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Blink of an Eye
by Ted Dekker
Product Group: Book
Publisher: Thomas Nelson (2008-07-01)
ISBN: 1595544801
EAN: 9781595544803
Dewy Decimal #: 813
Paperback: 416 pages
SKU: 080619010
Condition: New
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Editorial Reviews
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Product Description
The future changes in the Blink of an Eye . . . or does it? Miriam is a Saudi princess promised to another, a pawn in a political struggle that could shift the balance of power in the Middle East. Seth is a certified genius with a head full of numbers, a life full of baggage, and an attitude born on the waves of the Pacific. Cultures collide when they find themselves thrown together as fugitives in a high-stakes chase across Southern California. A growing attraction and a search for answers fuel their fight to survive . . . but with no sleep and a massive manhunt steadily closing in, their chances of surviving any future are razor thin.
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Customer Reviews
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Excellent Reading
Rating  (5)
Date: 2008-09-04
This is the first Ted Dekker book I have read. It was entertaining and suspenseful. I will definitely read more Ted Dekker books.
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Blink of an Eye review
Rating (5)
Date: 2008-07-29
This is an exciting book by Ted Dekker. Non stop action! Great book!
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Total Page Turner
Rating  (4)
Date: 2008-07-26
I thoroughly enjoyed this story, and would recommend it as a great book to read on vacation, on a plane, or at the beach. I was hooked from the very first page, and was up late because I couldn't put it down. I think that Ted Dekker can draw you into his characters, so that you feel what they feel; and I definitely did with these 2 main characters, Miriam and Seth. I would only say that I wish he would have gone a little deeper in comparing and contrasting Islam with Christianity, and resolving that issue for Miriam and Seth. But still, I think this is a very enjoyable, fast-paced and interesting story.
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Good fast read
Rating  (3)
Date: 2008-07-25
Dekker has a way with writing a fast read that is entertaining and keeps one turning the pages. This is definitely an interesting twist on terrorism!! But it certainly is not a book that will make history!!
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This is not a new book, but still a great one
Rating (5)
Date: 2008-07-24
4 out of 4 customers found this reveiw helpful
Blink is a Christian suspense novel by popular Christian author Ted Dekker. It's the third book I've read by this author, and by far the best, both for the sheer excitement of the novel for the spiritual issues it addresses. The novel opens with Miriam, a young Muslim girl living in Saudi Arabia. She is at her friend's wedding and we quickly learn about marriage in Saudi Arabia. The women have no choice in husbands, and the women are treated as property. Miriam's young friend is terrified.
The plot switches to America and Seth Border, a student at Berkely. Seth is a "super genius." He has an IQ of 196 and is being coveted by all the top corporations and US intelligence agencies. Seth also experiences twice in the span of a few hours the ability to see the future. He sees a bird hitting a wall and a girl tripping a few seconds before they actually happen.
Back in Saudi Arabia, Miriam learns she has been pledged to marry Omar, a vile older man. This marriage will unite the bloodlines of a shiek and the royal family, and will be followed by a coup on the current Saudi King. To get away from the marriage, Miriam flees to America, where she studied abroad for a few months. Representatives from Saudi Arabia representing several parties chase after her. Miriam meets up with a professor she knew and the professor betrays her. Before the Saudis can take Miriam, Seth comes to her rescue. They'd both been at an awards dinner, and Seth saw a future in which a young girl was threatened at gunpoint.
Now, Seth and Mirian are on the run. I'll stop with the synopsis now. Blink is a great book filled with Seth and Miriam fleeing the authorities both in the US and Saudi Arabia. Along the way, they have great conversations about Islam and Christianity.
I'm rating this book so high for two reasons. First, the plot. For me, the book was a great educational tool on what life is like in Saudi Arabia and why the US can do little about it. Women are definitely oppressed in that country, yet it is one of the most progressive in the region. If the subject sounds boring to you, forget it. I believe you'll be intrigued from the first chapter.
The second reason is because of the spiritual aspects of the novel. Seth looks at the world around him and in his logical mind concludes that only a God could create such a world. Through mathematics, he has proven that there is only one future, and no matter what people do, God will always know what their ultimate choices will be. When Seth begins to see the future, he sees multiple futures, each depending on the choices people make now. This means the future isn't set and people do have free will. Dekker thus addressed free will in this matter and even attempts to address how we can have free will and God can know the ultimate future at the same time. Seth's ability to see the future comes into play when Seth prays and then sees the future change. A main theme of the book is prayer, and how prayer can definitely change the future. At one point, Dekker writes prayer is the most powerful weapon a Christian has.
Besides being exciting and thrilling, this book has given me a lot to think about in my spiritual life regarding free will and the power of prayer.
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