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Liked It “True to Dekkar's form-out there. I did enjoy the story. I'm not sure about the alter-ego spin - he never really explained that concept, but he rarely does. Good story.” see full review » see other reviews » |
Didn’t Like It “Let me start by saying, Dekker has been my favorite author for a long while. I have a whole shelf in my personal library dedicated to him. So it stands to reason, having not read a Dekker novel in a while, that I was looking forward to this one. But something here isn't quite right. Maybe it...” see full review » see other reviews » |
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“True to Dekkar's form-out there. I did enjoy the story. I'm not sure about the alter-ego spin - he never really explained that concept, but he rarely does. Good story.”
Lydia Granger wrote this review Sunday, February 12, 2012. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No“Let me start by saying, Dekker has been my favorite author for a long while. I have a whole shelf in my personal library dedicated to him. So it stands to reason, having not read a Dekker novel in a while, that I was looking forward to this one. But something here isn't quite right. Maybe it was the collaborative effort with another fledgling novelist (commendable). Maybe it was just an idea that seemed good conceptually, but didn't flesh out well. Maybe it's just me! But I didn't get it. It was uncharacteristically slow, and unconvincing. The best part of the book was one of the characters' take on anger: "Anger's like nitro in a street racer. There's a lot of power in it, enough to keep you going for a long time. But when it burns out - what's next? Where do you go after that kind of a rush?"
Brent M wrote this review Friday, June 24, 2011. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
Apart from that takeaway, "Burn" is mostly disappointing, but I have enough experience with Dekker to know that the next read of this author will likely be brilliant.”“The "surprise ending" happens 20 pages before the ending. And then you keep waiting for the surprise ending. ”
shelfish wrote this review Thursday, April 7, 2011. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“Not my style book....I'm surprised that I stayed with it to the end. The good and the bad in a person becomes two different persons with two different lives. Two too much.”
Andy C wrote this review Saturday, March 26, 2011. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“Welll...still reading”
Shaky! wrote this review Thursday, November 4, 2010. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“Another great book from Dekker and Healy. The only question I have is how do people that don't know anything about God or the Bible understand the parable of the story? I love how they wrote the story from the flesh and spiritual battle front.”
Starla M. wrote this review Monday, November 1, 2010. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“I loved Dekker and Healy's book "Kiss" and expected a lot from this book, but was a bit disappointed. I liked this book, but found it a bit predictable. There were a few surprises but not up to Dekker's usual spine tingling books like Adam or Skin. The premise of the book is the usual choice between good or evil with a supernatural twist. The main character, Janeal, makes a choice that sets a disaster in motion resulting in the deaths of her family, friends and her one true love, or so she thinks. She escapes and lives the life of her dreams, but is driven by selfishness and greed. Janeal's past comes back to bite her and she has to confront her choices and their consequences. The ending is pretty formulaic for Dekker...good triumphs over evil. If you are a rabid Dekker fan you may like this book, but for others it's just a so-so read.”
Pat K wrote this review Sunday, October 10, 2010. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“This is a great story. One thing I'm learning to like about fiction is the ability to explore concepts and ideas that would put people to sleep if written as non-fiction. This story hinges on one choice made at one moment in time. ”
Eric M wrote this review Monday, September 20, 2010. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“Ted Dekker's recent novel, written alongside Erin Healy, is an amazing and powerful novel based on the battle between the good and the evil within us. It is a trip into the realm of the paranormal and the twists will leave your head spinning. When I was reading this book there were many times that I had to stop and wrap my head around what had just happened. Sometimes people gave me funny looks as I kept saying WOW! aloud throughout the book. It is in this book, simply entitled Burn, that you will fall down a previously unseen rabbit-hole.
Preston Cain wrote this review Thursday, September 2, 2010. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
Janeal Mikkado has lived all of her life with her Gypsy family and is growing tired of their way of life. Every time that she ventures outside of the kumpania (community), she wishes more that she could leave. One day a man named Salazar Sanso approaches her as she sits on a hill overlooking her home. It seems he offers an answer to her problem. He tells her that her father is working with the DEA to bring down Salazar, and he asks her to do just one thing and he promises to not take her father's life. He also promises an opportunity to leave once and for all. When things go horrifically wrong Salazar returns to collect and burns down the kumpania. Janeal and her friend are trapped in the fire and she is faced with an impossible choice that will haunt her for years to come. Should she risk her own life to save her best friend, or leave her friend to burn to death and have a chance to survive and leave with a million dollars? Janeal made her choice and her best friend died, or did she?
Fifteen years later Janeal's life is in jeopardy again. She is now pursued by those from her past that she thought were dead. Sanso has also returned from her past and will do anything to get her. Janeal fears that they will uncover her past and the decisions that still haunt her. There is a debt to be paid for what she has done, and the chaff must be burned from her heart or it will consume her. With twist after twist, your brain could get all tied in a knot reading this great book!
Burn is full of allegory and there is much to be learned and it introduces these things in such a way that drives you crazy. Burn is such a great novel and incredibly suspenseful! I would recommend it to anyone! I loved trying to figure it all out as I went, and Ted and Erin threw in enough twists that it kept me guessing at every turn. I loved it and so will you. Check it out for yourself at a local bookstore or get it online as well.
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