Thr3e (Paperback: 404 pages)

way too many problems

By David B  Aug 6, 2006

Pros: a quick read

Cons: cheesy dialogue and one dimensional characters

This book was mildly enteratining, but in the end it was simply very poorly written with way too many holes. First, I just cannot empathize with Kevin, the main character. First, he spends the first 22 years of his life in his crazy aunts house where... he is not allowed to go to school, his books are censored, and he is forced to reamin "dumb" so he cant outdo his aunts real son who is retarded. Then all of a sudden at 22 yrs old he leaves and goes to college? How? Im sorry...but that just dont cut it. Even if this were possible, it would require an enormous amount of character, drive, motivation, and maturity. Kevin never displays this type of charatcer. He is whiney, spineless, and completely immature. There is no way an attractive FBI agent would be romantically drawn to him as the author would have us believe. Outside of Kevins crazy family, the characters are all "stock" characters. The FBI agents all display characters that are "typical". Dr John Francis is probably the most laughable of all. He sits in his "leather recliner" with his hand together so that "his fingers form a tepee" (Im not kidding..the author actually wrote that) spouting spiritual psychobabble no more advanced than what you would hear in a 6th grade sunday school class. Another glaring problem is that Ted Dekker has no clue how to get around the CHristian fiction requirement of no cursing. The super evil Slater hurls abuse at poor Kevin like "you perverted little brat" and "maggot meat" and "punk". There are better ways to avoid swearing. The story had some potential, but poor writing left it at just that...potential. Read more Less