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“Horribly creepy! I loved it. You go into the mind of a serial killer...”
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“It blew my mind at the end. ”
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“i didn't put it down”
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Intensity by Dean Koontz
Her unblemished driving record resulted from her preference for moderation in all things, including the pace at which she ordinarily drove. Judging by the catastrophes that she had seen befall others, survival was closely related to moderation, and her whole life was about survival, as any nun's life might be defined by the word 'faith' or any politician's by 'power'. She seldom drank more than one glass of wine, never used drugs, engaged in no dangerous sports, ate a diet low in fat and salt and sugar, stayed out of neighborhoods reputed to be dangerous, never expressed strong opinions, and in general was safely inconspicuous--all in the interest of getting by, hanging on, surviving. (96)
He gazes at her silken hair, which is red blond in the filtered light. This sight translates through all five of Vess's extraordinary senses, and he is bathed in the sensory splendor of her hair, in all the sounds and smells and textures that the look of it conveys to him. One stimulus has so many associations for him that he could lose himself for hours in the contemplation of a single hair or one drop of rain, if he chose, because that item would become an entire world of sensation to him. (170)
In addition to the necessary treatment for her physical injuries, she was more than once urged to discuss her experiences with a psychiatrist.... "I don't need therapy," she told him, "because life is therapy." He didn't quite understand this, and he wanted her to tell him about her codependent relationship with her mother, though it hadn't been codependent for at least ten years, since she had walked out. He wanted to help her learn to cope with grief, but she told him, "I don't want to learn to cope with it, Doctor. I want to feel it." When he spoke of post-traumatic stress syndrome, she spoke of hope, when he spoke of self-fulfillment, she spoke of responsibility; when he spoke of mechanisms for improving self-esteem, she spoke of faith and trust; and after a while he seemed to decide that he could do nothing for someone who was speaking a language so different from his own. (303-4)
On the first of July, while Ariel sat on their blanket, gazing out at the sun-spangled water, Chyna tried to read a newspaper, but every story distressed her. War, rape, murder, robbery, politicians spewing hatred from all ends of the political spectrum. She read a movie review full of vicious ipse dixit criticism of the director and screenwriter, questioning their very right to create, and then turned to a woman columist's equally vitriolic attack on a novelist, none of it genuine criticism, merely venom, and she threw the paper in a trash can. Any more, such little hatreds and indirect assaults seemed to her uncomfortably clear reflections of stronger homicidal impulses that infected the human spirit; symbolic killings were different only in degree, not in kind, from genuine murder, and the sickness in the assailants' hearts was the same. // There are no explanations for human evil. Only excuses. (106)”
“If the reader is interested in delving into the mind of a sociopath, this book is an excellent choice. Dean Koontz thoroughly explains the innermost workings of the sociopath's mind, and is able to give reason to the seemingly unreasonable acts that are displayed in this book. Although somewhat chilling, the book is enjoyable and ever suspenseful. After reading this book, the reader is guaranteed to be checking their back for at least several weeks. I highly recommend this book to the strong of stomach, and those interested in criminal psychology. ”
Elizabeth B wrote this review Monday, October 12 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“really good book.”
Poodle Breziana wrote this review Tuesday, October 6 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“This book was intense and I finished it in like 2 days”
Lacey S wrote this review Sunday, September 27 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“This book is down right creepy!!”
Linda B wrote this review Monday, September 21 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“This book is AWESOME. They made a movie later about it, and it actually does it some justice. This book kept me turning pages long into the night, like many other Koontz' novels. I highly recommend this book. ”
Emily F wrote this review Saturday, September 19 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
