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Nov 05, 2010
Did you see Adaptation? Do you remember that part where fictionalized version of real life screenwriter Charlie Kaufman's (totally fictional) twin brother Donald is telling him about the terrible-sounding screenplay he's written? Here's some imdb:
Donald: Okay, well here's the twist. We find out that, that the killer really suffers from multiple personality disorder, right? See, he's actually really the cop and the girl. All of them are him. Isn't that fucked up?
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Donald: Okay, well here's the twist. We find out that, that the killer really suffers from multiple personality disorder, right? See, he's actually really the cop and the girl. All of them are him. Isn't that fucked up?
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Jan 13, 2012
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I picked up this book because I love thrillers and after reading the synopsis I thought I'd give it a try. What a mistake. I can't figure out how this could be considered a thriller. It was such a boring book but I kept hoping. The book dragged on and on, focusing on details that were not only unnecessary but also dragged out the tale needlessly. You could tell the author was trying to create and build suspense everytime it got around to finding the "bomb", but it was just laughable. A
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Aug 24, 2007
Jessica
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I really enjoyed this book. It was the first book that I read of Ted Dekker's, and I was so impressed with his knowledge and writing techniques. The story is thrilling and was a perfect page turner for my husband (who isn't an avid reader) and me. And I LOVE the ending...big twist.
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Nov 19, 2008
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Ted Dekker, Thr3e (Thomas Nelson, 2003)
Going into this book and knowing it was “Christian fiction”, I really have to admit I didn't expect a great deal (read: anything) from it. There are really, really good Christian writers, but in general, they are writers who happen to be Christian (Madeleine L'Engle is an obvious example, as is Francois Mauriac); as with every other type of message, the really good ones just kind of let the message come through subconsciously and don't beat the More...
Going into this book and knowing it was “Christian fiction”, I really have to admit I didn't expect a great deal (read: anything) from it. There are really, really good Christian writers, but in general, they are writers who happen to be Christian (Madeleine L'Engle is an obvious example, as is Francois Mauriac); as with every other type of message, the really good ones just kind of let the message come through subconsciously and don't beat the More...
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Mar 06, 2009
Katie
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This book was full of twist, turns, and plotting! Very entertaining and I wish Dr. Nate would hurry up and read it because i'm going to need it back by the end of this month!
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Jul 18, 2010
Sarah
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Based on reading Thr3e, I'd say that Ted Dekker is an excellent storyteller, but not the greatest writer.
I couldn't put the book down when I was reading it because the story was so intense and gripping. I had to know what happened next... and "what happened next" totally blind-sided me. I never saw it coming. If you're looking for a great suspense/mystery/thriller story that's clean but not preachy, this one does it for the Christian and non-Christian alike.
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I couldn't put the book down when I was reading it because the story was so intense and gripping. I had to know what happened next... and "what happened next" totally blind-sided me. I never saw it coming. If you're looking for a great suspense/mystery/thriller story that's clean but not preachy, this one does it for the Christian and non-Christian alike.
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Sep 24, 2007
Jessica
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READ THIS BOOK!!!
It was thrilling, amazing, edge-of-your-seat thriller!!!! I couldn't put it down, I read it till late at night, and then had trouble sleeping! :D
I can't tell much of the plot, for that would give the story away, but here's a brief bit from christianbook.com:
Imagine answering your cell phone to hear a stranger's voice issuing a chilling threat: You have three minutes to confess your sin, or he'll blow your car to smithereens. You pull over and flee just i More...
It was thrilling, amazing, edge-of-your-seat thriller!!!! I couldn't put it down, I read it till late at night, and then had trouble sleeping! :D
I can't tell much of the plot, for that would give the story away, but here's a brief bit from christianbook.com:
Imagine answering your cell phone to hear a stranger's voice issuing a chilling threat: You have three minutes to confess your sin, or he'll blow your car to smithereens. You pull over and flee just i More...
Oct 13, 2007
Rebekah
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This is the scarriest, most suspenseful book I have EVER read! The author has a way of pulling you into the story, so you feel almost a part of it, and you simply can't put the book down! Not only is this an exremely exciting story (with the biggest surprise ending ever!), but it's also an excellent "commentary" on human nature. Granted, there are worldviews that most Reformed Christians won't agree with, and the story isn't entirely realistic, but other than that, it's an exremely goo
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Sep 30, 2007
Jesse
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I picked this book up because I liked the cover (at the time it was just white with the word Thr3e on it). (Yeah, I judged....) but as soon as I started reading it I was instantly hooked. It was incredibly suspenseful, but not scary. I was on a hunt after I finished for more by him, he is an AMAZING author. I found out later he was actually deemed a Christian book author, and yet I would have never known based on the books. They are not preachy or faith oriented at all, which is a good thing. Gi
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Mar 04, 2011
Deb
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Plot Summary: What happens, When & Where, Central Characters, Major Conflicts[return]Kevin Parson receives a threatening call on his cell phone--telling him that he has 3 minutes to confess his sin, or a bomb will go off in his car. Kevin manages to avoid the explosion, but the calls continue, as does the violence. What sin could the caller be referring to? Is there a serial killer on the loose, or is there another explanation? As Kevin and a childhood friend named Jennifer probe these myste
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Feb 28, 2010
Matt
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This book was a great read that really keeps you guessing from the beginning right up to the end. Unfortunately (at least for me), I had a hard time believing the conclusion. Because of that, I give it a 7/10. Don't let that keep you from reading it, though, because you may like the ending.
