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BOOK REVIEW: Blink
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by Eileen Key Dancing Word Reviewer
Title: Blink Author: Ted Dekker Publisher: W Publishing Group ISBN 0-8499-4371-X Genre: Inspirational Suspense
Ted Dekker’s book should be issued with a warning sticker: Take a nap before reading. This thriller will keep you turning pages, breathless, all night.
Berkley student Seth Borders possesses a genius I.Q. and an unusual gift-he is able to foresee events and their possible outcomes. At a faculty banquet held in his honor, a vision of a woman in distress overcomes him, and he rushes to the rescue. Miriam is a Saudi Arabian princess who fled her country to escape an arranged marriage. This marriage would align the groom’s forces with her father’s to overthrow the reigning king. Miriam is the key element to the coup. She must be found.
Seth realizes the danger she’s in and decides to help. He and Miriam are able to evade those in pursuit using Seth’s powerful gift. A relationship develops as the fugitives outrun their would-be-captors. Seth is not a believer, and Miriam is a Muslim. How can God use two such renegades to prevent a conflict in the Middle East? When Seth puts God to the test, the outcome shocks him and causes Miriam to question the foundation of her religious beliefs.
Just as the prophets of old were able to foretell events through divine power, Blink shows God using a man of today to help shape history. Ted Dekker has woven a complex book telling an amazing story about very real people. Just heed the warning: once you start reading, you won’t want to quit. | |
