Rating: Summary: High-tech entertainment Review: I picked this book up to read on the plane to Europe and back. The beginning is simply awesome and it makes you want to absorb the rest of the book like the robot from Short Circuit. It has a lot of high-tech ideas, considering it's time - it was first published in 1989 and Koontz uses the term 'web' which I thought was kind of neat and ahead of its time. The problems I found are few, namely the fact that it is a tad too long, some of the ideas require a strech of one's imagination to accept and towards the end the mystery aspect of it all but dissapears, although you are kept in by small secondary mysteries. To its defense, the long passages are richly descriptive and should be enjoyable to most since Koontz is a master storyweaver. Even if you are not a Koontz fan this is a good read. I did not wait for the trip back to finish it :)
Rating: Summary: Supremely silly, but entertaining Review: Very silly, pretty much like everything that comes from under Mr. Koontz's pen (he must be moonlighting for the Weekly World News - his story ideas come straight from the tabloids). Yet, Koontz is a talented storyweaver, and despite laughing sometimes in inappropriate places, I was thoroughly involved and entertained by the twisting plot and rich descriptions. My only complaint plot-wise is that he introduced us to the bad guys a bit too quickly, eliminating all suspense from guessing as to who the creatures were. The opening is the best part of the book, by the way, and I knew I wouldn't put it down after an amber-eyed monster killed the jogger. Realizing the nature of the monsters so early in the beginning was a letdown.
Rating: Summary: it is good so far Review: I am not yet fished with the book but it is pretty good so fa
Rating: Summary: Fantastic! Review: This was my first Koontz book, it hooked me from the very first chapter! I loved it so much! I've bought every one of his books, and have read them all. I've read this book at least 3 times, and it still scares me. This is a classic, and I recommend it to anyone open minded enough to let their imaginations go free, enjoy!
Rating: Summary: SCARY AS HELL!!!!!!!! Review: This book, along with Phantoms, was one of the best books I have ever read. However, unlike Phantoms, this story made me want to bar my windows shut and bolt up my door... in short, it had me scared s***less It also had great characters, especially chrissie (i think that was her name, the young girl). The plot thickened as the story went on, and its graphic violence scenes (as sick as this may sound) kept me turning the pages to see what'd ahppen next. It kinda reminded me of The Island Of Dr. Moreau, read 'em both and you'll see why! The ending was a real disappointment though, but i won't spoil it for you. A MUST READ!!!!!!!! (warning:DO NO READ IF YOU ARE EASILY SCARED)
Rating: Summary: I wish I owned this one to read again Review: But unfortunately this was a library book. When I read it I didn't think much of it but looking back it was a very good story. With some of Koontz's most bizarre names yet, like Loman, and who could take a name like Sam Booker seriously??
Rating: Summary: Absolutely not worth reading Review: When I read the review, I was really amazed at how people rated this book. I can't think of the reasons why people can rate this book for more than one star. "Midnight" happened to be my first krontz book and I pomised muyself that it shall be the last. The plot is absolutely slow moving, draggy, boring, not a bit scary at all!!! It really pains me to finish the book and in the end I stopped reading it. The book did not capture and make me want to move on and find out what happened in the end. A total disaster!!!
Rating: Summary: Possibly Koontz's best Review: I've read many, as have other reviewers whose comments are below, and this is the only one I saved for my husband to read. (Of course, he's a computer geek.) If you haven't read a Dean Koontz, start with this or Servants of Twilight.
Rating: Summary: COOL Review: Cool, if somewhat unbelievable. But, hey! You're supposed to suspend disbelief anyway when reading novels like this!
Rating: Summary: Perhaps Koontz Best Book Ever Review: As a dedicated Koontz reader for the past several years, I have read all of his books. Still Midnight holds a special place amoung all his works. The characters are so "average" they could be anyone and although the storyline has the tendency to be a bit sci-fi-ish at times, its the best of his works ever published.
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