T. L. Hines' newest book, The Falling Away, was gripping from the beginning. The main character, Dylan Runs Ahead, has a complex life full of problems, but clearly the Lord has His hand on him.
The book description on the back cover says to "enter a world where things aren't quite what they seem" and that's a very apt statement. At times it's difficult to tell the good guys from the bad ones, but that's often the way of real life as well.
The reader follows Dylan, a Crow Indian, through his issues with guilt, sin and redemption. It's what most believers go through, yet not always in such a dramatic way. The simple fact that he's a war veteran dealing with addiction and his ties to the Reservation makes for a more complex situation, plus the fact that he's seeing things in a strange, altered sort of way. And I love the book's ending. It just makes sense.
Well done, Mr. Hines.
(this book was provided free from BookSneeze/Thomas Nelson for review)
