Life's Little Addictions

Watched Sherlock for the first time tonight. Wow, what a great brilliant show. I wish I could think as fast as Sherlock can talked. I think I'm a sucker for British television. More specifically referring to Doctor Who, and now Sherlock. I think what most appeals to me is the insanity that covers the shows. Which beneath the craziness is incredible logic and thought provoking scenarios. But most likely I'm just over thinking it. I tend to do that. 

Watching Sherlock though, really reminds me of Ted Dekker's thriller novels. I'm quite convinced he is my all time favorite author. Why? Just as is the case in Sherlock, Dekker creates circumstances that I just think he captures insanity incredibly. Yes I'm talking all this nonsense about insanity, but I like insanity. Not the crazy bad kind, but the good kind. You know, the delirium that is innocent and just fun. Now, oftentimes Dekker's insane characters tend to be the murderer, but the way he writes their thinking, it causes you to look at circumstances with a different outlook. I think it's important to be able to look at life from different standpoints. This creates understanding, and we all need more people to be more understanding. Knowing how it's like to be in their situation, even if it's just witnessing a friend who experienced the same situation. In addition, Dekker's books can sometimes be looked at as dark, or depression, when oftentimes they are simply real, and saying what needs to be said that no one ever says. It's like having that good friend that tells you that new haircut looks crappy. Somethings just need to be said. Dekker also has the great quality that he's Christian, so all of his books present that lifestyle. (I can only say for the ones I've read, but I'm confident its all of them) His books always have people who are God-fearing people or are being introduced to God for the first time. Of course being a thriller or suspense, there is always the infamous twist ending, of which Dekker never fails to deliver. 

I really like reading fiction that makes you think, sometimes rethink, many things in life. Sometimes, it's can have the same effect on me as a non-fiction book can have, but much more bearable. This kind of a read can often be enough to escape from reality into a fictional reality that you wish was real. Take that for logic.