A review by aj_humphreys
From the Corner of His Eye by Dean Koontz

2.0

Absolutely disappointing. Really would not recommend this book. Koontz takes a bunch of great ideas and great characters and smashes them in to one book never giving any one character the justice they deserve. He wastes reader's time with long drawn out exposition before flying into the next character's story with little regard for where he was at in the plot. It had all of the makings of being great but my biggest issue is that the very first page promises where we're going, but after 300+pages, roughly halfway through, reader's are still left with not knowing the main characters they've been promised. The end of the book has some touching moments that Koontz FLIES through. Jumping years and years across 10ish pages where he couldn't be bothered to cross more than three across the first 600. Finally, the villain is just disappointing, at times a truly horrifying example of the human condition. But despite that he's probably the character we spend the most time with he's just pathetic and his end is as underwhelming as any. First time I've probably said this, but really, don't waste your time.