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kalldimma's review against another edition
dark
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.0
brokenweed's review against another edition
dark
tense
fast-paced
3.0
Great story, horrible dialogue.
kipenator's review against another edition
dark
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
wissota's review against another edition
5.0
I loved this book. It is my favorite of his. Don't ask me why, it just is.
dbevvers63's review against another edition
dark
informative
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.0
matt357's review against another edition
3.0
This was really good and atmospheric, until the last 30 pages or so. The end of this makes the rest of the book look completely farcical. I'm starting to wonder if Koontz is writing horror thrillers, or horror comedies
_jamescarr's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.25
josiebrown's review against another edition
3.0
Overall, I think it was exciting. However, I hated the main character and a lot of things in this book are pretty problematic.
1. The antagonist is a man from Haiti, who is a voodoo man and does dark magic.
2. There's a conversation where Jack, our main character vehemently defends how uncorrupt the police are. Currently, we know that is not true. Also, Black Lives Matter.
3. He could not understand why a mafia boss would be upset over his dogs being murdered but not be sad about ordering other people dead. Hmm, let me think here. Maybe cause he loves his dogs and having people killed is his job??
4. The intelligence of animals is severely undermined. Multiple times he talks about how "dumb" animals are. He even goes to say that the capacity to feel love is what separates humans from animals. INCORRECT
5. Our detective main character says, "All junkies are nuts." That is SUCH a horrible view of drug addiction. How is he a police officer?? Where is the compassion?
6. He has a conversation about his daughter that a lot of "regular" people go to therapists (true) but that all the "truly crazy people get put in hospitals and institutions". What a DANGEROUS statement to say to a young person.
So much has changed since 1985, and this book is a bit of a mess in that regard. But, it still was mildly interesting and the first scene is very thrilling!
1. The antagonist is a man from Haiti, who is a voodoo man and does dark magic.
2. There's a conversation where Jack, our main character vehemently defends how uncorrupt the police are. Currently, we know that is not true. Also, Black Lives Matter.
3. He could not understand why a mafia boss would be upset over his dogs being murdered but not be sad about ordering other people dead. Hmm, let me think here. Maybe cause he loves his dogs and having people killed is his job??
4. The intelligence of animals is severely undermined. Multiple times he talks about how "dumb" animals are. He even goes to say that the capacity to feel love is what separates humans from animals. INCORRECT
5. Our detective main character says, "All junkies are nuts." That is SUCH a horrible view of drug addiction. How is he a police officer?? Where is the compassion?
6. He has a conversation about his daughter that a lot of "regular" people go to therapists (true) but that all the "truly crazy people get put in hospitals and institutions". What a DANGEROUS statement to say to a young person.
So much has changed since 1985, and this book is a bit of a mess in that regard. But, it still was mildly interesting and the first scene is very thrilling!
cyris_reads's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0