The Sanctuary

No. Henry Leyva did a great job narrating, but I found Rebecca Solers portrayal of Renee grating.

Danny

Honestly, I didn't have one.

The warden made me angry, so I guess the story did cause some emotion.

Ted Dekker wrote a great story. And I did find myself going through many emotions. As much as I despised the "mean" characters, I would have liked to have had a backspace key to omit Renee from the book. I found her character to be whiny and irritatingly bratty. If someone had tied her up and put duct tape on her mouth during the whole ordeal I would have been happy.

Prisons will break a man's spirit. 23 hours a day in a cell with very little positive social contact. The very thought is enough to keep me on the straight and narrow, but in Ted Dekker's twisted mind it is not enough fear. Ted had to add a warden with a God complex and the authority to enforce it. Prisoners at the Sanctuary are not just locked up but are indoctrinated into a system that has one leader and that leader is God to them. Torture, mind control, and life are all just games to the warden. I did not know jail could be any scarier but the Sanctuary is. Here is a torture technique for you sadistic readers out there. Take a drill and drill into the nerves of the shin bone. That is the kind of pain that your whole body feels.

The Sanctuary is a good book for those who want to read a really spooky book. Some of the story is very hard to believe and takes some getting used to. The main female character was always reffered to as a strong women, but I thought she was week and annoying. You will find yourself rooting for the male main character who comes close many times to breaking his vow of non violence. In the end he finds a way to justify violence and non violence. The book is a strong 4.0.

Not Rebecca Soler - she was awful!

No

I really wanted to like this book; I like alot of Ted Dekker's books. The Sanctuary just isn't one of them. I'm not sure why the whole book had to be G-Rated, after all most of the book took place in prison! The female narrator's voice sounded as if she were barely in high school and her cadence was way off.

I think this would be a great book but I could not accept the reader for Renee. I slog through books when the reader does not capture me but this reader was totally miscast. I can imagine her in other books BUT not this one.

I loved listening to this because the issues that this book brings up have been overwhelmingly present in my life. This book was great for me because it gave some very unique answers to some very unique problems. Nothing less than what you would expect from ole Teddy.

Danny. You just cant beat an ass kicking priest.

Transcending Spirit Love

You may have met the hero before quiet and strong. And you may have met the heroine before annoyingly dysfunctional and blind with love. However the combination with transcending mortal failings was new for me.

Great match of voices to characters

It would have to be the final prison yard scene, when Danny transcends all the ties that bond him.

I listen to audiobooks, then i will buy the hardback for my library, i will be purchasing this book to my library.