Reviews

Green: Book Zero: The Beginning and the End by Ted Dekker

micksland's review against another edition

5.0

This was one of my favorite Dekker books ever! It was absolutely amazing. The book brings together the cast from the Circle Series and the Paradise Books. There's not as much action as there is in most Dekker books, so if you read him for the action, you might not enjoy this one as much. Basically, the entire book was an epilogue (and also a prologue) for his other series. Which makes it great if you love books with lots of backstory and intricate plot twists. I know that Ted says that there's no wrong way to read his books, but I would definitely save this until after you have read all of the other Books of History Chronicles.

songbird0409's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

noelanik's review against another edition

Read some reviews that suggested this be read after the others in the series. So I'm gonna come back to it after.

hgbutchwalker's review against another edition

4.0

Green completes the circle and ties in the other related series. It's not perfect but it's nice to have it tied up.

sassmasterjules's review against another edition

5.0

What...I just...what. BOOK. ZERO. This takes talent.

mithrandir57's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful mysterious sad tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

siriuslysirius's review against another edition

3.0

Having read, er, listened to this again, this isn’t quite the “ending” to The Circle series that I remember. Although the writing was good (it’s Dekker), the story feels rushed and contrived. It’s almost as if the publisher wanted to add something that Dekker never intended. Or, if Dekker really wanted to use Green to better tie into the Paradise novels, he was forced to take a different direction. At any rate, the first three (Black, Red, White) are still one of my favorite series and I’ll revisit this along with the others again.

hope2026's review against another edition

adventurous emotional tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.5

ennsez's review against another edition

3.0

It was quite a bit darker than the first two books.

eazelot's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0