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3.72 AVERAGE
3.72 AVERAGE
I have read this book so many times. This is classic, old school Dean Koontz, long before he started churning out formulaic tales of impossibly virtuous heroes with an affection for guns, over-the-top villains with stupid names, superdogs, oh-so-wise precocious children, lame attempts at "humor," and shoehorned Republican politics.
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
Awful. One of the worst novels I have read in my adult life.
Extremely tedious with a hive-mind of cardboard characters who repeatedly give cringey joint monologues to explain things, often things that we already know. It is immediately obvious who will live and who will die, and whenever one of the throwaway characters is killed, the important characters get about one sentence to unconvincingly emote ("What will I tell his poor wife?", "He seemed like a nice old man.", etc.) before never thinking about the dead person again.
And I feel like there was a stretch where the verb "clamber" was used once per page. But that's probably an exaggeration.
Extremely tedious with a hive-mind of cardboard characters who repeatedly give cringey joint monologues to explain things, often things that we already know. It is immediately obvious who will live and who will die, and whenever one of the throwaway characters is killed, the important characters get about one sentence to unconvincingly emote ("What will I tell his poor wife?", "He seemed like a nice old man.", etc.) before never thinking about the dead person again.
And I feel like there was a stretch where the verb "clamber" was used once per page. But that's probably an exaggeration.
adventurous
dark
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Thriller, plot was definitely different than expected from the bio of the book. Many twists and turns. Good ending that left me satisfied and maybe even slightly happy? Lots of craziness with lots of need for imagination. Overall, solid read.
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
Suspenseful novel from beginning to end.
The creature reminded me of King's 'It'. Well-written ending; loved the mix of fiction and non-fiction.
Loved Lisa, would definitely read a book with her as the main protagonist
The creature reminded me of King's 'It'. Well-written ending; loved the mix of fiction and non-fiction.
Loved Lisa, would definitely read a book with her as the main protagonist
adventurous
dark
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
hopeful
informative
mysterious
reflective
sad
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Almost the entire time… wtf and is this going anywhere at all?
adventurous
dark
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
dark
informative
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
N/A
adventurous
dark
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No