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Frank Peretti
Posted in Press Reviews on Thu, April 06, 2006
As a kid, reading was not my strongsuit. I was too antsy. Found it hard to sit still. When I finally did, I fell in love with Louis L’Amour, J.R.R. Tolkien, Mark Twain, and others. In high school, I stumbled upon a ski-maker from Oregon, or some such place, who had written a book called, This Present Darkness. I think I read it in a day. It made an impression then and still does. Recently, Frank was interviewed in Crosswalk.com and he talked about what he’s currently reading.
Crosswalk.com: What fiction writers do you like right now? Obviously Ted Dekker, right?
Peretti: [Laughing] Sure. I’ve read just about everything Michael Crichton has written. I enjoy his stuff; it’s real cinematic, and it’s inspired. He writes this technical stuff, which most of the time I find fascinating. I like the way he structures his stories, so he’s a big influence on me. Another writer I read is published by Westbow - Charles Martin. He wrote the book The Dead Don’t Dance. I loved that book. It was a beautiful tapestry, or beautiful painting of a character… of where he lived … it was such a wonderful refreshing glimpse into the heart of this character that I just savored every moment of that book. I was ready for that, you know, you get into this thriller genre and action genre, you start shallowing out. It just starts to be same old, same old; you just miss a really good read, a real heart deep. I try to get heart-deep and I think I did when I did Visitation. Right now I’m reading all there is to know about making movies. I want to be a director and a screenwriter, so that’s what I’m studying right now.
Frank, you’re a great encouragement to me. Thank you, a second time.
Mr. perretti House is the new movie out in theaters and i had seen the previews and was realy interested in seeing it but its rated R my mom understands you are a christian author but a christian movie other the Passion really has no buisness being rated R so i don’t no maybe you could take it out of theaters change it a little to be pg 13 and put it back in this summer or when comes out in the christain book stores you could have a pg13 version and i herd Mr Tedd beckers argument theres no cursing drugs or sex and very little blood just violence wich i have no problem with if its not brutal and i have no problem with terror unless its demonic terror out side of a christain themed story with no hope of redemption or salvation by christ unlike your stories so please consider my words and the dispointment of many christian teens hoping to see the movie and do what ever christ leads you to do and please remember this in future your movies[ let pg13 be the limit] since i know you have lots of good books that are just waiting to be brought to to theaters and if the mpaa tries the R move again get a pg13 secular movie with drugs sex violence cursing and horror and tell them to watch it
Wow! That has got to be a cool feeling to know that Frank Perretti is reading your book and liking it! An author whose book made an impression on you, and now your book is being savored by him...too cool.