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Summary: Fun-put your brain on hold
Review: Koontz, for me, has always had the ability to grab me right away in his books. Of course, alot of the times I feel gyped at the end and wish I had'nt picked up the book, but I have to give him credit-he can tell a story. I liked this one more then most because I was a big fan of the Manchurian Candidate and liked the way he intertwined that in his plot. It's ridiculous at times and the climax was insane but I read it compulsively in two days-it's like popcorn.
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Summary: All Dean Koontz fans must read this!
Review: For all the people that know and love Koontz this book is a must read. I have every last book written by Koontz, with the exception of his new one(already in the mail!) And enjoy everyone of them. This book is very well written and has plenty of plots twist to keep you interested. It also plays on a common fear of not having control over your own life. I honestly stayed awake until 4 in the morning reading this book because I honestly could not put it down. I hope you buy this book and enjoy it as much as I did!
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Summary: Learn to love yourself (you have to read the book to get it)
Review: this wasn't one of his best, but it was interesting enough to keep the pages turning.... until the end. the way it all ties up(motive for killing, etc) is very, very weak and disappointing.
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Summary: Entertaining!
Review: I loved this book, had lots of suspense and I loved the characters in this book too, well developed. I like the way he wrote this book. A little too descriptive in details of the scenery but I still enjoyed.
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Summary: Not one of his better ones
Review: I've read 4 or 5 of his books and this one is for sure the worst out of them. I got hooked with Koontz books after reading Door to December and was extreemly hooked with Watchers. Since reading those two first I've been somewhat disapointed with the other three. This one was very disapointing and not worth the time it took me to read 750 pages. I especially didn't like the fact that he had the first few chapters of his next book at the end of this one. That's just not right
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Summary: Implausible Nonsense
Review: I almost didn't finish reading this book because I kept stopping to laugh! No, the book wasn't actually that funny; it was the style of writing that kept me roaring! Is it possible for someone to be such a horrible writer...and still have books on the best-seller list????? The dopey descriptions, myriad monotonous metaphors, and puerile puns were so gosh-darned goofy that I felt as though I was drowning in a sea of stupidity and someone forgot to throw me a life preserver. Oh, and did I mention the absolutely asinine and astrocious use of alliteration sprinkled liberally throughout this torrid tome like Love-My-Carpet on a stinky shag rug?(Are you laughing yet? This is actually how Dean Koontz writes--can you blame me for chuckling?) As for the plot and characters of this book, there is very little to say. If you can wade through the nonsense Dean Koontz makes of the English language and its various literary devices, you'll find that the plot is just as implausible as his writing style. The characters were very cardboard and unreal. The whole crazy psycho doctor/wierd lacrimonial duct obsession/Esp-possessing dog/psychogenic conflict thing was just absurd! And why did it take Mr. Koontz soooooooo long to tell this story? It just dragged on and on; I wanted action and all this guy could give me was mutilated metaphors that missed the mark and made me want to vomit vociferously in a vile and vituperous manner. If you felt as though you needed a thesaurus to read this book review and wondered why I couldn't just write in a more direct and realistic way, then don't read "False Memory." It's just more of the same.
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Summary: too long with annoying distractions
Review: This book was way too long and Koontz's tedious metaphors and many descriptives were too distracting. However, I did like the good-hearted Martie, Dusty, Skeet and Valet characters, and the villian was satsifyingly evil and often hilarious as well. Also unlike some other readers I don't mind knowing who the villian is sooner rather than later, because it keeps you rooting for the good guys to catch him. But this book was filled with too many unnecessary details and descriptions. And towards the end, inexplicably one of the nutty patients suddenly seems to get rational enough to hire a lawyer to get her out of the trouble she got in due to a mental illness which she previously seemed to have no control over. What was the deal with that?
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Summary: STOP looking here is THE book
Review: Dean Koontz has outdone himself with this book. Great, vivid characters, and a twisted, thrilling plot. A definite must read, and trust me once you pick it up you won't be able to put it down.
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Summary: Will Dean Koontz please hire an editor?
Review: Dean Koontz writes so badly that his laughter on the way to the bank ought to have at least a tinge of guilt. There are so many mixed metaphors, inapt similes, and distracting comparisons in this boring work that the action (what there is of it) frequently comes to a complete stop while the reader slogs through Koontz's junkyard of wasted words. Apparently Koontz never met a metaphor he didn't like or a pun he couldn't resist, and he uses them as if he were a man trying to spice up what he knows is a boring speech that he wishes he didn't have to give. A good editor with a blue pencil might have saved this manuscript, but apparently Bantam Books doesn't edit 'best sellers.' Too bad for the reader. The characters are cardboard and have no thoughts worth recording. Neither the villain nor his victims have plausible inner lives, although Koontz tries to explain away the dullness of the sympathetic characters by making them little people who (implausibly) triumph over evil. Big deal. I'd rather read a story in which smart good guys win by being smart. If you buy this one and actually read it, stop every now and then, and ask yourself: what's actually happened so far? Chances are that in ten pages the character will have gotten up off the couch and walked, metaphors dangling, to the middle of the room. And stopped. The most basic actions are over-explained, and the events that need explaining are explained by implausible psychobabble-if they're explained at all. This is a piece of badly written nonsense and if you buy it, ask if you can return it for your money back. Paul Trevor
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Summary: One of Koontz' best!
Review: I have read EVERY Dean Koontz book even back into the Seventies, when he wrote some novels with a female pseudonym. This was one of my favorites. I felt the first third was a little slow, but the evil doctor's antics picked up the pace after that. Contrary to most of the other reviewers, I did not feel that early knowledge of "who is the bad guy" was a bad thing. Actually, it allows the reader to build up a strong dislike for the evil protagonist and his nasty deeds. All of Koontz' characterizations are vivid and believable, whether they are the "good guys" or the "bad guys". Koontz' wild imagination takes us places that we would ordinarily not want to go. But we still find ourselves drawn to the bizarre events in a strange way, much like viewing an accident on the freeway. We don't really want to see it, but we must look anyway. Nobody does it better than Koontz.
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