White left off, or it begins in a completely unknown world that is just as confusing as the beginning of Black if one does not know the context of the story. The characters have the same depth as they did previously and the intensity of the story builds as much as it did in Black, Red and White. The fall of humanity at the end is described in amazing, vivid detail and many of idiosyncrasies of the world are explained (just in case the the over use of Christian mythology and imagery was lost on any of Dekker's readers).
However, the progression of the book seems forced. The plot is not as organic as it seemed in the other books, and the introduction of BIlly seemed like a superfluous quality used only to find some feeble thread of connection between the first and final book. The use of Janae's character fell flat and the reintroduction of Kara and Monique at the end of the story produced more questions about the state of our world than it answered. Most of all, this book is assuredly a book 4, not a book 0 or a book 1. There is no possible way of treating Green as book 1 in the series. Although the series would proceed chronologically from that point forward, the progressing of the story would seem unfulfilling because the reader already knows how it's going to end.
The book begins 10 years after White left off, or it begins in a completely unknown world that is just as confusing as the beginning of Black if one does not know the context of the story. The characters have the same depth as they did previously and the intensity of the story builds as much as it did in Black, Red and White. The fall of humanity at the end is described in amazing, vivid detail and many of idiosyncrasies of the world are explained (just in case the the over use of Christian mythology and imagery was lost on any of Dekker's readers).
However, the progression of the book seems forced. The plot is not as organic as it seemed in the other books, and the introduction of BIlly seemed like a superfluous quality used only to find some feeble thread of connection between the first and final book. The use of Janae's character fell flat and the reintroduction of Kara and Monique at the end of the story produced more questions about the state of our world than it answered. Most of all, this book is assuredly a book 4, not a book 0 or a book 1. There is no possible way of treating Green as book 1 in the series. Although the series would proceed chronologically from that point forward, the progressing of the story would seem unfulfilling because the reader already knows how it's going to end.
sadieinnis's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
reflective
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
matthewreece's review against another edition
3.0
The weakest volume of the series. The tension builds to an ultimately unsatisfying conclusion.
brownsugarbookies's review against another edition
4.0
This is one of those books that can't be judged alone, you have to take the entire series into account. And I don't care what anyone says this book should be read last, NOT first. To be honest, I spent about the first 75% of this book trying to figure out its purpose because I felt as if the series should have ended with White. But in the last 25% of the book Ted Dekker proved what a literary genius he is and how short-sighted I can be.