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    <body><![CDATA[If there were ever the opportunity to recreate original sin, this may be how it would turn out. <br/><br/>Showdown starts out enigmatic, and continues to keep you guessing through to the end. There were times I had to walk away,thinking &quot;how can things get any worse!&quot;, but was always dra...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/3998807">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[For my English final I chose to read this novel. This was the first novel I ever read by Ted and when I started reading it, I was completely confused. However, my friend who I borrowed the book from told me to keep reading and that I would soon start to love it. I am very glad I listened to him. It ...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/57522943">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[Interesting to read this one after finishing his first Circle series- Black, Red and White- and his latest 4 book Circle series- Chosen, Infidel, Renegade and Chaos.  I am definitely going to have to re-read ALL of his books once I finish this set- Showdown, Saint and Sinner!!  There are so many sub...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/22357996">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[Welcome to Paradise. <br/><br/>Epic battles of good and evil are happening all around us. <br/><br/>Today that battle comes to town with the sound of lone footsteps clacking down the blacktop on a hot, lazy summer afternoon. The black-cloaked man arrives in the sleepy town of Paradise and manage...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/57890196">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[No one could ever accuse Ted Dekker of being a coward when it comes to exploring new territory. What captivated people about the X-Files is what grabs me about Dekker's latest work, Showdown. Sure, some of the story hits dead ends. Sure, it even gets a little gross and garbled at times. But isn't th...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/43721250">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[Paradise is a dusty, somewhat sleepy little town off the beaten path going about it's ordinary, every-dayness in its usual manner until the stranger arrives.  The stranger literally stirs the town up and the average days seem like a dream from the past.<br/>Nearby, a monastary that's hidden from al...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/39968235">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[Dekker's novels always center around the good vs. evil theme and Showdown is no exception.  This is, however, more graphic in regards to violence and would be a great pick for someone who likes suspense with a little macabre flair.  (Of course, I am a notorious wuss when it comes to gore!)<br/><br/>...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/67210016">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[A well-written book really...but oh good heavens, it is a bit scary. <br/>Ted Dekker has this way of making you think you know just what's going to happen and then the plot twists and you're at a loss. He's such an amazing writer, and he has this knack for scaring me! lol. Definitely not for anyone...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/6736347">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[Well this was just about the most complex books I've ever read. Correction: THE most complex book I've ever read. There are so many plot twists as the story unfolds, and that just makes it better. I didn't really like it that much towards the beginning because it confused me too much. I kept reading...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/79121937">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[      This is probably one of my all time favorites. It has a confusing plot and you have to pay attention in order to discern fact from fiction.]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[This book is phenomenal. If you haven't entered the circle you need too soon. Ok, so it's a bit gory/disgusting in parts if that bothers you but the story wouldn't portray what it was trying to portray if it didn't portray it properly. To do so the gory bits are nessesary. Anyway get a hold of a cop...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/59493366">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[I'm glad to be finished with this book.  I was tempted to leave it on the shelf and really I should have.  It's been a while since I've read this type of book and it was recommended by a friend.  First chapter ok, second chapter - I'm sucked in.  Can't wait to get back to it. But then it became very...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/29267960">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[Firstly, let me say that this is a very strange book.  My little brother heard from a friend that it was about giant pink worms.  He didn't believe it, but when he asked me if it was true I couldn't deny that it was indeed about giant, pink, slimy worms.  It's much deeper than that though, and is ab...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/66490939">more...</a>]]></body>
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  <read_at>Wed Dec 16 00:00:00 -0800 2009</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[I really wavered on what to rate this book and how to review it.  I'm not sure how much my mood affects what I'm reading.  This was my first Dekker book, so I wasn't quite sure what to expect.  Obviously, I think I should not have picked the Christmas season to pick up this book to read.  If I was a...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/33376781">more...</a>]]></body>
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  <read_at>Sun Jul 26 00:00:00 -0700 2009</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[This was not too bad, a fair copy of a Dean Koontz type story, though toned down for the Christian market.  Unfortunately, that takes a bit of the edge off of what should be an edgy book.  Instead, it is a bit corny in places, and though it is allegorical in nature, it is way too obvious to make it ...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/64738799">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[This one lost me completely.  I've read over half of Ted's books now: this one was disjointed, and seemed to stretch to include images and meanings without explaining them (worms &amp; gel, etc.).  Also, he really stretched into fantasy in the second half from a plain basis in reality in the first half....<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/41244362">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[Just read this last week. It's Book 1 in a series, and it's chilling. Again, Dekker deals with the eternal conflict between good versus evil, but this book is not for the squeamish. Evil is depicted as ugly, disgusting and vile. Sort of Stephen King meets Max Lucado. But if you hang in there, the st...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/41092745">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[This one is linked in a huge way to The Circle Trilogy. READ THE CIRCLE TRILOGY FIRST. This is the first book (of 3) in The Paradise Novel series and doesn't make a whole lot of sense if you don't know what Thomas Hunter went through in the desert. This book outlines an experiment in the mountains o...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/61515644">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[First book by Ted Dekker that I read. Story had a good plot and good moral idea. Showing us that Evil is very strong in this world, even if you are raised innocent to outside influences.  Ultimate test of Faith in God and in trusting him in our life. This book gives us that sense, Hope and Grace. I ...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/53778154">more...</a>]]></body>
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