Comments on: Are you BoneMan’s Daughter?

By: Rebecca Escamilla

Rebecca Escamilla — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 04:19:27 +0000

Haha talk about thinking faster than I can type.
Oh well, hopefully yall understand what I’m trying to say

By: Rebecca Escamilla

Rebecca Escamilla — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 04:17:58 +0000

Boneman’s Daughters utterly scared me.
However, now that I’ve read what took place behind the scenes…it’s situations like these where one can only marvel at the grace of God. My family’s been through something very similar to Ted’s…I feel the emotion leaping off the pages. It’s something that sometimes can’t be tamed…I would reccommend this book. It is raw. And scary. And sometimes questionable. But…maybe it’s because I Now know where he’s coming from…this is something we all need to be reminded of. Life’s dark times reveal things about us. Good. Bad. Ugly. You can’t put this book into the same category as all Dekker’s previous works.

Praise God.

By: Sarah

Sarah — Sun, 15 Nov 2009 18:28:38 +0000

Thank you for all your books. I have enjoyed them immensely and appreciate all the hard work and dedication you give to your writing.
I loved the circle trilogy and in many ways liken you to CS Lewis in the ways you can portray the gospel through fictional writings, this again is very commendable.
However, I have just finished BoneMan’s Daughters and was slightly disappointed by the ending. I can see the analogies that you try to bring about but feel that Ryan should not have set fire to BoneMan’s house, killing him. Yes there was a need for justice, but not revenge. Yes BoneMan was evil, yet he was still human. And yes Ryan was the good guy, the saviour, but he was not God and so did not have the right to serve this judgement upon BoneMan. Surely it would make Ryan a stronger character for him to admit his fault in the situation and for him to offer forgiveness to Alvin, and for Alvin to be dealt justice by the law (and possibly psychiatric help) and later by God.
But I don’t want to end on a negative note - thanks again for keeping on keeping on, and looking forward to ALL your future works.

By: Tom

Tom — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 19:41:43 +0000

First off Ted I absolutely love your works and the work God does through you. And I have to stand and say I deeply respect your commitment to being real and touching those places that may be sensitive. The other day I was reading some of the comments here about Boneman being disturbing…..and I thought so is the way the devil is represented in the Bible. And about your use of the word “A**” and I thought “Oh my goodness, what has become of us?” And I was about to respond then about how much I respect the fact that your novels are real, and they touch people where they may hurt…and help them heal. And about how I respect the fact that even though you are so “mainstream” (????) that your message is still very strong and clear, maybe even more so. And, here’s a thought…maybe by being a “Best Selling Author” your message is getting to people who wouldn’t venture inside a church. (Sounds a bit like Jesus’ ministry to me)
But I held off responding, because I didn’t want to be, well, offensive or anything.
But just now I read your note “What’s wrong with this picture” regarding the “Love Inspired Guidelines.” And I couldn’t hold back any longer. I so agree with your statement:
“In our stories we need to concern ourselves with truth. When we write about love, for example, we need to understand that there is more than just love in the world. That there is much ugliness which stands in the face of true love. Our characterization of that ugliness in our writing must be consistent with its true nature. To whitewash the page of that contrast makes a mockery of love’s ability to overcome offense and ugliness.”
And I commend you for holding to that value. It seems to me that Jesus and the writers of the Bible did not hold punches on truth, thank you so much for doing the same. I will continue to read your bold statements that may rock our worlds (in a good way), reach out to readers who will never pick up the flowery, pharisaical (love that word by the way), watered down Christian fiction and touch on subjects that need to be broached, not avoided because they are sensitive.
Heaven forbid the day you as a Christian writer can’t use the word SEX. Because we all know if you don’t talk about it, it doesn’t exist. And the Bible never refers to it at all, never talks about prostitutes, “knowing”, etc……let’s see? Woman at the well, maybe?
Stand tall my brother, fight the good fight, don’t back down. And for all our sakes, never sign with Steeple Hill.

By: matthew

matthew — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 16:12:23 +0000

Hey Tedd.
I’ve read about 7 of your books and i like them all. I know most christians dont agree with swearing in books, and since i am writing a book (and a christian), should the villain use any swear words? Thanks for your books! I love reading them

By: Ian Davis

Ian Davis — Sun, 01 Nov 2009 03:30:55 +0000

Oh My Gosh! Wow! I Love the circle trilogy! i have just recently finished red and am trying to decide whether to read white or green first! I am maddly in love with the books of history chronicals! I just rushed through the first four lost books in four days and they where amazing! I have also read all of the paridise novels and they were totally awesom! I cannot wait to see what Ted does next in the books of history chronicals! Chaos kept me on my toes and begging for more as did Black, and Red! Ted Dekker is now my #1 favorite auther! Thanks so much for blessing me with these FANTASTIC books!

By: anonymousguy

anonymousguy — Thu, 22 Oct 2009 02:15:02 +0000

well I guess I havent read enough to know what mr Dekker’s writing was like before tagged as a new york times bestseller but wow no need for the bashing I literally finished BoneMan last night and while I wish the ending had been a bit longer tying some things together I still loved the book I read over half in one day and I wasnt just stuck at home that day either I found myself obsessed with knowing how it ended and as far as the character BoneMan being disturbing, of course he is, your average person doesnt seek out people to be their offspring so they can feel loved and I know I have heard worse about real people. I personally loved the book and started Green today so I will see if I understand what the previous posters meant but personally I dont think I will though Green has been suspenseful from the first page so far. Keep it up Ted I love your work.

By: anonymousgirl

anonymousgirl — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 02:19:31 +0000

oh also PFY (praying for you) i was truly scared halfway through reading this page. but i’m so glad god has mended your family. my mother and i fight all the time we never agree. im a stubborn arrogant brat at times. well a lot but this has inspired me to make it right…..thank you

By: anonymousgirl

anonymousgirl — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 02:16:46 +0000

i am currently reading BoneMan’s Daughters and it didn’t really make sense to me at first, but after reading Ted Dekker’s own comments on it, it totally makes sense. i love the suspense i love the plot.

By: Kia

Kia — Sat, 17 Oct 2009 07:39:11 +0000

Hi Ted,

First I would like to say that I’m so happy your daughter is back with your family. I will be praying for her and your family.

Now I must agree with some of the bloggers on this site about your book “Boneman’s Daughter”, which hurt me a lot to see the a** word in your book. I understand at the time you wrote this book you were going through a lot of pain. I loved SHowdown and House very much but this book was not that great.

To use that word made me not want to tell my friends who were interested in your book.

But I must say to the people who are saying that you are not a Christian is very wrong. Only God can jugde you and not man.

So that’s it just was hurt that you cursed in your book and I’m praying I won’t have to stop reading your books in the future.

My prayers go out to you and your family. God bless