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3.76 AVERAGE
3.76 AVERAGE
adventurous
mysterious
tense
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
adventurous
mysterious
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
dark
mysterious
slow-paced
This book is exciting because it's told about multiple strangers who meet up to uncover a mystery. Weird dreams, fears, and obsessions with the moon? This book has got you scratching your head. It becomes a bit much at 60%, but doesn't disappoint at the end! Dean Koontz is a fabulous story teller who makes it hard to put the book down!
Dean Koontz knows how to write a novel!
I honestly loved this book. The characters for this novel were perfect. All though this is a slow burn, I really enjoyed it since we got to know the characters inside and out due to the length of the novel. This novel however felt rushed towards the end which I didn't enjoy. A big bulk of the novel is character development and scene setting and it's not until the very last 100 pages is when most of the action happens.
Overall I really enjoyed this book and I'd recomemnd it to someone who likes a good mystery/ sci-fi.
I honestly loved this book. The characters for this novel were perfect. All though this is a slow burn, I really enjoyed it since we got to know the characters inside and out due to the length of the novel. This novel however felt rushed towards the end which I didn't enjoy. A big bulk of the novel is character development and scene setting and it's not until the very last 100 pages is when most of the action happens.
Overall I really enjoyed this book and I'd recomemnd it to someone who likes a good mystery/ sci-fi.
adventurous
mysterious
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
An intriguing story but it could have been wrapped up 200 pages before the end. After the 400th page, it just kind of dragged on and on.
I first read Strangers back in the early nineties at the recommendation of my brother. I remember loving the book then and recommending to others. Twenty years later, I couldn't remember much about the book except a few of the main characters and the feeling of really connecting with it.
Rereading Strangers was like running into old friends at a bar and spending the night talking and reliving the past. All of the characters and development are perfect and you will finish the book wanting to go back to the bar the next night hoping your friends will be there again.
Rereading Strangers was like running into old friends at a bar and spending the night talking and reliving the past. All of the characters and development are perfect and you will finish the book wanting to go back to the bar the next night hoping your friends will be there again.
The beginning of this book was very slow - and I was only able to finish it by putting it down for a couple of weeks. It got to be ok by Christmas time - but didn't heat up till the last 1/3 or 1/4 of the book. A lot of time was spent trying to weave a bunch of lives and people together but it just dragged it all. The ending was very disappointing - and the meaning behind the title was made clear on the second last page - not a very good reason or title.
I loved Odd Thomas and Life Expectancy but this one was not a Dean Koontz book that I would recommend or read again.
I loved Odd Thomas and Life Expectancy but this one was not a Dean Koontz book that I would recommend or read again.
This book is slow to start. I pushed through and it is a great book! I highly recommend it.