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Summary: Gave it away...
Review: A great read. Fast moving and intense, but that's the title. I could have given it a five except for a major gaffe. Koontz ruins the ending by "telegraphing" an important fact about the purp that anybody could have seen "coming down Broadway." I read about 100+ of the other reviewers here and nobody else complained, maybe it's just me, but it cushioned the shock of an otherwise great ending because I knew it was coming. This is a great book if you don't mind the cruelty involved but at least the killings in the present tense are quick with no torture involved.
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Summary: thrilled in dallas
Review: I'll keep it short and sweet. I couldn't put it down! Loved it! I guess it's my favorite because it could really happen. I wouldn't go chasing after him, but then again, If he had someone I loved...think about it. My mother has worked in hospitals and state-hospitals all my life. The stories that I have been told and the story line of Intensity hit home. When I drive down the road and pass a motor home I look, I wonder, I get the hell away from them. After you read this one you will be looking over your shoulder, looking to see who is walking in the store as you are shopping. You will always wonder who you can trust!You have to read this one. You won't be able to put it down. To those who think that this isn't that good, just name one that is better and we will read the review on it.
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Summary: Intense Junk
Review: For anyone who loves great literature, this is definately a book you will want to miss. I can think of no redeeming factors which excuse the low quality of craftsmanship or the stupidity of the story.
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Summary: GRABS YOU BY THE THROAT FROM PAGE ONE!
Review: This one absolutely is a thrill ride! I have read several of Koontz' books, but none had the pulse-pounding, sweaty hands, gotta-keep-reading-until-I-finish pace of Intensity. Koontz does such a good job in getting inside of his characters, and Chyna is one of his best. The incidents from her childhood and how they play in her mind make her a real and three-dimensional character. The villain here is a conscience-less reptile, and is presented in a way that sickens but also entices the reader. We cringe at his acts and tremble at his thoughts, but at the same time we admire his thoroughness. Obviously, a man with a passion for what he does! The finale is wonderful and satisfying, and this book is a must-read for suspense fans everywhere!
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Summary: Intense
Review: This was an excellent book by Dean Koontz. A little far fetched for me, but INTENSE. When Chyna Shepherd witnesses the murder of her friend and her family by Edgler Foreman Vess (a cop)she is determinedto bring the killer to justice. This is a good book. It has it's highs and lows. There were parts where you couldn't put it down and other parts that seemed to drag. The ending is one that you won't easily forget. Pick up this book and enjoy.
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Summary: Definitely his best.
Review: I've read several Dean Koontz novels, and some were good, where others were a bit silly. This book, however, was amazing. The title certainly does not lie. It was so intense at some points that I almost had to stop reading it because it was driving me nuts. For fans of suspense, this is a must read.
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Summary: Koontz does it again...and again...and again...yawwwwn
Review: Sorry to be so negative. Mr. Koontz can be a talented writer at times, but, apart from the central theme of the plot, this is another "Koontz Book" in the same mould as most of the others. His leading characters, especially women, are always the same, attractive, a little too sensible, mostly single or have been hurt in a relationship...etc etc. This book starts out well enough (except the almost "cut and paste" character descriptions), but I found myself losing interest after the first fifty pages or so.
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Summary: One of the most frightening things I have ever heard!
Review: The audio tape f this book is so frightening that I was nearly late for work several days, terrified that Edgler Forman Vess was waiting around the corner from my dark parking structure, or at the 7-11 where I got my morning cup of coffee... Mr. Koontz, you scared the @#$% out of me with this one! Kate Burton's reading adds just the right fearful tone and the story is a departure for Koontz as this one doesn't deal with genetic experiments gone wrong, monsters who consume, or UFO's that crash. This one is so terrifying because it could really happen. There is nothing more frightening than a serial killer on the loose, let alone being trapped in a Winnebego with one! Thanks for the sleepless nights Mr. Koontz! Run, don't walk to get this on book or on tape! The Blair Witch Project is a nothing compared to this.... It's INTENSE!
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Summary: Had lots of potential
Review: I will join the very few who did not particularly care for this novel. I've read worse, but I've also read better. Chyna goes to spend a lovely weekend with her slightly spoiled, overly wealthy friend at the beautiful family home. She winds up first fleeing and then chasing a serial killer who fancies himself indestructible. There are some worthwhile scenes: Chyna trying to creep through the house to avoid the killer preying on her friend's family. However, Koontz's dialogue and character development fell flat for me. I never really cared what happened to any of the characters, and the plot dissolved before it was truly built. I didn't feel that Vess, the killer, was really that frightening, and all the characters talked as if they were reciting lines for a school play....very stiff. Obviously, more people feel differently than I about this novel. For me, it never lives up to its name. Koontz tends to have great ideas but often fails to reach their potential.
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Summary: Best Koontz Novel I've Read!
Review: This was truly a well done piece. From the very beginning it sucked me in, and did not let me go. It was particularly well written for a Koontz novel--though still quite comercialized. The novel was very suspensful, and definately has some great twists (particularly one involving the killer's occupation.) It also contains some very exciting moments (being hidden in a killer's trailer as he's driving across the state, and trying to keep your presence unknown, etc.) THe novel was very fast paced and absorbing, with some very powerful images. The only things that were kind of tacky were a couple of metaphors involving an elk or moose (forget what.. been a while since I've read it), and a tacky "human interest" angle he tried to achieve with the adopting of a young female victim.
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