Review: Blink

Blink by Ted Dekker

Warning: Possible spoilers ahead.  No like, no read.

Over in Saudi Arabia, a young Arab woman named Miriam is forced into a marriage for royal power.  Angry with her religion’s constraints, she runs – from her country, from her family, from Islam.  She hopes America can offer her the freedom it is known for; but when a country is at stake, not everyone sees eye to eye with her.

Meanwhile, in California, a college student named Seth suddenly discovers the gift of clairvoyance.  But he’s not just seeing the future; he’s seeing multiple futures.  This incredible gift throws his religious views into confusion and makes him question everything and everyone around him.

When these two meet and team up, they end up on the run from the governments of both nations.  Along the way, they talk about the weaknesses and fundamentals of Christianity, Islam, and human nature.  Seth has to come to grips with reality, and Miriam has to question what she really believes in.

Their discoveries will rock the modern world.

Ted Dekker is known for his suspense/religious books, and he delivers like no other on this one.  There is enough dry humor in there to keep it from being dull.  If you follow his (Seth’s) logic, the implications boggle your mind.  And his revelation at the end is absolutely stunning.  I have read this book multiple times, and it is still amazing.

Possible objectionable content: not really. 13+ from me.

Stardragon’s rating: 10 out of 10 butterscotch candies.

Quotes

• “I’ve learned never to engage in a battle of wits with an unarmed person.  Sir.” ~Seth
• “You… you can’t run from the House of Saud!  You are the House of Saud.” ~Hillary
• “No, I don’t think you understand this.  And you’ll forgive me if it gives me some concern.  A man who has shoved me into the toilet and then dragged me down the street is now asking me into his car.  I might have taken my chances with the mutawa.” ~Miriam
• “Look, I didn’t exactly plan on rescuing a princess today.  Forgive me if I don’t have my handy-dandy Ten Most Efficient Strategies ot Deliver a Distressed Princess to Safety handbook in my back pocket.  Maybe if you’d given me some notice.” ~Seth
• “Simple?  Stepping beyond a dimension.  Oh, I see.  How silly of me.  Then at least tell me what stepping beyond a dimension feels like.” ~Miriam
• “I’m saying, Peter, that if our friend here had killed the woman in that bathroom, as he probably intended, we wouldn’t be here trying to keep the Middle East from blowing up.  And we all know that if the House of Saud is overthrown by militants, sooner or later the Middle East will blow up.  But he didn’t kill her, did he?  And frankly, I’m just a tiny bit curious how our fugitive managed to pull one over an accomplished… diplomat’s head.” ~Clive Masters
• “It’s amazing how easy it is to elude the mortals when you see clearly.  It’s like playing tag with children who are blindfolded.  They don’t have a chance!” ~Seth
• “”We look like a lemon driving down the road.  They’ll spot us from Saudi Arabia.” ~Miriam
• Did Jesus Christ know the future as a child?  Could he walk up to a marble game at age seven and know precisely how to win?  And yet he was fully God.” ~Seth
• “Prayer may just be the most powerful tool mankind has.” ~Seth

Good book.  Really good book.  I recommend it to everyone who questions the future.  And all the rest of you, too.

Well, I’m off to clean up the site a little bit.  Ja ne!

EDIT 4.27.08: New knitting tutorial up for everyone.  Enjoy!