My review of Adam by Ted Dekker
Posted by:
Michelle Sutton on
February 23, 2008 at
2:37PM EST
About the book:
He died once to stop the killer...now he's dying again to save his wife.
FBI
behavioral psychologist Daniel Clark has become famous for his
well-articulated arguments that religion is one of society’s greatest
antagonists. What Daniel doesn’t know is that his obsessive pursuit of
a serial killer known only as “Eve” is about to end abruptly with an
unexpected death-his own.
Twenty minutes later Daniel is
resuscitated, only to be haunted by the loss of memory of the events
immediately preceding his death.
Daniel becomes convinced that
the only way to stop Eve is to recover those missing minutes during
which he alone saw the killer’s face. And the only way to access them
is to trigger his brain’s memory dump that occurs at the time of death
by simulating his death again…and again. So begins a carefully
researched psychological thriller which delves deep into the haunting
realities of near-death experiences, demon possession, and the human
psyche.
My review:
This
story is compelling, gripping, fascinating and amazing. It's clear to
me that the author spent countless hours on research. I was at the
hospital the other day and recommended it to a doctor who saw me
reading it. I told him it had a gross autopsy scene with plenty of
details and a mysterious illness they were trying to understand. I
think he wrote the title down. Anyway, the natural realm and the
supernatural converge in this impressive tale about good and evil. Who
better to tell this frightening story than Ted Dekker?
Dekker
has an impressive imagination, is incredibly intelligent, and writes in
terrifying detail. I think this is the scariest Christian fiction story
I've ever read. But it's not mere horror for entertainment's sake.
There is a pretty profound message in this story that I believe is well
worth reading. I don't recommend reading it at night, though. It would
give you creepy dreams and you'd be digging in your drawer for duct
tape. Trust me on that one. Read the book and you'll see why. However,
if the power that raised Jesus from the dead lives in you (Romans 8:11)
you have nothing to fear by reading this story. Some of the theology is
"iffy," but hey, this is fiction! This page turner comes highly
recommended. Enjoy!
Adam was published by Thomas Nelson and is scheduled to be released in April 2008.
