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Summary: MOVE ASIDE LASSIE!!!!!!THERE'S A NEW DOG IN TOWN!
Review: This book is definitely one of the BEST books I've ever read in my entire life! On second thought, it is the best book I've ever read before. This book is a must read! You shouldn't pass the opportunity to read it. Koontz imagined and came up with the best characters of all time. Lassie fans, there's a new dog in town. In the story, there was a highly intelligent dog named Einstein. And boy, he sure did live up to his name! He could read, communicate in standard English, and do just about anything you wish a dog could do. Einstein was great. He made the whole story great. Koontz imagined a wild plot that kept me on the edge of my seat from cover to cover. Do you like monsters and what not? Then you'll love The Outsider. He's the antagonist in the story. Definitely one of the best mosters of all time. Trust me, if you read this book, you won't regret it one bit.
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Summary: Watchers Review (approach paper)
Review: I have just recently begun to read Dean Koontz books, and was told that this book was the best. I borrowed it from my friend, and I was hooked on Dean Koontz books. What was most surprising to me was how Dean Koontz could get the reader so attached to the characters in the book, and how he was able to build up your suspense, while keeping you hooked on the book for such a long time. He will keep you guessing what will happen, but I found out that I was always wrong. The ability to come up with such surprising turns in the book is the real reason why Dean Koontz is such a great writer. This was an outstanding book and I would recommend it to anyone, even if you don't enjoy reading now, you will when you get through with this book.
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Summary: This Book Rocks!!!!!!
Review: This book is definitely a must-read. It kept me on the edge of my seat from cover to cover. There is never a dull moment in the book. I was intrigued by how Koontz painted a vivid picture of each character in my mind. There was never a dull moment of suspense either. This book was definitely a page turner. You just can't wait to find out what will happen next. If you have a chance to read this book, don't miss it!
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Summary: This Book has the Greatest Dog Ever in it
Review: "Watchers" is my favorite Dean Koontz book. I read it when it came out, read it again on vacation a couple months later, read it again a couple years later, and I read it again just a couple weeks ago. It's that kind of book, you know the kind that delivers both a good story and characters that seem like friends that you want to visit again and a again.Travis Cornel is wandering in the woods in So Cal when he comes across a golden retriever that seems to be trying to tell him something. Travis senses something else out there. Bear? The dog urges him on. They run. Get in Travis' pickup and get on outta there. Travis senses the dog is hungry, mentions there's a sandwich in the glove compartment and is surprised when the dog opens the glove box and gets the sandwich. Thus begins the mother of all chases. Something is after the dog. The dog is way smarter than a golden retriever has any right to be. Get this five star novel if you haven't read it already, it's Koontz at his best. Reviewed by Stephanie Sane
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Summary: This will stay with you for years...
Review: I have never been a big fan of Koontz, i found his books to be too bizzarre and out there.. but for some reason i picked this up and could not put it down- the characters really resonated iwth me, and i am a dog person, so the golden retriever parts always got me.. i find myself hearing things outside and when my dog looks up, i ask him if he hears the 'outsider'... this book is chilling, well written and a page turner, i would read it again!
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Summary: Boring, Boring, Boring
Review: Okay, I really don't know what the raving is about. I read the stupid book for the first five chapters and then I gave up. Yeah, there's a smart dog, and there's a monster attacking people around. Stupid and predicable plot! The story is a major bore, and Mr. Koontz should really consider making his style of writing less repetitive. Don't waste some many pages on boring details. I almost fell asleep when the monster is killing some nobody. So, if you want a real page-tuner, don't ever buy this book.
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Summary: Pretty Good
Review: This was decent but avoid "By the Light of the Moon". It was comic book level for children but not acknowkledged as such.
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Summary: Koontz' Best Book
Review: Dean really pulled out all the stops in this one. This book has every genre: horror, science fiction, humor, mystery, political thriller, romance, social satire, etc. And, somehow he makes it all work in a way no one else has ever duplicated. The book is so much better than the pathetic Watchers movies Hollywood churned out in the 80s. They all took elements of the original book, but, none of them followed the plot very closely.
The author took the idea of a genetically altered golden retreiver, named Einstein by the lead charactor, and ran with it. He threw in an incredibly repugnant creature, also genetically altered, a hero with a suspicious past, and had them all being pursued by an implacable government agent and his agency. The result is one of the most exciting, thrill rides imaginable. It is also hysterically funny in an intelligent and thoughtfull way. This book put Dean at the very top of horror writers, as well as creating his own genre that combined all the elements of all the other genres in a Mainstream style. Don't miss this one!
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Summary: SPECTACULAR!
Review: Koontz is AMAZING! This novel is AMAZING! I don't think i can express it clearly enough for everyone to understand just how spellbinding this book is! Koontz writes his characters (even the nonhuman ones) SO well that you'll find it impossible to put it down! If you have ever heard anything about ANY of the movie versions of this book QUICKLY forget them! They were depressingly awful and I believe that they should all be destroyed...BUT THIS NOVEL IS OUTSTANDING! READ IT! NOW!
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Summary: Riveting
Review: I put down a Stephen King to read this one, and I wasn't sorry. From the first chapter I knew this book was a great effort by Dean Koontz. The plot is almost believable, the characters well developed, and the suspense spine tingling.
I even felt sorry for the Outsider, hoping that things would work out for it in the end. I'm not a dog person, and obviously Dean Koontz is a golden retriever fan, but it's a good breed for Einstein to be. Couldn't imagine him as a Rottweiler, Corgi or Pit Bull. Can't wait for the movie version!
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