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I wonder if these smart dogs are linked to the one in [b:Watchers|32423|Watchers|Dean Koontz|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1532695250l/32423._SY75_.jpg|2200683] - this was a thought that kept floating over my shoulder throughout the book (somewhat annoyingly).
It's been a long time since I've read a Koontz book and it reminded me that he likes his characters to be fairly black and white. Not that this as an issue - it's just reminiscent of my high school days consuming his books, where I was really only exposed to good triumphing over bad (relatively unscathed too) type of stories and over the years have read some really depressing novels. Ah, lost innocence.
Has Koontz written such a horrific character as Lee Shackett before? I was a bit shocked when Shackett was "becoming" - that I thought he was one of the most awful character Koontz has written (to clarify: awful as in the character's actions, not a badly-written character), but I don't remember any of his books or characters (besides the other super smart dog), so he's been compared to some vague memory/lingering impression of Koontz villains.
Anyway, the Mysterium is cool, I want to be able to telepathically communicate with a dog (or animals, I'm not picky haha). Though the optimistic ending left me feeling sorrowful of the real world; I wish we could have something like that to help the current world a bit.
I wonder if these smart dogs are linked to the one in [b:Watchers|32423|Watchers|Dean Koontz|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1532695250l/32423._SY75_.jpg|2200683] - this was a thought that kept floating over my shoulder throughout the book (somewhat annoyingly).
It's been a long time since I've read a Koontz book and it reminded me that he likes his characters to be fairly black and white. Not that this as an issue - it's just reminiscent of my high school days consuming his books, where I was really only exposed to good triumphing over bad (relatively unscathed too) type of stories and over the years have read some really depressing novels. Ah, lost innocence.
Has Koontz written such a horrific character as Lee Shackett before? I was a bit shocked when Shackett was "becoming" - that I thought he was one of the most awful character Koontz has written (to clarify: awful as in the character's actions, not a badly-written character), but I don't remember any of his books or characters (besides the other super smart dog), so he's been compared to some vague memory/lingering impression of Koontz villains.
Anyway, the Mysterium is cool, I want to be able to telepathically communicate with a dog (or animals, I'm not picky haha). Though the optimistic ending left me feeling sorrowful of the real world; I wish we could have something like that to help the current world a bit.