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Imagine answering your cell phone one day to a male voice that gives you three minutes to confess your sin. If you don't, the madman, Slater, will blow your car to smithereens. You barely More...
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Imagine answering your cell phone one day to a male voice that gives you three minutes to confess your sin. If you don't, the madman, Slater, will blow your car to smithereens. You barely More...
Aug 05, 2011
C. Teresina
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A friend recommend this. It was the first Ted Dekker book I read and after it, I went out and bought all his other novels.
A great suspense novel and even though it is billed as a Christian thriller, it is easy to enjoy the suspense and not get too caught up in the religious aspect.
Kevin, an ordinary man with a horrific past, is threatened by a serial killer obsessed with the number three. He is told to confess his sin or else other people will be harmed.
First his car explodes, then his old chil More...
A great suspense novel and even though it is billed as a Christian thriller, it is easy to enjoy the suspense and not get too caught up in the religious aspect.
Kevin, an ordinary man with a horrific past, is threatened by a serial killer obsessed with the number three. He is told to confess his sin or else other people will be harmed.
First his car explodes, then his old chil More...
Jun 22, 2011
Harmonybites
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I read this because it was recommended on The Ultimate Reading List, which I've been working through. It was listed in the "Inspirational Fiction" section (the Christian Fiction) section, but one of the fairly good things about it is it's not at all preachy even though the man-in-peril in this one, Keven Parson, is a seminary student. The bad thing though is that its basically a routine suspense/thriller with a twist--that... Well, I didn't see it coming, but once it arrived I rolled m
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Feb 28, 2011
Jinky
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Oh Brenda, oh Brenda at WV Stitcher, you reminded me not to judge a book by its cover. I would have bypassed this book because the cover's too freakin' scary!! But you were so kind to offer it to me and since it traveled over 3,000 miles to get to me and three being one of my favorite numbers, well, I took a deep breath and avoided looking at the cover as much as possible.
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Wow, talk about edge of your seat thrilling! I was hooked from the beginning. My heart rate finally went down More...
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Feb 16, 2011
Sheila
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It was inevitable I’d have to read a Ted Dekker novel one day, but where to start… Thr3e certainly wasn’t the one I planned to start with—my son’s eternal scorn for numbers used as letters seemed to make it an impossible choice. But then someone told me it was one of the best places to start—good novel, stand-alone, full of fascinating twists and turns. So now I’ve read it, and I agree; it’s definitely an enjoyable introduction to Ted Dekker’s work. But I wonder which book I’ll read next?
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Jan 30, 2011
Brenda
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Kevin Parson is driving home one day from seminary school, when he gets a call on his cell phone from a man named "Slater". Slater gives him a riddle to solve, and gives him three minutes to come up with the answer, otherwise his car will explode. Slater also tells him, that if he will call the media and confess his sin that the game will end! Well Kevin has no idea what sin Slater is talking about, so you guess it, the car explodes!
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Dec 05, 2010
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Apr 16, 2010
Conessha
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I have to add this writer as one of my favorites.. he keeps you guessing and looking over your shoulder, he combines religious ideals with suspense and mystery. Here we meet Kevin Parsons he has just gotten a new cell phone and is on his way home when it rings, the caller in a raspy voice ask him a riddle what falls but never breaks and what breaks that never fall.. he has three minutes to answer or his car will blow up.... Well Kevin has no idea and if he did under this pressure who could think
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Dec 29, 2009
Shyla
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This book was lent to me by a distant aquaintance and I had never read anything by this author and had no idea what to expect. I was pleastantly suprised to find that I really enjoyed this book from begininng to end. It begins with Kevin Pearson, a likable young man who becomes the target of a deadly game. He gets a phone call from a sinister stranger demanding to know what his sin is, when Kevin cannot recall what this person may percieve as his sin the stranger warns him his car will blow up i
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Oct 18, 2009
Colleen
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I think it is almost funny that I am posting this book as my 2nd read book as it is not a "Colleen" book at all!!! A friend of mine gave me this book to read. She loved it. It took be awhile to get into it because it was scaring me a lot at the beginning as the main character was being stalked. I have this real problem with stalking. By the end, I was fine reading this book alone. I think as it went on it truly lost the fright factor.
