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Obsessed
Obsessed
Author: Ted Dekker
It's Los Angeles in the early seventies, and Stephen Friedman is living the groovy southern California life of a real estate wheeler-dealer. He's making money hand-over-fist and has long ago given up hope of finding the family he'd lost in warn-torn Poland. But when a strange, deceased woman's papers reveal that she possessed a priceless religio...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780849943737
ISBN-10: 0849943736
Publication Date: 2/10/2005
Pages: 400
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4 stars, based on 84 ratings
Publisher: WestBow Press
Book Type: Hardcover
Other Versions: Paperback, Audio Cassette, Audio CD
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glorifythelord avatar reviewed Obsessed on + 9 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 2
This book is a real page turner. It is one of those books that keeps you up late and everyone wonders the next day at work why you are so sleepy!!
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Helpful Score: 1
This is an awesome book. I actually own 2 copies. I'm just giving one away. If you love suspense/thrillers this is for you.
SouthernChelz avatar reviewed Obsessed on + 216 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 1
This book is about a man's hatred that destoys his own son and causes others to suffer as well. It delves into the mind of someone totally obsessed with hatred. I used it as a discussion topic for why we should NEVER be tempted to hate because it will only destroy us!

I like what Ted Dekker is trying to do which is make us think but his preference for the graphic almost over the edge writing goes to the extreme. Maybe some people need that but I don't think ALL of us qualify for that catagory which in turn keeps us from reading some of his writings. People from the streets aren't the ones reading his books.
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When Stephen learns of his real mother and her death he becomes involved in trying to discover more about her and it is leading him to the Stones of David.

The story takes place in the 1970's then goes back to 1944 during the Holocaust when his mother was in a concentration camp and he was born there. As the story unfolds it does not go into gory details about the Holocaust but about the two women's relationship with the 'boss' of the camp.
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This was my first Ted Dekker book and I must say I was quite impressed. A very "dark" read for those of you that like that type of genre. I could hardly put it down. You will enjoy this book very much!
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jdubsgirl avatar reviewed Obsessed on + 6 more book reviews
Slow start but once I got into it I couldn't put it down!!
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As in a lot of Ted Dekker books it has a tendency to go on a bit. But even at that it is interesting and a different concept.
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This book, as with all of Ted Dekker's books, is full of suspense, urging you to continue to the next chapter & then the next. This story connects present day America to prople & a consentration camp (Torun) in a Nazi controlled area of Poland. This is a must read!!!
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This seemed different to me than the other Dekker novels I have read. Interesting, a bit slower, but different. Maybe the topic of obsession just didn't connect with me or I just did not connect with characters as well as I have in the past but I had a hard time staying in sync with the choices made by almost all of the characters. It just didn't seem feasible.
That being said, this still ends up as an entertaining story...though you have to wait it out until the very end...and I do appreciate the point that he comes around to on how much God loves us. It doesn't take a long time to get through it, and if you like Dekker, then it is probably worth it. Otherwise, I might opt for something else.


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