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harrietj's review against another edition
3.75
This book was well built. Solid, square blocks of plot stacked upon each other to make a satisfying and workable, if utilitarian, novel. It wears its Influences - specifically Psycho and the pop psych of the seventies - on its sleeve but that's okay. It's overlong, which surprised me because other Koontz books I've read have been fast-paced pageturners, but it was very readable.
cass_booklover's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
4.5
kmt75's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
1.0
An atrociously vile, ugly, and overwritten mess of a book. Koontz is a hack, but this is NOT the work of a hack. It's the work of a very, very bad writer. Whispers is his Moby Dick, his Gatsby, and the afterword where he talks about how deeply personal the story is to him, how he did thirty one drafts of the story, and how he had to fight with his publisher to keep them from chopping the manuscript in half, just makes it that much more depressing of an experience.
nikkisr123's review against another edition
5.0
fantastic! im usually good at unraveling mysteries early on and yet even i couldnt hav guessed that twist!
feistykrista's review against another edition
5.0
This was the first book I was ever able to read cover to cover. I was not a reader in high school and struggled to find anything that held my attention. This book is out of the norm from my typical genre but I absolutely love his writing and voice. I recommend this book to EVERYONE that reads horror/thriller.
jacqueshol's review against another edition
4.0
Yet another book that one of my friends insisted me reading, I found Whispers surprisingly good. I've been putting off reading Koontz for several years now, but thoroughly enjoyed this story. Some may contend that he took the psychology in the story a touch too far, but I found the story quite believable... as far as stories go.
The story may be a bit far-fetched, but it emphasises what a major part our past and upbringing has on our daily interactions with others and our environment. It is truly a scary novel, not so much offering constant frightening scenes, but rather the slow build-up revealing how our childhoods influences our actions in adulthood. It made me reconsider the way I raise and treat my kids.
I will definitely read more of Dean Koontz, but where to begin? I suppose I'm going to have start doing research into his books now.
The story may be a bit far-fetched, but it emphasises what a major part our past and upbringing has on our daily interactions with others and our environment. It is truly a scary novel, not so much offering constant frightening scenes, but rather the slow build-up revealing how our childhoods influences our actions in adulthood. It made me reconsider the way I raise and treat my kids.
I will definitely read more of Dean Koontz, but where to begin? I suppose I'm going to have start doing research into his books now.
holl3640's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
4.0