Green by Ted Dekker

This was my first Ted Dekker book. I received it from BookSneeze publishing after choosing (what looked to be) an interesting novel from their selections. I was not disappointed.

I’ve read quite a few Christian novels and most of the time am disappointed by the writing and the plot. That wasn’t the case with Green. From the first chapter I was hooked and sucked into the world of Thomas Hunter and his dreams. So hooked that I immediately requested the rest of the “Circle” books from my library so I could read them.

This is both the first and the last of the circle series. You can read it as the first (like I did) or the last. It’s difficult to understand and the symbolism is quite thick, but the story is an incredibly fast-paced, interesting one.

What I loved most about this book was that Ted Dekker doesn’t hesitate to pull punches. He doesn’t spare characters or make things go the way you would like them to go, but instead he stays true to the story and paints a brutal picture of the nature of sin and the glory of salvation. I was horrified at the descriptions of the “Horde” and moved to tears when salvation was chosen for one of the characters.

Overall a very interesting, thrilling read and I’ll definitely be reading more of Dekkers books in the future.

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