Green by Ted Dekker

Synopsis:
The Circle Reborn The story of how Thomas Hunter first entered the Black Forest and forever changed our history began at a time when armies were gathered for a final battle in the valley of Migdon. Green is a story of love, betrayal, and sweeping reversals set within the apocalypse. It is the beginning: the truth behind a saga that has captured the imagination of more than a million readers with the Books of History Chronicles. But even more, Green brings full meaning to the Circle Series as a whole, reading as both prequel to Black and sequel to White , completing a full circle. This is Book Zero, the Circle Reborn, both the beginning and the end. The preferred starting point for new readers . . . and the perfect climax for the countless fans who've experienced Black , Red , and White.

My Review:
Ok, lots to say about this book. I read the other books “BLACK”, “WHITE”, and “RED” first and I thought they were pretty good. The story of Thomas Hunter alternating between two worlds through his dreams made for an interesting concept and this idea along with the colorful cast of characters made for and really great series. I was interested to see how Dekker could add to the series and see where the story might go. I guess the only way to sum up my feelings about this book is disappointment. I had such high expectations but this book fell short of the mark and I believe this is for a couple of reasons. One, I already read the others so unlike a new reader I know what happens and I do not need explanation about what happens in the other books. Two, I simply did not think the story was as interesting as the others and I felt like Dekker was trying to link this story to the other three without enough to go on. I understand the story of Christ and our journey with God is a mix of good and evil and Dekker drove that point home. I mean really drove that point home with all the mention of blood and the really weird stuff these characters did and believed with the devil. Dekker also mentioned the word blood way to much and just seemed to write it in whenever he can and I don’t think blood so this was an issue. I read vampire books so it is not like I can’t handle it. But seriously I think the fact that I don’t like blood in the first place and yet had to read it mentioned over 100 times really turned me off. I am not kidding about how many times it was mentioned.

I listened to this book on CD instead of reading it like I did the others so that affected my opinion a little. The narrator did a great job and read with enthusiasm and brought the characters to life but I already had in my head what these characters were suppose to sound like. All in all I let my expectations get the better of me and just wanted something more.