Reviews for Sinner (Paradise Series #3)

The average rating for Sinner (Paradise Series #3) based on 2 reviews is 2.5 stars.

Review # 1 was written on 2009-01-11 00:00:00 Bill Gooseberry Ted Dekker has some interesting ideas about tolerance. He sheds light on a particularly disturbing aspect of American culture and politics; namely that we should be tolerant of all peoples, regardless of their color, nationality, gender, age, or personal beliefs except Christians because Christianity is an exclusive belief system intolerant of any other system which rejects or defies it. Why is this so disturbing. Let me explain: In America, we say that we have to be tolerant of Muslims because they are free, under our Constitution, to practice whatever religion they feel like, but Islam is more exclusive than Christianity, claiming a holy charge to kill the infidel. But, people are still intolerant of Christianity because of its exclusivity, even though we are called to love the sinner and not condemn him. Dekker's book is set several years in the future, and America is no where near being quite as convaluted as is portrayed in Sinner, but we are well on our way. Who knows, in ten or twenty years Dekker's Paradise Novels may even seem a little prophetic.

Review # 2 was written on 2013-07-28 00:00:00 Claire Vanblarcom I went into this read with exceptionally high expectations since both Showdown and Saint were extraordinary reads. I love the Good VS. Evil Concept that this series was based around. With Sinner I did not feel that adrenalin and overall excitement that I feel with just about every book I read of Dekker's. It started good and then quickly lost that special Dekker touch. It went from Good VS. Evil to religion VS. religion, and belief against belief. This is one thing I dislike so much about our society today and now I have to read it as well? And even from one of my favorite authors. It is great to have strong beliefs, but come on. I don't understand why it is so important for someone to prove someone elses beliefs are wrong. Just believe what you choose to believe, that is each individuals right, just leave others alone and allow them their own beliefs. Live life. Life is too short for all of this. We don't have the right to judge others anyway. SO this installment was all about that and was a HUGE turn off for me. I could not believe that I was actually reading it. There were some strong points in the story and a decent twist near the end of the book. I still thoroughly enjoyed the strong characters that Dekker wrote. I think my favorite was Darcy in this installment. Dekker writes in every aspect of Darcy's life, you live in her shoes and you see her fail and succeed and finally overcome the hold that Black on her from book 1. We also get to see much more of Billy, and Johnny in this installment which I liked as well. Even though I was not thrilled with this story I am glad that I finished and had some closure to this insane ride. I only feel that this one could have been so much more. And was left pretty disappointed. Gonna have to rate this one about 2.5.