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Liked It “Koontz delivers yet another unique and original novel. A story that revolves around several characters rarely transitions from perspective to perspective so seamlessly, but Koonts pulls it off flawlessly. This book makes you feel for the characters, feel their fear, their resilience, their gusto....” see full review » see other reviews » |
Didn’t Like It “Too gruesome for my tastes. His two cop characters are well done; sympathetic and believable. The descriptions of the villain and the darkness of the fact that he prays on the homeless and destitute is a little much for me. One thing I did enjoy was his writing from the point of view of the dog....” see full review » see other reviews » |
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“Koontz delivers yet another unique and original novel. A story that revolves around several characters rarely transitions from perspective to perspective so seamlessly, but Koonts pulls it off flawlessly. This book makes you feel for the characters, feel their fear, their resilience, their gusto. And when all the loose ends tie up, you feel their relief, and applaud the ending. Well done, Koontz.”
Pixie wrote this review 11 days ago. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“I was very tempted to give this a 5 star rating. I thought the villian was excellent, the "doggy-voice" segments were spot-on (the dog was NOT a golden retriever - yay) and I especially enjoyed the entire sci-fi aspect of the "paused-time" sequence. The only thing that took a bit away from my total enjoyment of this story was that the protagonist seemed to have too much insight into the antagonist's nature too early in the tale.”
Readingrat wrote this review Sunday, October 4 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“Loved this book! Good plot, lots of action and suspense, but still a complete story. The heroes are classic good guys and the bad guy is powerful and mean, a classic good vs. evil mix. Koontz often covers paranormal activities, with varying success--I feel he got this one better than he has in several other novels. My favorite parts were those written from Woofer's point of view--I really felt like I was listening to a dog! Would definitely read again.”
Attila wrote this review Tuesday, June 2 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No“Too gruesome for my tastes. His two cop characters are well done; sympathetic and believable. The descriptions of the villain and the darkness of the fact that he prays on the homeless and destitute is a little much for me. One thing I did enjoy was his writing from the point of view of the dog. ALthough it had me nervous for his fate throughout.”
Jessica wrote this review Friday, May 22 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“Started 04-07-09
Kenny wrote this review Monday, May 11 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
Ended 05-07-09
Lame. Too obvious.”
“this is the first Dean Koontz book i've read. and what a way to get introduced to his styles of writing!
ninbroken52 wrote this review Saturday, January 10 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
this is a true suspense piece which had me feeling passionately about those involved.
it was a great time had by my mind's eye.
this one book has made Dean Koontz my favorite author.”
“See review by Smirking Revenge”
Michelle L wrote this review Saturday, November 8 2008. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“The first of his works that i've read and i'm reaaly not impressed. Was wriiten too much like an adult grotesque fairy tale for my liking, with a very thin plot. Too much drugs and harmful chemicals engendering supernatural powers in a body? Please!”
Lindy_Lou wrote this review Tuesday, October 28 2008. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“This book was enjoyable if you don’t mind the supernatural/horror element. The story gets told through all characters including the dog. Having the dog tell the story here and there was interesting gave the book which contained a horrific, sick-minded supernatural killer a little bit of light heartedness. I read it fairly quickly; the book was pretty fast paced and not that many pages.”
Tara S wrote this review Friday, October 3 2008. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
