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Summary: Pretty good but not his best
Review: I first read this when I was on my Koontz kick. (My Koontz kick started with Strangers, then progressed to Watchers and Lightning. Midnight was the 4th book I read of his, and I was a little disappointed with it as compared to the others. The other three did a much better job integrating horror and science fiction. In Midnight, the horror elements almost seemed like caricatures (loony/megalomaniacal scientist, nasty shapeshifting creatures, etc.). Still, the suspense was there (the scene with Chrissy in the closet was quite well done. And the dog, as always, was great!
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Summary: A Work of Art
Review: This was my second Dean Koontz book, and I was not dissapointed. This is a book about one man thinking he knows what's best for humans...and forces them to undergo transformations, against there will. The plot starts off when the people who undergo these transformations start to turn themselves into something ELSE!! The book generally features around the group of good people, and sometimes the bad guy who created this transformation, of sorts in the first place (he strongly resembles Bill Gates). What makes this book extraordinary is the use of emotions in the book, and it's a major part of the book. I won't spoil the plot for you, though. The emotions are the major part of the book, as they are the reason that these transformed people become something else. This book is very similar to Fear Nothing, and for a moment, I thought Koontz had copied himself with the first Christopher Snow book. But Midnight has those emotions in the plot, and everything just gets great!! This is without a doubt, one of Koontz's best books.
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Summary: Genetic Experiment Gone Awry
Review: "Midnight" takes place in Moonlight Cove, California, where several unexplained deaths have occurred. One death in particular brings Tessa Lockland to Moonlight Cove: the death of her sister, Janice Capshaw. Although Janice's death had been labeled as a suicide, Tessa just can't believe her sister could have killed herself. Sam Booker is another newcomer to Moonlight Cove. He's an undercover FBI agent sent to the coastal Californian town to investigate the other mysterious deaths similar to Janice Capshaw's. Tessa and Sam later hook up about halfway through the book when they're both being chased by bloodthirsty creatures that could possibly pass as werewolves. (At first that's what I thought this book was about: werewolves preying on a little West Coast town. Unfortunately, it's not quite that simple.) Sam and Tessa finally take refuge at a wheelchair-bound veteran's house (Harry Talbot) with his guide dog Moose. Chrissie Foster is the fourth and last addition to the group. She's an 11-year-old who barely escaped being eaten by her parents who had succumbed to their monstrous forms. These creatures that are running amok in Moonlight Cove are a genetic experiment created by Thomas Shaddock. He sets out to transform the entire community by injecting everyone with a microscopic computer chip that alters their body chemistry, thus enabling them to regress into any kind of beast, insect, or machine they want. Needless to say, the experiment goes haywire when the New People (the term for the "converted" people) remain in their altered states and start killing for primal sport. This book took me several months to read mainly because I don't like sci-fi / biotechnology stories, even if Dean Koontz writes them. A few chapters into "Midnight" I knew I'd be giving this book a poor rating, but I decided it deserved at least three stars since it was well-written, although painfully long and slow. Unless you're really a big Dean Koontz fan or into biological thrillers, I'd avoid this one.
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Summary: Worth reading, very interesting!
Review: While I cannot give this book 5 stars, I do admit that it was a fascinating read. With the way computers have become mainstream household items today, and with the amount of communication we carry through the computer - - the topic of this book is indeed a possibility for the future. However, it's a slim possibility, and even if something of this nature were to happen, I doubt it would happen this way. Unrealistic, I thought, and that is why I am not giving this book 5 stars. Granted, most of Koontz's novels are somewhat fantastical and 'out there' but this one was more of a cheap horror film instead of a thriller, in my opinion. However, cheap horror films are sometimes the best films to watch, curled up in bed. Definitely worth reading!
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Summary: Cool Monsters!
Review: All is not well in Moonlight Cove. "Midnight" is a suspenseful horror/science fiction novel of the hubris and (bio)technology run amok variety. It shares some ideas, and explicitly alludes to H.G. Wells' "Island of Dr. Moreau" (complete with mad genius), but perhaps owes more of a debt to "Invasion of the Body Snatchers" with its theme of emotions and what makes us human. Like his best selling contemporary Stephen King, Koontz can write a propulsive narrative that grabs you by the throat (i.e. a page turner) as well as having a firm grasp on creating (also like King) sympathetic and recognizable ordinary Joes and Josephines, which has undoubtedly helped his bestsellerdom. This is the second novel by Koontz, I've read, the first being "The Strangers", and a criticism of both would be that occasionally his characters "shed their skins" and become too obvious a mouth piece for a Koontz lecture on morality and ethics. On the plus side, "Midnight" deals with the transformation of people into various human-animal creatures, cybernetic creatures, and one feisty protoplasmic blob (always a favorite), and the descriptions, both physical and psychological, are compelling, vivid, and powerful. In other words, cool special effects. Neither "Midnight" nor "The Strangers" converted me into an ardent Dean Koontz fan, but both provided what I asked for - an exciting thrill ride.
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Summary: The one that got me hooked
Review: Half a decade ago my aunt gave me this book as a birthday present. Never having heard of the author I didn't think much of it by it's title (not of Koontz's strong suits). Luckily for me I started to read it the next free day I had. I was instantly hooked. I interrupted the reading only to eat with the family, and some hours later I put it down thinking it was one of the best books I had ever read. Ever since I have been a fan of Koontz and have discovered some of his even better books like the superb Lightning or The Bad Place. But Midnight will always have a special place in my memory for being the one that got me hooked on one of the greatest writers alive.
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Summary: Not as good as the other Koontz books I¿ve read.
Review: This is the fifth book by Dean Koontz I've read. And this one took me longer to read than the other ones, because I didn't like this one as much. It felt slower and not as thrilling. I recommend you to read "Lightning", "Watchers" or "Intensity" by the same author instead, because they are great!.
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Summary: This is not Genetic Engeneering
Review: This book was recommended to me because of my intrest in genetics. Apparently Koontz learned his genetic engineering from "D-movies" (much worse than B-movies) of the '30s and '40s. He didn't learn it from any classroom, text book or journal articles. I was totally revolted by this book and its perversion of science.
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Summary: One of his mesmerizing bests!
Review: That was one of the first books by Dean Koontz I've read, when I almost didn't know his writing, and I loved it. This is the kind of book you read in only one blink. The characters and the plot are so huge, so deep and well-written that you feel as if you were there suffering and having fun with them. Everything starts when a woman is killed by monsters that are something like gorillas. Then, her sister, a FBI officer, a retired policeman and a child who is being threatened by her own parents get together unexpectdly to solve the problems and save their own life. MIDNIGHT is a book for lovers of the horror genre, the suspense and the thriller. It's a book you'll never forget because of its hugeness, of its power. Nowadays, Dean doesn't write this kind of book anymore, and yes, I miss that. This is the kind of book you could keep reading forever. If you haven't read that one yet, take it! If you haven't read a book by Dean yet and want to try him, that's a wonderful first step. The important is, read it! And never be able to forget this wonderful plot. Marco Aurelio.
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Summary: You Can't Put This One Down!
Review: Dean Koontz is a master of spinning tales that keep you transfixed and this book is no exception. You are transported to places where the bizarre and uncanny are right around the corner, virtually every page! Definitely a book you can sink your teeth into!
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