Reviews

The Other Emily by Dean Koontz

wolverinefactor's review

5.0

What a fun ride. Classic Koontz and I didn’t figure most of the twists and turns . Maybe more of a 4.5 but I rounded up

tatyadevotchka's review against another edition

5.0

Great read!

As alway, I love a novel by Dean! Great read- even better to listen to. The narrator does a wonderful job putting the reader right into the story. I love the way the story weaves and how detailed it is. Great book!

jaime_davison's review against another edition

mysterious slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

1.0

holly_suds55's review

dark emotional tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.25

ffilly's review

dark emotional mysterious tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.0

The book is very very slow at the beginning, so much so I considered giving up on it several times - especially as the lead character (despite red flags everywhere) seems to ignore all rational and logic. There were just some really unrealistic decisions that played out - in my opinion. It wasn’t until about chapter 50ish that I thought it was actually worth finishing the book. As others might have stated, the book takes a weird sci-fi turn at the end. Overall, disappointed in this book as I usually like Dean Koontz books! 

nbonz4's review against another edition

5.0

I am a big Koontz fan so I bought this book and read it without knowing the synopsis before jumping in. I’m glad I did because his books have such unique little twists that it’s more fun to figure things out as you go. This story was no exception. The balance of being a love story with a sci-fi undercurrent was really enjoyable. This was not a hugely suspenseful book but I found that it didn’t need to be to keep me hooked.

livingdeadbabe's review against another edition

3.0

3.5 stars this was my first Dean Koontz I was expecting more horror. I felt this ended in Sci-fy more then horror. I get the internalized dialogue but it was repetitive. He kept reasoning himself in circles. I just expected more I guess. I will try another of his books and hope it’s better.

cassidyliebl's review against another edition

4.0

This was..... a lot. My first Dean Koontz novel and I don't believe it'll be my last. This story was wonderfully imaginative and full of sci-fi, romance, and thrills. The beginning captured me. The middle bored me. The constant "She looks just like Emily but she can't be Emily because she's Maddison but who is Maddison?" drove me insane. The ending drew me back in. It was a huge puzzle to piece together, and there's still parts of the book that I think about and go "wait, what came of that?" or "what relevance did that have?". I think it could have been a lot shorter of a book but I cannot deny his imagery and his words are brilliant.

col_sev's review against another edition

5.0

Such a good read - couldn’t put it down. Way more horror/sci fi in this than I expected, but it was a nice peasant surprise as I love both genres.

jcj10000's review

dark mysterious tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.0