I just finished rereading this for the third or fourth time and I really did enjoy it. I read it a couple times when I was in my teens and a brand new Christian and I don't think I truly understood the message very well. It's got a great message but, more than that, it's not super cheesy. I've tried to reread several 90s Christian books lately that I loved years ago but can't finish because of the overwhelming cheese factor. This one held my attention and didn't make me embarrassed to read it. I have a few more Perettis on my TBR...I'll dive right in! ( )

I liked this one. I appreciated that the main character had flaws (one major flaw in particular that most Christian authors stay away from) and that they weren't justified in the end, or brushed aside.

As I read the book, I kept thinking of possible endings that would have been cop-outs, suspecting Peretti would fall back on one, and was very pleased that he didn't.

My complaint would be that the book was drawn out and would have benefited from just a tad more editing. As much as I wanted to find out how it ended, I mostly just wanted the thing to end already! The chapters themselves were also long - averaging around 30 pages. This made it difficult to read for me, since I have so many interruptions in my day and need to take frequent breaks to deal with them. I hate having to stop a book in the middle of a chapter!

All in all, it was a good read, and an example of what happens when we forsake God's law and try to create our own, to be our own master. I was reminded of verses in the book of Judges (21:25 and 17:6) which state, "Everyone did whatever he considered right." ( )

People are disappearing, possibly dying, in or around a small mining town in the Pacific northwest, and the the people in town seem to know what's going on, but are unwilling or unable to talk about it. When an outsider dies, it opens up their small-town secrets to the rest of the world. The brother of the outsider who died starts to dig and uncovers a creature that he is determined to bring to light, but the town's occupants won't let go of their dragon without a fight.

The Oath has been my favorite book pretty much since I first read it, at least 20 years ago. Up until maybe 10 years ago, I re-read it just about every year. It used to scare me when I read it at night, despite how well I knew the story. Now that I'm getting back to reading regularly, I realized how much I wanted to read it again, and part of that was curiosity about whether or not its status as my favorite book would hold up. I'm happy to say it did!

I fully admit that the book could have been shorter, as there is a decent amount of description of old mining operations and mountain views that I generally skim, but overall, the book is a great example of a Christian thriller. It is also an allegory, which I think is important to realize while reading it.

Once again, by the time I was in the 2nd half of this book, I found myself caught up in the hunt and the excitement of what was happening. I did not have any issues reading at night though, so apparently I've either gotten used to it enough, or I've grown out of that problem. But I thoroughly enjoyed it, and in a way felt like I was coming home as I read this classic favorite. ( )

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"Los disturbios concluyeron, pero no me siento tranquila. Tengo miedo de lo que hemos hecho. Tengo miedo del mañana". Peretti, F. ( )