Intensity

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Summary: Pretty good.
Review: I loved the way this book glued me to my seat. I was sad when I had to stop in the middle of a passage and then go do something else. Dean Koontz really deserves to be called a master of suspence. The beginning, however, was for me a little awkward. I felt that the author was just trying to rush through the beginning to get the plot moving. The killer really didn't know she was with him until more than a quarter of the book was read. Throuhout the beginning, she was trying to stop Vess, but kept missing him. Though I think the author was trying to make the story more realistic by setting up fear within a character that anyone would have, for me, the beginning was slightly awkward. But I have to say, the plot afterwards really got good. I stayed up until the weee hours of the morning trying to finish it and to see what happens. The suspense doesn't stop until the last page. I reccommend this book to anyone who like to get lost in a really good book.

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Summary: Not Intense Enough
Review: This book was HORRIBLE! I can't even believe it was a bestseller! What is even more hard to believe is that in almost all the customer reviews it got five stars! Um what is going on here? Did someone come along and snath all of your brains because i honestly can not comprehend that someone with and intelligence would give this book a FIVE! Incase anyone is reading this and saying whatever she doesn't even have any evidence to support her opinion well here is why: 1. How exactly did chyna get out of being chained to the chair? Oh wait there was two chapters on it. in case you didn't catch what i was hinting at TOO MUCH DETAIL! Detail is good but not in overload. 2. The pace, wait or should i say the lack of one. I was so confused right when i thought i understood. these are just few things.. if you have problem with this i can be reached at [e-mail]

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Summary: Same old thing from Koontz
Review: I think Koontz peaked a while ago and now he has traded in suspense and horror for gore and graphic sadism. I was ready to tear my hair out a few times because he can't seem to move things along at a good pace -- He insists on describing the living hell out of each scene and dragging it out to the point where it's almost unbearable. I think his readers are extremely undemanding -- why else all the five-star reviews? It's beyond my comprehension!

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Summary: INTENSE- Intensity
Review: The book is an awesome piece of work.I look to Dean Koontz for good reading and he always delivers(ALWAYS! ). To date i've read 14 of his novels and plan to read them all! Long Live Dean Koontz!

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Summary: INTENSE AIN'T THE WORD!
Review: This is the most psychotic book ever written! The faint-hearted and easily sickened need not read this 'cause it'll do it for ya! Ok, so the beginning's a little slow--so what? This book rules! The only bad thing about is the HUGE description of how Chyna's chained to the chair. Vess is definitely a very interesting character (if not completely terrifying) and his job just makes everything even better! Chyna's sort of stupid for following him but that took serious guts and hey--it was a lot more interesting than just calling the police and cowering in the corner til they got there. This book makes most other horror/suspense thrillers look like nice, safe little fairy tales! For the millionth time and as so many others have said before me: Dean Koontz is da man! Yeah, baby!

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Summary: A Great Book
Review: Intensity keeps you on the edge of your seat throughout the entire ride. From the moment you pick up the book, to the moment you set it down, you are immersed in the terrifying tale. It is my second Dean Koontz novel. I read Seize the Night, which I enjoyed slightly more than this one. Intensity was great, but it was almost TOO good at describing the mind of a serial killer. It was TOO Intense in it's descriptions. Don't get me wrong, I flew through this book in less than 2 days, but it left me feeling almost depressed. I am a HUGE Stephen King fan, and now I am a huge Koontz fan. Seize the Night was almost a "feel-good" horror novel. I enjoyed the characters in it and found the story to be some-what uplifting. Intensity was AWESOME, but is too gloomy. I have a new favorite author, and his name is Dean Koontz. I look forward to reading more of him (I've read 2 of his books in 4 days. Think I could squeeze one more in before the end of the week?)

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Summary: Intensity never lets up
Review: Boy, he's good! I love Dean's books, and Intensity stirs the soul. At times it's a frantic read to see where the plot and the characters go next. At other times, I was almost too scared to pick it up. This book, unlike some of his other fine works, is less absorbed in the "supernatural" and really works you over with what might be lurking in the darkest regions of our being. And, like most of his books, the action of a single day seems like an eternity. It's funny, after I've been reading the book for hours, to realize that so much activity occurs in just a few ticks of the clock. A master writer, scaring the hell out of us again.

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Summary: The scariest I have ever read!
Review: With the possible exception to Patterson's "Kiss the Girls or Silence of the Lambs, Intensity, might be the scariest thriller I have read. I stayed up all night reading, could not put it down. It starts on page one with fast moving cars, and the whole scene hiding under the bed, probably his best ever!

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Summary: cool name
Review: i was so impressed by the way koontz developed the main character's personality that i named my daughter after her - chyna. maybe i should mention that i couldn't put the book down.

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Summary: Koontz at his finest
Review: The plot of this book matches its title­­intense. I rooted for Chyna Shephard, who was plagued by memories of her alcoholic mother and her overwhelming fear of failure. I admired her courage in dealing with the loss of her best friend and in facing Edgler Vess. I won't give away his profession, but it might not come as a great surprise to some of you out there. The plot is very tight, the description of Vess and his house thoroughly creepy. Give it a shot.