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3.23 AVERAGE
3.23 AVERAGE
slow-paced
Not the typical type of koontz book and it was hard to keep pushing through it, but I liked it for its originality and for the fact it strayed from his typical books. Kinda reminded me of “the host” without giving too much spoiler. I am glad I read it though
I should have known I wasn’t going to like this book the second Madison was described as beautiful because she didn’t show too much cleavage and wore little makeup. Then that she couldn’t be an obsessive stalker type because she was too hot. My eyes rolled so hard. Then we go into three different genres in the same book with pointless scenes that add absolutely nothing to the book. I went in for what could have been a great mystery book and came out a terrible sci-fi book that was just utterly pointless in my opinion. I’ve never read a book by this author, but the way he writes women alone annoyed me enough to be weary of his others even if people praise them highly.
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
I have usually enjoyed his books but this one didn’t resonate with me. It starts out strong and drew me in wondering what happened to David, the main characters girlfriend who disappeared 10 years ago.
But then there seems to be several different story lines tossed in one book. The obsession of describing Emily’s looks and David’s love gets redundant. The middle was almost boring.
The ending was interesting, and I wish more had been spent on developing the concept and characters.
I gave the stars for the beginning and the very end. But really wasn’t worth the read.
But then there seems to be several different story lines tossed in one book. The obsession of describing Emily’s looks and David’s love gets redundant. The middle was almost boring.
The ending was interesting, and I wish more had been spent on developing the concept and characters.
I gave the stars for the beginning and the very end. But really wasn’t worth the read.
dark
mysterious
sad
tense
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:
Yes
The buildup was great. I expected a bit more from the ending. The book overall was a great read.
I disliked everything about this story except for the audiobook narrator.
I love Dean Koontz.
I’m sure a fair number of my reader friends here were definitely in the “Advanced” reading group in Kindergarten, and by the time you were in middle school, you were burning through Koontz and King like it was nothing.
I’ve followed Koontz through his dabbling in different genres for the past two decades, and I can say he always tries something new. Sometimes it’s a hit - and sometimes it’s a miss. But even when Koontz misses, he still tells an incredibly story with richly drawn characters.
And - it’s also good to have Koontz writing a stand-alone after years of writing series (Odd Thomas, Jane Hawk, Makani...although will we ever get a third Christopher Snow novel?)
In this case, Daniel Thorne is a writer who lost the love of his life, Emily, 10 years ago - and one night in a bar, he meets a woman who could BE Emily. Is he seeing things - or is there something more sinister at play?
And since it’s Koontz - you know it has to be a shady government agency, demonic possession, nanotechnology, supernatural forces, or aliens - or every single one. I shan’t spoil it for you, but this is definitely a genre mash up Koontz is known for.
Although, in the mash up, some of the narrative threads seem to lead to nowhere, and seem to serve as filler for a story that otherwise wouldn’t have much to go on. The inclusion of Emily’s potential killer is a great part of the story, but ultimately hangs there merely as a plot device to get us to the somewhat convoluted and nonsensical ending.
Either way, Koontz takes the reader on a quite spectacular literary journey in a way only he knows how. It’s just not one of his best - but it’s still pretty good!
I’m sure a fair number of my reader friends here were definitely in the “Advanced” reading group in Kindergarten, and by the time you were in middle school, you were burning through Koontz and King like it was nothing.
I’ve followed Koontz through his dabbling in different genres for the past two decades, and I can say he always tries something new. Sometimes it’s a hit - and sometimes it’s a miss. But even when Koontz misses, he still tells an incredibly story with richly drawn characters.
And - it’s also good to have Koontz writing a stand-alone after years of writing series (Odd Thomas, Jane Hawk, Makani...although will we ever get a third Christopher Snow novel?)
In this case, Daniel Thorne is a writer who lost the love of his life, Emily, 10 years ago - and one night in a bar, he meets a woman who could BE Emily. Is he seeing things - or is there something more sinister at play?
And since it’s Koontz - you know it has to be a shady government agency, demonic possession, nanotechnology, supernatural forces, or aliens - or every single one. I shan’t spoil it for you, but this is definitely a genre mash up Koontz is known for.
Although, in the mash up, some of the narrative threads seem to lead to nowhere, and seem to serve as filler for a story that otherwise wouldn’t have much to go on. The inclusion of Emily’s potential killer is a great part of the story, but ultimately hangs there merely as a plot device to get us to the somewhat convoluted and nonsensical ending.
Either way, Koontz takes the reader on a quite spectacular literary journey in a way only he knows how. It’s just not one of his best - but it’s still pretty good!
SPOILERS AHEAD: I used to be a huge Koontz fan but I don't enjoy the extremely descriptive language he uses in more recent work. I skimmed over quite a bit just trying to get to the next bit of action in the story. I did find the end interesting as he explained the mysteries of this world he'd created -- it involves time travel and cloning -- but overall I found this one not very satisfying.
As usual I love Dean Koontz books. This is all about how a man deals with the loss of his loved girlfriend and his own guilt about not being with her to help save her. It is about his wish that she could still be alive even though it is very likely she is not. It is about man and what we do to hurt our future generations.
Are you intrigued? Well read the book.
Are you intrigued? Well read the book.