Circle Series 4-in-1 (The Circle Series) by Dekker, Ted (2011) Hardcover Hardcover

Confused and inconsistent religious symbolism bogs down what could be a very interesting conceptual novel.The story traces one man and those close to him as his dreams connect two parallel realities. The most entertaining story is of a deadly virus set to wipe out humanity in two weeks. This plotline is resolved by the end of the third book, leaving the author to bumble around in heavy-handed and indelicate religious symbolism as he attempts to draw his apocalyptic story of redemption. Dekker does have some success in painting spiritual realities through physical analogs. The book series simply doesn’t have a compelling enough story and it falls well short of the author’s clearly intended poignancy. Wouldn’t recommend or read again. Also, it’s stinking 1,594 pages long!D+