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Summary: Which is Worse?That This Was Published/that People Like it
Review: This was the worst commercialized crap I've actually managed to read. I have loved some Koontz Novels, and disliked others, but none have earned as much loathing as this. The human interest part of this story was blown up way out of preportion (nothing new to Koontz), and the plot was obnoxious. I'm sorry, but super-itelligent psychotic killer monkeys is far too 50s-pulp-horror for my stomach to handle without getting sick. Not to mention how slow and dull the reading was between attacks of the mutant monkeys. Silly little book ought to be a sci-fi thriller for three year olds; though of course, you'd have to edit and tone done some of the scenes first; the watching of a cremation, for example. Anyway, do your brain cells a favor and pass this one by. If you actually enjoy it, then you would also like the mindless comercial tripe of Danielle Steele and Mary Higgins Clark; in which case, I pity you and the state of literacy.
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Summary: Light and fluffy.
Review: I admit that I enjoyed reading this book. The suspense and action scenes were very well-written, and the narrator (Christopher Snow) was an interesting and likable character. So why am I only giving the book 3 stars? Because, by the end of the book, you realize that not much actually happened in 400+ pages. The entire book seems like an extended prologue to a much bigger, juicier story. Hopefully the book's sequel -- "Seize the Night" -- will be just that.
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Summary: this explains my neighbors...
Review: I loved this book! In fact, it will go into my "read over & over" collection (rarified territory indeed). I wish every author wrote with the kind of insight that DR does. Fear Nothing is a truly spooky revisitation of the events of Midnight(which I also highly recommend), only from the veiwpoint of someone not in the know. Christopher Snow and Orson are poignant, delightful protagonists; their small group af allies is well developed & the reader will develop an instant bond with Bobby, Sascha, Mungojerrie, Roosevelt. What is truly unnerving is the growing realizaton that there IS no antagonist per se...unless it is the entire community. Like the matrix, everyone is a potential enemy - even Christopher's allies! My only complaint would be that so many questions were left unanswered - except that i read Seize the Night first! In many ways it's better to read the second book first...then the first is like an archeological dig. You get to discover more of the story! (of course, that works both ways). What's nice is, you can read 'em either way. YOU MUST READ BOTH BOOKS! You might as well buy 'em both together - you'll go crazy if you don't! This really was a can't-put-it-down read! A really unique perspective on a usually worn-out theme. If you are a Koontz fan, you won't be disappointed; if you aren't, you still won't be disappointed. Koontz has transcended the horror genre, and gone into the realm of art.
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Summary: shadows of pleasure
Review: From page one I was hooked. Christopher Snow and his companion Orson took me on a journey of never ending excitment. At every turn of the page and Christopher's quest I found more and more reason not to put the book down. I have already read his second book and hope his story continues. If you are a animal lover, these books will give you a howling good read.
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Summary: Not Believable enough
Review: Okay I admit this was my first Koontz read and I was not that impress. The premise sounds interesting enough but the resolution was not believable at all. It's just not genetically possible. And another thing I didn't like was that Sasha girl. It's not a horrible book but if you're looking to be amazed this ain't it.
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Summary: Fear Nothing
Review: Rich descriptive writing, vived characters and a great story make this Koontz's best book since Dark Rivers of the Heart. If you can put this one down, you're better than I am!
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Summary: FEAR EVERYTHING
Review: I thought that this was a wonderful book. It takes your imagination beyond normal limits and then brings you back. The characters are great and really share a bond that obviously can not be broken, including the dog. It mixes a little bit of sci-fi with surfer and that is an interesting mix. In the setting of Moonlight Bay you can not trust anyone and you never know where trouble is going to show its pretty little face. You must be very cautious, trust nobody, and fear everything. I couldn't put it down and have really enjoyed reading it. In my opinion, Dean Koontz is an excellent writer and should never stop what he is doing. I hope that he comes out with more books like this.
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Summary: An outstanding tale.
Review: Dean Koontz has weaved a success! This book never lets you down - the action and horror are interminable. It starts great and ends great. And unlike its sequel, this book is actually SCARY.The characters are - though not at all believable - pretty cool. Christopher Snow, Bobby Halloway, Sasha Goodall, and Orson are all excellent characters. Though some of the dialogue between Chris and Bobby may be hard to understand because of the surfer lingo which they speak in, they are nonetheless a lovable lot. It is very well written, and the words Koontz use are simply brilliant. This is a living, breathing classic.
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Summary: Moonlight Bay Revisited
Review: Although not as suspenseful as "Midnight", "Fear Nothing" is a great addition to the Koontz Moonlight Bay saga. The basic plot concerns Christopher Snow, who suffers from a pigmentation disorder ('XP') that prevents him from venturing outside in the daylight. This disorder confines Snow to a nocturnal existance (described poetically in several sections by Snow) and limits his contact with the 'normal' people in his community. However, if you read "Midnight", Koontz's 1980s novel, you know that very few people are 'normal' in Moonlight Bay! Snow's parents die separately but mysteriously, and when Snow witnesses his father's body in the hospital"s "cold room" being replaced with that of a transient -- sans eyes and badly beaten -- he knows something's terribly wrong. What follows is a fast-paced nighttime adventure that introduces the reader to Orson, Snow's very intelligent dog (more intelligent than we think, due to some 'enhancement' done at a supposedly closed military base); Bobby, his 'surfer dude' friend who is so laid back that it takes the "monkeys of the apocalypse" to worry him; and Sasha, Snow's girlfriend who is more than she seems, especially when the aforementioned monkeys attack Bobby's beachfront house at the end of the novel. The only criticism I have is that Koontz makes no mention of the previous events of his central coast community -- some reference to the other biological experiments of "Midnight" would have been nice. "Fear Nothing" does not go into the depth of the genetic research that "Midnight" does, but makes up for it with a protagonist who is funny, intelligent, poetic, and very human. My suggestion for reading this novel is to do what I did: read "Fear Nothing", then go straight into "Seize the Night", which takes place only a month after the events in "Fear Nothing" conclude. The stories make more sense, and frankly, could have been combined into one novel.
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Summary: Fear Nothing
Review: As an animal lover, this book deeply affected my sense of kinship with my pets. My dog and cat's eyes took on a whole new dimension after reading about Chris and his "brother." The very real possibility of understanding and communicating with my pet intrigued me. Fear Nothing's creepy and conspiratorial narrative delves deep under a an abandoned military base where past animal intelligence experiments are spreading to the inhabitants of a small town, changing them in unthinkable ways. As Chris searches to uncover his mother's secret contribution to the ungodly plague, he discovers new and mysterious horrors and truths. Fear Nothing presents the will of the human and animal spirit and is classic Koontz that leaves you wanting more...so read Seize the Night, too! It continues the terrible ordeal of a small US town struggling to survive an unstoppable force. Both are EXCELLENT!
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