Blink of an Eye

If you've read alot of fiction, faith or contemporary, you're in for a treat like you wouldn't believe! Dekker has authored a masterpiece; a drama which will captivate, challenge, and make you glad you took the time to read it. The characters are alive and enthralling, the events and situations so vivid and exciting you'll be right there and so sad when it's over. Go for it, you'll thank God you did!

This book had me engaged from beginning to end. I think the story line was unique and original. It definitely fell into the Dekker style as it leads you through supernatural situations and original characters. The story does take a little bit of a lull in the middle but Dekker does a good job of wrapping it all up and bringing it together.

Fast paced action adventure. Fun page turner. Follow the action across continents. Plenty of action without explicit sex scenes and vulgarity. Well written. Reminds me of a similar book titled BBUSA. Had a hard time putting it down and was sorry when it ended. Nice job!

Great book, but I recommend the original. In this version, he softened his approach toward Muslims and their religions, referred to their god as "God", instead of Allah, and the Christian God and Muslim god were too blurred for me at times, like he was trying to say we worship the same one. I know there are some Muslims that probably don't hate us, but Dekker tries to make it like there are just a few that hate us, and I think he is wrong. Muslims are our greatest threat in this day, and although I am a huge Dekker fan, I don't appreciate his trying to paint them in such a positive light. The original did not do that. (and yes, we DO need to love our enemies, but he just carried it a bit too far)

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.

I originally read this when it was titled "Blink." So good! Intrigue, suspense, drama, science, espionage, romance - this book has everything. RIsing the major question, what would happen if we treated everyone else like a neighbor we loved...the world would be very different.

Put a Saudi princess and a certified genius together and a story unfolds.

Seth Border, Berkeley student, blinks and sees the future. In that future, a princess needs saving.

My Thoughts:

It’s rare I read a book twice since there are so many books I’d like to read. However, “Blink of an Eye,” I reread.
Seth Border has become my favorite character of all times. His quick wit, smart alec, personality drew me right into the story.

The first scene shows Seth debating with a University professor. “I’ve learned never to engage in a battle of wits with an unarmed person, sir.” And so on goes Seth. Funny.

Phrases like, convention of penguins (At a University awards ceremony.) And she borrowed legs from a horse made for a humorous story. But the humor didn’t take away from the tension.

Seth and Miriam were on the run. Placed in impossible situations, and yet, Seth because of his genius thinking skills escaped.
In the future, I’ll probably visit this book again. It’s that good.

If I had a suggestion to Ted, I’d love to see Seth Borders run for President. Wouldn’t a Presidential debate make a good scene?

I read this book years ago and just recently reread it. The story is just as powerful today. I think it portrays what God might see and know when we talk about free will. An excellent book that everyone should read.