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Summary: Another winner
Review: I thoughly enjoyed this work as well as Blessed Child. These guys are great story tellers. You start reading a little slower at the end because you don't want to put it down. I've enjoyed several of Ted Dekkers books and he weaves a story like a master. This one has a great love story in it, too. A great read.
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Summary: 4 1/2 Stars...Great Story, Great Message, Mediocre Finale
Review: I've read all Dekker's work, and "A Man Called Blessed" is one of the best. Whereas I felt "Blessed Child," the prequel, dragged a bit, this book takes off and rarely slows down.The story starts with two assassins on a collision course, with Caleb in the crosshairs. One assassin is a Muslim intent on stopping the second, a female Israeli intent on uncovering the lost Ark of the Covenant. As hinted at in "Blessed Child," Caleb has information regarding the ark's whereabouts. Soon, the Muslim and the Israeli descend upon his abode in a rebuilt Ethiopian monastery, and the tension mounts. In the prequel, Caleb was a child so heavenly it was hard to relate to him. For me, it was hard to even believe he was human. In this book, Dekker lets us see a grown Caleb now struggling wiht his doubts. This is a Caleb we can touch and relate to. It's also a Caleb very desirable to a certain Jewish assassin woman. Suspense, romance, faith, and extremism all play their parts in this well-spun novel. The only complaint on my part: the fast paced scenes led to a mediocre crescendo. The overall message of this book is a powerful one, though, and demands that we look beyond icons and relics (such as the recent "Jesus Box") and discover the Truth behind the religious facades. Here's a quick peek at the future... I've had a chance to read some of Dekker's up-and-coming work. Watch out! Everything up to this point has just been a teaser. Don't miss his early stuff, but race to the store for his newest novels, "Blink" and "3". You'll be blown away!
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Summary: 4 1/2 Stars...Great Story, Great Message, Mediocre Finale
Review: I've read all Dekker's work, and "A Man Called Blessed" is one of the best. Whereas I felt "Blessed Child," the prequel, dragged a bit, this book takes off and rarely slows down. The story starts with two assassins on a collision course, with Caleb in the crosshairs. One assassin is a Muslim intent on stopping the second, a female Israeli intent on uncovering the lost Ark of the Covenant. As hinted at in "Blessed Child," Caleb has information regarding the ark's whereabouts. Soon, the Muslim and the Israeli descend upon his abode in a rebuilt Ethiopian monastery, and the tension mounts. In the prequel, Caleb was a child so heavenly it was hard to relate to him. For me, it was hard to even believe he was human. In this book, Dekker lets us see a grown Caleb now struggling wiht his doubts. This is a Caleb we can touch and relate to. It's also a Caleb very desirable to a certain Jewish assassin woman. Suspense, romance, faith, and extremism all play their parts in this well-spun novel. The only complaint on my part: the fast paced scenes led to a mediocre crescendo. The overall message of this book is a powerful one, though, and demands that we look beyond icons and relics (such as the recent "Jesus Box") and discover the Truth behind the religious facades. Here's a quick peek at the future... I've had a chance to read some of Dekker's up-and-coming work. Watch out! Everything up to this point has just been a teaser. Don't miss his early stuff, but race to the store for his newest novels, "Blink" and "3". You'll be blown away!
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Summary: Awesome book !
Review: It was such an awesome book. I loved it ! Hopefully they would write a series on it too. I want to find out what happends next. I'm just disappointed when I got to finish it. I just couldn't put the book down. I highly recommend this book ! Read and enjoy !
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Summary: You Don¿t Have To Believe To Enjoy This Book
Review: One beautiful Jew, one militant Muslim, and one desperate Christian- three zealots who will travel into the Middle East into a bitter war or bring true peace. At the beginning of this book I truly thought this was going to be a religious book that all it would talk about is how you should believe, and how that's the only way. Once I started to read this book I really enjoyed it because this book informs you instead of telling you. This book shows sides from Rebecca Solomon (the Jew), to Caleb (the desperate Christian). The authors do an awesome job of the story flowing because at the end of many chapters I couldn't stop reading, it just left you hanging. This books characters are trying to find the Ark of the Covenant, so it informs you about it. A Man Called Blessed uses many details to describe scenery, characters, and places. This story is an interesting and inspiring story that really encourages us all to rediscover simple childlike faith. Because of this books fast-pace of inspiring events, the book will move your mind to wonder. Rebecca Solomon is a tough girl who is always ready for a fight. She is the daughter of David Ben Solomon, the only daughter who was raised by her dad. This story takes place when there is fighting in the Middle East. Rebecca leads a team of Israeli commands deep into the Ethiopian desert to hunt for the man who may know the way to bring true peace. How? Because he may know the final resting place of the Ark. Islamic leaders fear that the Ark's discovery will tear them apart, so they dispatched Ismael, their most accomplished assassin to pursue the same man. This man in both of their sights is no ordinary man. Caleb is his name, and he too is on a quest of his own. Caleb, as a kid, was a blessed child. He could heal people and change people just with his words. Ismael and Rebecca start to play a game of deadly cat and mouse. There are many deaths in the process of discovering the Ark, but yet both Rebecca and Ismael continue to pursue this peace they soon think they will find. After many miles of travel in the desert, there plan begins to unfold. Caleb and Rebecca begin to be friends, so instead of Rebecca pestering Caleb they begin to work together to find the ark, and to destroy Ismael. At first I didn't think this book because of all the religious context I thought it would have. Once I started to read it, I loved it. This book is more than religious beliefs. Instead of telling you about everything, it informs you and gives you the background of the information it portrays. The story line in this book was awesome because it showed and how people and grow and change due to their surroundings. The length of the book was a downfall at 356 pages, but out of all those pages there is only a couple that aren't good. I also loved at the end it turned into a romance book. This book could fit anybody. If you like fast moving, action, and still a good story then this book is for you. If you are also looking for a faith stirring book to get mind wondering, READ THIS BOOK.
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Summary: two heads better than one
Review: This book really seemed to unite in teamwork more so than the first(Blessed Child). They deal with many subjects lines and characters and blend them all quite well. "Caleb" is definately matured into a charismatic character. I enjoyed how they explored the "concept" of what could actually happen if a Biblical artifact of that magnitude were discovered. Again Publisher's Weekly seems to be reviewing from a very narrow perspective!
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Summary: Blessed Reading
Review: This is an interesting and gripping read from start to finish. Made me want more of the same from Ted Dekker.
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Summary: Brilliant!
Review: This novel is nothing short of spectacular. Okay, there are a few small glitches if you know Israel inside out, but short of living there a few years, you would never know. Otherwise the novel was one of the best stories I've ever read, period. Not only does it address the conflict in Palestine in a very unique way, it deals with Islam, Christianity, and Judaism within the context of a nail-biting chase story, not to mention the discovery of true love. I wouldn't call this a romance, but it deals plenty with love. I've read one other novel by Ted Dekker, When Heaven Weeps, which I also reviewed, but I must say this novel was outstanding. One of those I did not want to end. Wonderful, wonderful. I'll have to purchase the prequel, Blessed Child now.
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