Black: The Circle Series by Ted Dekkar

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First off, let me begin with my apologies on the length in between my last review and this one. My illness can take it's toll on my creativity. But alas we come to Black.
Black is one of a four part collection in what is known as the Circle series comprised of literary works with colorful titles, Black, Red, White, Green. Authored by Ted Dekkar by which you may read my other reviews on some of his works. First, let me give you some context on the structure of the "Circle Series". By what would seem to be an ingenious design in plot by which as soon as I have finished the entire series I will be able to confirm or in the very least correct the claim that you may start at either the beginning or the end of the Series with either Black or Green being the first book. Apparently Green is the beginning and the end. However, Black was the first book published in this series undoubtedly with the intention of it being an intentional first. But who's to say. Green was published last and has brought us to a beginning and a conclusion in which I look forward to witnessing.

Now as far as Black goes, the story begins with a Character in which travels through two different realities by means of his consciousness in one or the other. Asleep in one, Awake in the other. Now, if you wanted a synopsis of the book you can read the back cover. But what I can tell you is the pace, as well as the plot and a few other things.
Within the first few chapters I was thrown into an episode of 24, but then somehow violently jerked into a mixture of Wizard of OZ meets Invasion of the Body Snatchers. Oh wait, then back to 24. That's about how the book continues. There were a few parts in which I found a bit slow and out of my taste. But this is why it's a series. Now that I have started Red, it makes Black all the much more enjoyable and necessary. The characters are all intriguing, especially in the second reality, with Good and bad bats no doubt paralleling angels and demons as well as a literal Garden of Eden, the way it was meant to be if Adam and Eve had not messed that up for everyone. In Black we're finding the main character "Thomas Hunter" coming to the realization of the rules in each reality. What is truly worth fighting for.
All in all, the book as good, but it didn't jump out and grab me the way other books have. However, Red has!

This book gets a 7 out of 10.

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  1. lo_lo_miss_universeMarch 11, 2010 at 5:50 AM

    I've been wondering about Dekker. Have you tried Lawhead yet?

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