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3.56 AVERAGE
3.56 AVERAGE
This does not seem at all like a Dean Koontz book. It was a psychological suspense novel - dealing with mind control, implanted memories, etc... with some espionage, car chases, and other exciting stuff to keep things moving. I liked seeing the psychological aspects of things, and the plot twists at the end, but wasn't totally satisfied with the ending. The characters he created weren't bad, the fun looks at Japanese culture were pretty cool, but seriously - the psycholgy crap in this rocked my little nerd world.
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
I have read a few Koontz books here and there but this one is not even close to the caliber of book he usually writes. Granted this was published in 1979 so maybe the reason is that but it did not grab me or freak me out at all. And the ending was so bad in my opinion.
challenging
dark
hopeful
mysterious
reflective
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
adventurous
dark
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
hopeful
mysterious
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
i suppose he made an attempt to write a book? no character feels like a person and it’s worse than usual this time. abysmal koontz
Awesome book - another one I had completely forgotten!
dark
emotional
mysterious
medium-paced
I would have given it 4 stars but it contained spoilers for the Demolish Man!
Audiobook for the gym and car rides.
Joanna left the US 10 years ago and is fully immersed into the Japanese way of life. Fluent in the language and in the culture, she even owns a business that does very well and sings there a couple of times a night. Her life is almost perfect…except for the night terrors she suffers from.
Alex has been hot in the trail of Lisa, a senator’s daughter, who suddenly went missing from Jamaica. “Fate” leads him to Japan and to Joanna’s nightclub. Now he must convince Joanna that she is the missing Lisa and her night terrors are not nightmares but real life memories that are resurfacing.
Life as Alex and Joanna has known it will never be the same. Will they both survive when the truth comes out? Or will there be people behind this whole scheme that will do whatever is necessary to keep secrets buried deep?
For a book that was released in 1979, it was a pretty good thriller.
Joanna left the US 10 years ago and is fully immersed into the Japanese way of life. Fluent in the language and in the culture, she even owns a business that does very well and sings there a couple of times a night. Her life is almost perfect…except for the night terrors she suffers from.
Alex has been hot in the trail of Lisa, a senator’s daughter, who suddenly went missing from Jamaica. “Fate” leads him to Japan and to Joanna’s nightclub. Now he must convince Joanna that she is the missing Lisa and her night terrors are not nightmares but real life memories that are resurfacing.
Life as Alex and Joanna has known it will never be the same. Will they both survive when the truth comes out? Or will there be people behind this whole scheme that will do whatever is necessary to keep secrets buried deep?
For a book that was released in 1979, it was a pretty good thriller.