Fear Nothing

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Summary: Well....
Review: Dean Koontz is a good writer, all in all. You've got to give him that much credit -- after all (and being a writer myself I know this is true) writing books is nothing to sneeze at. It's tough work. I've read every single Koontz book, Watchers being my first. The stories are unique, the plots heart-pounding at times, but once you read all of the books again and again, you realize how similar the characters are, how the stories all integrate the same items:

1: massive artileries stocked up by the main character (who's almost always a man),who just happens to know how to use the weapons.

2: a government conspiracy of some sort (although in one of my personal favorites, Lightning, there was no conspiracy thank God).

3: A good-looking man who generally is about 6'0" and has blue eyes.

4: A woman who is sexy in a naive sort of way

5: Smart animals, which I've got to admit is a fascinating concept (who wouldn't love their dogs to talk?), but after one book, enough's enough.

I honestly like Koontz's writing, and I recommend Watchers, Lightning, and others to everybody, but don't base your opinion of Koontz on Fear Nothing and Seize the Night. I don't know what possessed Deak Koontz to write a series like these, but they're not his style, and they don't do him justice.

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Summary: KOONZ HAS DONE IT AGAIN. I CANT WAIT
Review: I HAVE REVIEWED SOME OF THE OTHER COMMENTS AND I HAVE TO SAY. TO THE ONES WHO THINKS KOONZ IS A HORRIBLE WRITER FOR FEAR NOTHING? THEY ARE NUTS AND I DONT GO TO KING FOR A BETTER AUTHOR. KOONZ IS BY FAR THE BEST I HAVE EVER READ.TO THE ONES WHO SAY READ KING OR SOMEONE ELSE? GO AWAY. I LOVE KOONZ AND NOTHING CAN STOP ME FROM THE STORE WHEN THE NEXT BOOK COMES OUT. I LOVE KOONZ'S STORYS AND WAIT VERY IMPATIENTLY FOR THE NEXT BOOK HE'S DONE. EVERONE HAS TO READ KOONZ IN THERE LIFETIME, IT'S KINDA LIKE BREATHING.

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Summary: Yawn...
Review: I read the book Icebound and loved it, but this book is no comparison. You find yourself saying "Get it over! Solve the mystery already!" If you are an avid Koontz reader you will be disappointed.

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Summary: There is nothing to fear but "Fear Nothing" itself
Review: About 10 years ago I picked a Koontz novel because many of my freinds assured me that he was "just as good as Stephen King." The novel was called "The Mask" and, until recently, it was the only Koontz novel I ever read; "The Mask" was like a Goosebumps novel without any of the deep insight into the human condition. Now, at the urging of friends who assured me that I didn't like "The Mask" because "that was early Koontz--he's gotten sooo much better now!", I've read "Fear Nothing." I'm amazed at how little Koontz's style has improved in the past decade! At some point, "Fear Nothing" became so incredibly bad that it took on a sort of mystique: "How implausible can this story be? There must eventually be some point to it all." Well, I'll save you some of your hard-earned cash: "Fear Nothing" is terribly implausible and, no, there is no eventual point (or resolution, for that matter) to any of it. Koontz writes as if he just received a new thesaurus for Christmas and his "over the top" language (as it is described in the blurb at the top of this page) is so bad as to be almost laughable. The only thing that's scary about Koontz is that he's so popular. Read King or Straub if you want good writing along with your fright.

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Summary: This book inspired me to write a horror story of my own...
Review: Picture if you will:

An ordinary motorist, on his way to his best friend's wedding, facing a six hour drive through Northern California

Anticipating that the drive will be long and radio reception will be sketchy, he stops at his local Hollywood Video to rent an Audio Book. Since a 2 hour audio book rents for the same price as a 12 hour one, he selects the largest and longest audio book he can find: Dean R. Koonz's "Fear Nothing."

After the first hour of Koonz's over-descriptive prose and Keith Szarabajka's irritatingly sacrine voice, the driver stops the tape and begins to search for a radio station, but by this time, all he can get is Spanish Polka music and extreme right wing talk shows. The driver then turns the radio off. This causes him to begin to doze off, which, considering the speed at which he's driving, will almost certainly cause death.

The driver is now faced with the choice of dying in a firey automobile crash or listening to the rest of "Fear Nothing."

Sometimes I still think that I made the wrong choice. I lived, but listening to that tape killed a part of who I was before.

"Fear Nothing" would have been tedious as a half hour twilight zone episode or an eight page short story.

Koonz has stated that "he likes these characters and plans to be with them for a while." I must admit, I'm a little confused by this decision, since Koonz's idea of writing "different" characters seems to be covered by giving those characters different names and different jobs.

The story wanders through the adventures of Chris Snow (Koonz's latest rehash of his moderatly handsome, slightly nerdy main character), his girlfriend (the rehash of Koonz's very, very pretty, sexually liberated but dedicated to the main character supporting character) and introduces his standard mix of disabled folks, ethinic minorities and psychotic, foul-mouthed rapist/child molesters. This book also includes an old Koonz favorite, super-smart pets.

Chris wanders around town engaging in dull moralizing, long, pointless converstations about nothing (often with himself or his dog) and snacking. Koonz writes like a pot junkie. He's dull, he's vague, he's easily distracted from the story that he's telling, he's obsessed with food, and he keeps thinking that really, really basic truths (having friends is good) are new philisophical discoveries that he needs to share with you over and over again.

Dean, if I were you I wouldn't worry about animals getting smarter, I'd worry about your readers getting smarter.

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Summary: Boring
Review: Watchers was my first book by Dean Koontz and I loved it. THis is nothing in comparison. The hero comes across as too sanctimonious,his thoughts are expressed in a way too lenghty and boring for the reader to like him. Definitely, will not read seize the night.

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Summary: Intense!!!
Review: I am not even half way through and i love this book. I recommend it to everyone, even if they don't like to read!!!

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Summary: By far, Dean Koontz best book yet.
Review: This was one of those books that makes it a crime to set it down. In this extremely thrilling story, Koontz has found a way to add humor, sarcasim, and a beautiful appreciation of the simple things in life. I've never read a book more captivating than Fear Nothing.

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Summary: WAITING FOR THE SEQUEL
Review: I loved this book, and I can't wait to read the sequel. But the sequel has a waiting list at the library so I guess I'll have to wait!! The details of this novel were astounding. You could really put yourself in the character's place. I found it hard to put this book down once I began reading it because of the mysterious plot. Each character had a very unique personality. The story also had a lot of ironic humor. I loved the dog, Orson, and the cat, Mungojerrie. This is a great novel. I will never look at animals the same way again.

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Summary: This Book Is Great Entertainment
Review: One of my all time favorite Dean Koontz books. It's one of the best books I have ever read. It is not as scary as it is interesting, the plot falls short of a true ending, however "SEIZE THE NIGHT" continues the story so that makes it okay!