House by Frank E. Peretti and Ted Dekker (2006, Other, Mixed media product)

Wow! I couldn't put this book down. Ted Dekker is an awesome author! House is one of his best, most suspenseful and twisted novels. Of course, the message is fantastic. Anyone who likes bizarre, suspenseful, dramatic novels will love this one! This is a thriller without lots of gore but with tons of mystery and suspense. The battle of good versus evil continues. It's a quick read (took me about 5 hours), and my heart was pounding through the whole thing. I recommend it to everyone, and I'm loaning it to my friends and co-workers.

The book was a VERY fast read, and I like thrillers, esp Christian thrillers, which are so very hard to find....

I loved the symbolism of good vs evil, the human heart vs holiness...but the problem I had was that Ted Dekker never likes to come right out and say "Jesus Christ is THE way, THE truth, THE light and THE ONLY WAY TO HEAVEN". Which is absolutely neccessary. SOooOO....the ending is some wishy-washy Dekker-style of 'salvation' for those who survive the House in the end. I was disappointed that the writers were so vague with who Christ really is.....this IS, after-all, a CHRISTIAN NOVEL.

As for previous review-writers who claimed the first 25 pgs to be a blood-bath and "non-Christian".....​THIS IS ABSOLUTELY N O T TRUE. There is NO blood (except a SCRATCH on the back of one character's HAND) until probably about page 200. It is NOT gory. It is NOT graphic. Rather, it is vague and leaves the amount of 'goriness' up to the reader's imagination.....Actually that's not even quite right, all blood (except the scratch and one's palm is cut and glass cutting a person's head....covered by a strip of cloth) is NON-EXSISTENT. There is some smoke though....I'll let you readers discover that little mystery out while you read it for yourselves.

To the previous review-writers who alleged gore, etc, I wonder if you even truly READ the book House...or if your review was based on what the friend of a cousin's friend who told a coworker who passed a note to one who pet the neighbor's dog who heard it could possibly be about.....well you get the idea.....Next time, get your facts straight. If you didn't like the book, but never even finished it: DON'T WRITE A REVIEW !!!!!!

The plot WAS a little predictable, but the writers provided quit a few twists and turns to keep it interesting to the end. I would recommend this book to: 1. those who appreciate Christian thrillers, 2. are Ted Dekker fans, or 3. those who are walking the fence. Happy Reading!!

I bought this book for my book club. I have read some bad books before; however, after a few pages I would quit reading. I completed "House" for my book club so it is officially the worst book I have completely read. The subject matter was beyond ridiculous even for a "horror" story. The writing was so amateurish it was laughable. Any book can be 300+ pages long if the authors repeat themselves over and over and over. I strongly recommend not buying "House" by Ted Dekker and Frank Peretti.

All of Ted Dekker's books have suspense and spiritual truths in them. Our whole family enjoys Frank Peretti and Ted Dekker, both wonderful Christian authors.

I love how ted dekker and frank perreti came together to make both their twisted minds work to make a single masterpiece! This is one of the best books I've read in a long time beacause both the authors captivate your mind every minute, so sometimes you just don't want to put it down. The only thing I dislike about it is the basement section is very long, well written, but long and mabe the authors could have put a little more suspense outside of the basement, in the main house, than just in the basement. I give the book two thumbs up and I suggest everyone who finds this book , buy it and read it. You won't find a better piece of literatire anywhere else, but from the minds of those two great authors!