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Dec 08, 2010
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Dec 03, 2010
S.
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Don't read this review if you don't want the plot twist revealed.
I can't believe I just spent 4 hours reading this book. 4 hours of my life that I can't get back. It's 352 pages that should have ended at about 175. If there is anything that I hate it's a "let's fill this in with something" "Three's Company" (no pun) miscommunication conjecture-laden spun up on crank plot. What I hate more is a "Three's Company" miscommunication conjecture-laden spun up on More...
I can't believe I just spent 4 hours reading this book. 4 hours of my life that I can't get back. It's 352 pages that should have ended at about 175. If there is anything that I hate it's a "let's fill this in with something" "Three's Company" (no pun) miscommunication conjecture-laden spun up on crank plot. What I hate more is a "Three's Company" miscommunication conjecture-laden spun up on More...
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Jul 18, 2009
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May 05, 2009
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Ted Dekker's Thr3e (Three) and honest review
If you have seen the movie Knowing and liked it, chances are you are going to like Ted Dekker's novel, Thr3e. Thr3e is about a man named Kevin Parson who seems to have somewhat of a twisted life. One day while driving home from college his phone starts to ring. "You have three minutes to confess your sin to the world" a voice says. (Note that the book was not named for the time Kevin had to confess his sin, it was named for a thin More...
If you have seen the movie Knowing and liked it, chances are you are going to like Ted Dekker's novel, Thr3e. Thr3e is about a man named Kevin Parson who seems to have somewhat of a twisted life. One day while driving home from college his phone starts to ring. "You have three minutes to confess your sin to the world" a voice says. (Note that the book was not named for the time Kevin had to confess his sin, it was named for a thin More...
Apr 26, 2011
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Dekker's Thr3e is an engrossing read about a guy who is targeted by a madman who's going to kill him if he doesn't confess his biggest sin. The problem? Kevin has no clue what sin he's supposed to confess. Orphaned at a young age, he's had a hard childhood, but is finally getting his life on track. Or is he?
When the madman gets Kevin's childhood best friend Samantha involved, Kevin has no choice but to relive his most traumatic memories, and face the fact that he may have something to More...
When the madman gets Kevin's childhood best friend Samantha involved, Kevin has no choice but to relive his most traumatic memories, and face the fact that he may have something to More...
Mar 21, 2010
Becky
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My mom gave me this book to read after she had read it and liked it - and I wasn't super excited because the last Ted Dekker book I'd read I hadn't really liked. But I ran out of library books this week and so this was the next thing on my list :)
The cover of the book says it's now going to be made into a movie, and I can understand why - the book has a very interesting storyline and a sixth-sense type of plot twist at the end. However, I believe this is going to be one of those book More...
The cover of the book says it's now going to be made into a movie, and I can understand why - the book has a very interesting storyline and a sixth-sense type of plot twist at the end. However, I believe this is going to be one of those book More...
Jun 10, 2011
Chrissy
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I think this is one of the harder books I've had to review, not because it was poorly written or uninteresting or bad, but because it just wasn't for me. I can fully recognize the merits of the work, I think, but in the end I just didn't enjoy it as fully as I had wished.
I suppose I just have something against thrillers, somehow. They're just never quite fulfilling to me, even when they take on a spiritual nature like THREE by Ted Dekker. But, to lay out my biases, I also have s More...
I suppose I just have something against thrillers, somehow. They're just never quite fulfilling to me, even when they take on a spiritual nature like THREE by Ted Dekker. But, to lay out my biases, I also have s More...
Mar 27, 2011
Beth
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Kevin is driving home and gets a call from someone saying his name is Slater. Slater tells him that he is going to blow up Kevin's car in three minutes if he doesn't confess his sins to the newspapers. Kevin has no idea what sin he's supposed to confess, and he's not quite sure if he should take this guy seriously. The more he thinks about it, the more he panics, the faster he drives to get his car away from crowds of people. . .just in case. He crashes the car, jumps clear and gets everyone
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Dec 10, 2010
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Three by Ted Dekker
Kevin Parsons is studiously pursuing a degree in divinity when he becomes stalked by a demented purveyor of unmigated terror. Confused as to why he has been singled out as a target, Kevin reaches out to his only long term friend Samantha. Samantha and Jennifer from the FBI pursue the perpetrator of dismay to the shocking end.
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Kevin Parsons is studiously pursuing a degree in divinity when he becomes stalked by a demented purveyor of unmigated terror. Confused as to why he has been singled out as a target, Kevin reaches out to his only long term friend Samantha. Samantha and Jennifer from the FBI pursue the perpetrator of dismay to the shocking end.
Once again Dekker does a masterful job forcing the reader to ponder what truly defines mental illness. Mr. Dekker leads you More...
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