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Summary: not his greatest
Review: I love Dean Koontz and have read all of his books. I did not
think that this was his greatest work. Usually I can't put
his stuff down either. I thought the characters were predictable.
Sorry Dean.
Rating: 
Summary: A little slow in the beginning but hard to put down.
Review: At first the book was slow. Then the pace began to pick up.
The psychological basis of the book made it exciting to read. The reader is able to get into the killer's and China's
head. The ending was predictable, only because that is the
way that I hoped it would end. Though the ending does have
one last unpredicatable twist.
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Summary: The best Koontz writing yet.
Review: As an obsessed reader of Dean Koontz,this is his best yet. I read this book in two nights. I stayed up half the night in
a cold sweat reading this thrilling novel. I just could not
put this book down.
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Summary: One of the best horror books I've read, ever!
Review: I have read many true crime stories and this book captures
the true horror and insanity of a mad serial killer. The characters are viberant and real. The details of scenes and emotions pull you into the book and drag you along on the terrifing trip Chyna experiences. You are with Chyna, you can
smell the death, blood and fear in every scene.
Rating:
Summary: A terrifyingly suspenseful book!
Review: The newest novel by the master of suspense (in my humble opinion!), takes you to the edge of your seat. Make sure you read this book with ALL the lights on!
In a word--INTENSE!
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Summary: Scary as hell!!!
Review: Usually books that claim to be "scary" and "suspenseful" do not live up to it, but Intensity most definitely does. This superbly crafted Dean Koontz thriller kept me up well into the night reading it with bated breath and tightly wound, knotted back muscles. It may be a much-overused cliche, but I could not put the book down!!! The story does not drag like Koontz's work sometimes can, it instead pulls you along right through the chilling plot, which makes you feel like you're right there in the story without being too wordy. I won't describe the plot again b/c everyone else has, but I will tell you that the murder scenes will stick with you for a while. They are very gory and slightly disturbing, even though the Templetons' murders weren't described besides the results. If you would like to try a Koontz novel and wonder with which one to begin, Intensity is a great choice. Others might include Phantoms, Watchers, or The Voice of the Night.
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Summary: DISTURBINGLY THOUGHT PROVOKING...
Review: INTENSE and then some!!! This is probably one of the most appropriately titled books I have ever read. "Intensity" pours out of this book at a relentless and sometimes uncomforting pace. Once again, Dean Koontz has managed to craft an engaging and multi-leveled character...Chyna. I found myself really feeling the pain and fear of her past. Ironically enough, that past is probably the only thing that helps her keep hold of her sanity through the whole ordeal. The absolute scariest part of this novel is that Vess is hauntingly familiar in today's twisted and "starving for violence" society. As sick as he is, he is also extremely intelligent and morbidly interesting. He is a real-life monster (with the perfect "window dressing"). You will find yourself hating him but wanting to understand him at the same time. One of the best things about Koontz is that he finds a way to weave important physcological issues into all his books without overwriting the thoughts of the characters - a rare comodity with most of Koontz's competition (S.K. included). And as per usual, the action is of first-rate quality. Readers beware: This book may cause sweaty hands, rapidly pounding heart action, and sleepless nights (especially when you're alone at night and thinking about the Vesses of the world, out there in the dark shadows casing someone's home...possibly even yours)
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Summary: vintage Koontz
Review: The title of this novel says it all. This story is intense! It's because of novels like this that Dean Koontz is called the master of suspense. This whole story is basically like one endless unbroken chase scene. It's quite possibly the most suspenseful novel I can remember ever reading. David Rehak
author of "A Young Girl's Crimes"
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Summary: Dean Koontz--Intensity (1995)
Review: One of the simpler stories conceived by horror-suspense great Dean Koontz, "Intensity" is a rip-roaring, overpowering, do-not-read-alone-during-the-night tale that solidified him as one of the best of his time. Chyna Shepherd is ready to move on with her life, forget the past, and begin anew as a strong, dedication woman. While spending the weekend with her best graduate school friend, Chyna can not sleep and feels as if something is just not right. Past midnight, the family is tormented by an evil killer who proceeds to slay everyone but her. First driven by absolute fear, Chyna hides inside the maniacal sociopath's trailer--realizing that the only way to survive is to fight back. While hiding from the hideous Edgler Foreman Vess (it even sounds scary!), Chyna learns that her friend's family were not the only victims he planned for the near future, for a young girl is trapped inside a realm of darkness and at the brink of being Vess's prey--brutalized and slaughtered. The tough protagonist searches deep down into her soul for the strength to in hopes defeat this unbearable evil, only to eventually find herself in Vess's home and in a hell that she could never foresee. Chyna Shepherd is arguably his most developed character, weaving her in and out of horrors while brilliantly connecting her troubled past with the dedication and resolve to try and sacrifice herself for the life of someone else. Edgler Foreman Vess is equally as effective as the enemy as Chyna is the heroine. He is a homicidal adventurist who lives only to satisfy his gruesome needs of intensity, sensation, and death. The moments throughout the novel when the readers learn the thoughts and motives of Vess are truly horrific and disturbing, mainly when Koontz uses innocence as the victim. "Intensity" is perhaps his most authoritative novel, pouncing on the audience within the first few pages, increasing the shockingly readable twists and turns with every chapter. It is a work that is hard to read, even harder to comprehend the iniquity that Chyna is up against; but it is a masterful illustration of perseverence, insistence, and strength. A certain all-nighter of a tale, "Intensity" will rock you.
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Summary: Intensity
Review: Chyna having a bad childhood, finally got her life together after leaving her mother and going to college. Just finding a trusting friend. Chyna decides to take a little vacation with Laura Templeton and go to her family's house. Chyna isn't sleeping well that night and sits in the guest room thinking about her disturbing memories. When she hears a scream not thinking much of it she continues to think. After hearing another scream, Chyna slips into reality. To find a nightmare just to begin. Edgler Foreman Vess kills the closest think that Chyna can call family and she wants revenge.
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