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    <body><![CDATA[I actually read &quot;Blink of an Eye&quot; which is a revised edition of Blink.  I had never read anything by Ted Dekker only watched a few of his movies.  I am not one to read scary books as I get nightmares, but this one was fine in that area.  I really enjoyed this book.  I have recommended it t...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/21846042">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[I picked Blink of an Eye up on a whim on a recent trip to the library. I read the cover and it sounded like an interesting story. Boy meets girl, boy helps girl out run even suppressive Muslim type people who want to drag her back to her country.<br/><br/>What I got was this weird book with a supe...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/71803224">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[This one is blatantly Christian and horrendously far fetched, with a protagonist with an IQ no one has ever achieved and the gift of precognition that comes and goes, a precognition that not only sees what will  happen, but what could  happen in all the multiple variants of reality that might result...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/69800676">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[Blink by Ted Dekker, is no ordinary good-guy-gets-chased-by-bad-guy suspense novel. Blink is a good-guy-sees-multiple-potential-futures-and-protects-the-Muslim-princess-while-being-chased-by-bad-guy suspense novel, and a very good one at that. <br/><br/>Here are some reasons why I recommend Blink....<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/53087268">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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