Christy Snow wants to find her lost locket... but instead
finds herself trapped in a coffin! Her last call before her
cell phone dies is to best friend, Austin Hartt. Now they
are both trapped in a psychiatric hospital where nothing is
as it seems and all the rules they thought they knew no
longer matter. Christy and Austin will have to look deep
within themselves as they struggle to determine what is real
and what is just an illusion.
Ted Dekker is the king of weird but thought provoking
Christian fiction and he shows this once again with EYES
WIDE OPEN. Originally written in four episodes, EYES WIDE
OPEN contains all four segments and introduces reader to The
Outlaw Chronicles. I couldn't turn the pages fast enough,
wondering how in the heck he was going to explain all of the
twists and turns, and I'm more than thankful I didn't have
to wait and read EYES WIDE OPEN segment by segment!
Ted Dekker asks readers to look deep within themselves, just
as Christy and Austin are forced to do, and ask, "Who am I?"
EYES WIDE OPEN covers some very deep philosophical thoughts
and I found myself rereading various lines just to ponder
the ideas presented. The nontraditional psychiatric
treatments used in EYES WIDE OPEN had me shuddering just a
bit as my fingers still itch to call in an abuse report on
both the doctor and the therapist. However, it is also these
exaggerated elements that help the reader see the
allegorical elements Ted Dekker is conveying in the
storyline.
Ted Dekker never ceases to amaze me with the richness of his
stories and EYES WIDE OPEN is definitely a rich story,
despite the seemingly simplistic plot. I love the various
metaphors he uses throughout the story and I can't wait to
start reading WATER WALKER to see where the hints about
Outlaw lead us. EYES WIDE OPEN is brilliantly executed and a
tale that will have readers re-examining all their beliefs
about self-esteem and perception.
First in the newest series from Ted Dekker, master of
suspense, whose books have sold 9 million copies. Humming
with intensity, Eyes Wide Open is a raw adrenaline rush from
first page to last.
My name is Christy Snow. I'm seventeen and I'm about to die.
I'm buried in a coffin under tons of concrete. No one knows
where I am. My heart sounds like a monster with clobber
feet, running straight toward me. I'm lying on my back,
soaked with sweat from the hair on my head to the soles of
my feet. My hands and feet won't stop shaking. Some will say
that I'm not really here. Some will say I'm delusional. Some
will say that I don't even exist. But who are they? I'm the
one buried in a grave. My name is Christy Snow. I'm
seventeen and I'm about to die.
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