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freedomfox's review against another edition
2.0
For my book report I did The Darkest evening of the Year by Dean R. Koontz. In a lot of ways it was like his other books but in some other was it was different.
It was the same in the way the characters were made very unique and memorable, and how the story was told from multiple points of view. It was also the same in the way the storyline was intense, but not as much as his other Books. Also it had a good ending like his other books.
The thing that made it the most different from his other books was that it was short. If it was longer it would have been much better, and because it was short the story line seemed to get messed up. Normally his books start off slow, but pickup fast and don’t stop until the end. This was slow and didn’t pickup for awhile. Another thing that made it different was that a lot of the people died, they were the bad guys but still they seemed to walk in and die, and a lot of them were cool characters too. The book seemed to dwell on the past more than usual too.
That is my opinion on The Darkest evening of the Year by Dean R. Koontz. I don’t really suggest this book unless you are looking for a quick read.
It was the same in the way the characters were made very unique and memorable, and how the story was told from multiple points of view. It was also the same in the way the storyline was intense, but not as much as his other Books. Also it had a good ending like his other books.
The thing that made it the most different from his other books was that it was short. If it was longer it would have been much better, and because it was short the story line seemed to get messed up. Normally his books start off slow, but pickup fast and don’t stop until the end. This was slow and didn’t pickup for awhile. Another thing that made it different was that a lot of the people died, they were the bad guys but still they seemed to walk in and die, and a lot of them were cool characters too. The book seemed to dwell on the past more than usual too.
That is my opinion on The Darkest evening of the Year by Dean R. Koontz. I don’t really suggest this book unless you are looking for a quick read.
jan2bratt's review against another edition
2.0
I only read this because of the part with the dogs in it. Dean loves his dogs as do I and he is a good man to spread news about bad dog breeders and the related problems with so many dogs being put down for lack of enough homes for them.
hotsake's review against another edition
3.0
3.5/5
Another well-written novel by Dean Koontz. The story never manages to become a thriller or have any suspenseful moments. This was one of the faith vs chaos/nihilism stories that Koontz was writing in the mid-2000s.
Another well-written novel by Dean Koontz. The story never manages to become a thriller or have any suspenseful moments. This was one of the faith vs chaos/nihilism stories that Koontz was writing in the mid-2000s.
booksbecreads's review against another edition
3.0
This is the second Dean Kootnz book I have read recently that has involved dogs, and specifically golden retrievers. I've had it on my bookshelf for a while and found it surprisingly easy and quick to read (in comparrison to other Dean Kootnz books I have read). It moved quickly, but not rushed until probably the back 1/3 of the book. This is when I think we were given way to much tie in information in too short a time space and it felt like there was suddenly a big push to finish the book. The ending was somewhat predictable, and a bit too far fetched for my liking, yet sweet. Although I liked it I would recommend other Dean Kootnz books before this one.
ssloeffler's review against another edition
4.0
I learned I want a golden retriever for my next dog. This is a weird, fascinating book. Disturbing. I liked it.
taylortut's review against another edition
Didn’t pass my dying dog test—if your disabled character can be replaced by a wounded dog, I don’t finish the book
mactammonty's review against another edition
3.0
The characters were easily sympathized with, and well developed. Dean Koontz always writes a beautiful story.
The ending was disappointing. I also did not like the religious overtones.
The ending was disappointing. I also did not like the religious overtones.
lonelypaperclip's review against another edition
2.0
It was enjoyable enough, but I wouldn’t recommend it to anyone or spend money on it
kribistibin's review against another edition
2.0
This was cheesy, even for Koontz. I love dogs, and I respect Koontz's sweet descriptions of golden retrievers. But every time the villains popped up in a chapter, I'd brace myself for pages and pages of non-horror. They're mostly just ominous figures, vague attempts to be spooky. Antagonists don't need to be overtly *evil*, but I also don't need to read more than a paragraph of the baddie female painting her fingernails. I don't even want to mention the, er, heavenly aspect to the story. The whole book is unfortunately mostly silly rather than inspiring.