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3.28 AVERAGE
3.28 AVERAGE
dark
tense
fast-paced
3.75 - it was gonna be a 4⭐ but the ending was SO abrupt, it ended so quickly after that whole buildup to the final scene, i had to bump it down /:
interesting story though, super gory at times and generally a fun read. i'm looking forward to reading more dean koontz !!! my aunt kept loads of his books, so i'll be sure to make a little checklist for all of those
also shoutout to buzz,
interesting story though, super gory at times and generally a fun read. i'm looking forward to reading more dean koontz !!! my aunt kept loads of his books, so i'll be sure to make a little checklist for all of those
also shoutout to buzz,
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my boy just wanted to fuck and he ended up getting his eye blasted out of his head. but big ups tbh bc he was READY to protect liz and amy, we love to see it
I’m going through my bookshelf right now so I’m adding all my previous reads one by one. I don’t remember when I read this but I do remember liking this book but just kinda being disappointed by the end.
“The Funhouse” wasn’t anything I haven’t read before, but it makes up for that by being a campy and devourable read. And Amy and Joey are interesting characters, with a mother you’ll enjoy hating. This book probably wouldn’t fly today, and a lot of the “slasher” stuff happens in the last 50 or so pages, but I still found it compelling. A very “junk food” book.
This story makes me so uncomfortable as it addresses a lot of really tough subjects in a relatively short book. I never quite know who to root for or cheer on, except for the obvious (Amy and Joey). And while I normally sympathize with the freaks and weirdos, the freaks in this story are freaks in their soul, not just outwardly. I always enjoy stories that involve carnivals since I've always been drawn to the bright lights of the fairway.
“Funhouse” comes in at big number three in my monthly Dean Koontz Book Club and boy howdy what a change of pace. From “The Good Guy,” to “Midnight,” this one careened off the path and directly into Hell itself, or at least the carnival equivalent of it. Perhaps it was a product of its time, or maybe Koontz was doing a lot of peyote, but holy cheese-o-rama, this one was a doozy.
“Funhouse” is definitely more gruesome than any other Koontz I’ve read, in and outside of the book club. I imagine he had to keep up with the screenplay that Larry Block wrote for the movie adaptation directed by Tobe Hooper. The book, and its less than subtle horrors and thrills that I typically align with Koontz, makes more sense once you know that backstory. It also makes more sense in why the level of violence, and specifically the type used against women, is more prevalent in this book.
Koontz himself acknowledges this isn’t his concept, but had fun developing it further regardless (actually, he more so explained that the rent was due and since he already knew a weird amount of carnival lingo, why not.) It’s a fast paced, sex-crazed, gore-filled, possible metaphor for pro-choice? Hard to say. I’m not going to think very hard about it and neither should you.
3/5 I laughed and said “this is bad” every twenty pages or so but I did finish it so who won, me or the Koontz-meister
“Funhouse” is definitely more gruesome than any other Koontz I’ve read, in and outside of the book club. I imagine he had to keep up with the screenplay that Larry Block wrote for the movie adaptation directed by Tobe Hooper. The book, and its less than subtle horrors and thrills that I typically align with Koontz, makes more sense once you know that backstory. It also makes more sense in why the level of violence, and specifically the type used against women, is more prevalent in this book.
Koontz himself acknowledges this isn’t his concept, but had fun developing it further regardless (actually, he more so explained that the rent was due and since he already knew a weird amount of carnival lingo, why not.) It’s a fast paced, sex-crazed, gore-filled, possible metaphor for pro-choice? Hard to say. I’m not going to think very hard about it and neither should you.
3/5 I laughed and said “this is bad” every twenty pages or so but I did finish it so who won, me or the Koontz-meister
Not nearly as good as his later work- the climax came up and finished before you knew what hit you.
All in the name of revenge, a carnival worker spends years searching for his ex's children.
I read this book for the second time. It started with a bang and stayed creepy all the way through. Definitely a page-turner. The intensity toward the end kept me engaged. This horror was a thrill ride.
Long chapters. Good editing.
Triggers: Domestic violence, SA, light use of foul language, heavy religious undertones, questionable child abuse, a bit of blood, minimal spice.
I read this book for the second time. It started with a bang and stayed creepy all the way through. Definitely a page-turner. The intensity toward the end kept me engaged. This horror was a thrill ride.
Long chapters. Good editing.
Triggers: Domestic violence, SA, light use of foul language, heavy religious undertones, questionable child abuse, a bit of blood, minimal spice.
Just remember, “Her belly was not just flat but slightly concave.”