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Summary: Definately in Koontz's top 5
Review: Chris Snow is different from all the other residents of Moonlight Bay. Chris has made peace with a rare skin disorder which forces him to stay out of the light, and he must live his life by a system of one who embraces the dark. That is until the night that Chris witnesses the mysterious dissapearance of his dad's body from the morgue. When Chris begins to investigate, he is thrown into a mystery that only he can solve. The strange inhabitants of Moonlight Bay are not only after him to shut him up, but they are after his loved ones as well. Now the mystery of the town forces him to rise above all his fears and fight against the people of Moonlight Bay. It is a place, like all places that is a lot different after dark. Right off the bat I am saying that Fear Nothing is in Koontz's top 5. Some people have refered to this book as a carbon copy of Koontz's other scary conspiracy book entitled "Midnight". While the stories are somewhat similar, Fear Nothing is much better in my opinion. The inhabitants and other strange creatures of Moonlight Bay add a terifying background to the story. The story itself repeatedly makes you ask the one question that all fans of fiction love to hear : "Who are they, and what are they hiding?" The ending to this book is extremely satisfying which provides for an enjoyable read overall. But what really sets this book apart is its characters! Chris Snow and his best friend Bobby have to be my favorite all time characters of his. The obversity that Chris must overcome to fight the town and protect his loved ones is amazing. Koontz gives INCREDIBLE dialogue to Bobby! I love the laid back and almost Zen like surfer way of life that he lives by. Fear Nothing also features a great dog named Orson, that is almost as good as Einstien in Watchers. Sasha is an amazing woman. She loves Chris despite his disorder, and never leaves him through it all. Overall, Fear Nothing is a remarkable piece of fiction. This book offers a terrifying conspiracy, a fast paced story, and brilliant characters. It is definately one of Koontz's most memorable books. Why some people did not like this book is beyond me! Make sure that you also read the sequel "Seize the Night".
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Summary: Review of unabridged audio book version
Review: Rating System:
1 star = abysmal; some books deserve to be forgotten
2 star = poor; a total waste of time
3 star = good; worth the effort
4 star = very good; what writing should be
5 star = fantastic; must own it and share it with others STORY: Christopher Snow and his dog Orson aren't your typical "heroes" but they do their best to survive in their hometown of Moonlight Bay, where science has gone awry from the nearby military base. MY FEEDBACK:
1) I really like Christopher Snow, his dog Orson, his "dream" girlfriend Sasha, and his funny buddy Bobby. Each of the characters has a sense of humor and enjoyable qualities that make the reader connect and care for them.
2) The first-person told story works pretty well and kept my attention more than if this were told in the third person. I had an immediate bond with the protagonist and this allowed Koontz to keep the reader in the dark as much as he keeps Christopher Snow in the dark on a lot of issues. It added to the mysteriousness of the mystery, if you know what I mean.
3) Problem with this story is that Koontz goes on and on with every bit of setting description and tangents through the thoughts of the character. Though some of the thoughts are funny and entertaining, the story extends a typical 5 page scene into a 25+ page scene.
At some points I was screaming, "Get to the point". While at other points the drawing out of the scene added to an extended sense of suspense that became intense and like eating raw lemons there is a part that says in your mind, "Why am I doing this to myself?", and another part that thoroughly enjoys it no matter how much it makes your face pucker.
4) Keith Szarabajka did a great job of acting out this book, which probably added to some of the moments of suspense and well delivery of humor. Great job, Keith. OVERALL: I liked the characters enough that I continued on to the next story in this first time "series" by Koontz.
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Summary: Best Dean Koontz Book Ever
Review: This was the first book I had read of Dean Koontz's and I was very impressed. It was very realistic and believable for a horror novel. I enjoyed the story line very much and would recommend this book to anyone who enjoys scary novels. It will not disappoint.
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Summary: Pretty impressive read
Review: Well, this book hooks you right off the bat, with the mysterious stealing of Christopher's father's body. This sets off an immediate whirlwind of action, including a nicely set chase at the morgue and the surrounding hills. It is established that every resident that Chris knows might be an enemy, including the police. The genetic disorder that Chris possesses adds a differnt layer to the story, and makes supposedly simple solutions and actions complex. Having to fear a flashlight almost as much as a gun is jarring. One aspect that I would have liked the book to have explored more was Chris's advantage of having better night vision than his enemies. His friends are rather likable, with Bobby's non-reactions to extremely weird events a nice change of pace. To be honest, the surfer lingo is a bit stupid. Chris's relationship to his dog is also very interesting, as are the revelations. Sasha could have had a little more character development. Koontz novels typically use pseudo-science, sometimes to ill effect. This time, however, the idea is pretty well thought out, and has some basis in reality. The strange occurences in one of Chris's adult friend's house before a fire are chilling indeed. This book could have been a little more stand-alone, with the sequels being absolutely necessary for maximum payoff. Still, pretty engrossing book.
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Summary: A fun read
Review: My first Koontz book. A relative was reading it when I got a black lab and named him Orson. I'd never heard of the book. She says she heard the _Twilight Zone_ OO-oo OO-oo music and made me promise to read _Fear Nothing._ What a nice piece of entertainment. But I didn't know there was sequel when I was reading it, and I was annoyed that so many things were left unresolved or unexplored. I'm happy to know I have two sequels to look forward to. Chris Snow and his dog have a 50-50 relationship any dog would be happy to be part of. I thought the characters of Bobby (whose surfer lingo got annoying) and Sasha (a bit too perfect to be believed as a real woman) were underdeveloped, but I didn't mind, since they weren't major players. The scene where Orson the dog and Mungojerrie the cat are mocking their stereotypes is one that keeps popping into my head. I would love to have seen more exploration on this theme. I keep looking at my own dog, half expecting a humanlike response to my everyday questions such as 'are you hungry?' If my own dog ever nods his head matter-of-factly, I'll laud Koontz as a soothsayer rather than a novelist. (And wouldn't that be cool?) Koontz has a lot of good ideas going on here. I hope he can take them further in _Seize the Night_ and the third in the trilogy.
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Summary: Dean Koontz is the Man!
Review: I was a big fan of Dean Koontz throughout most of my teen years up till now. I first picked up a book of his when I was suspended from school for a few days and I finished that book within that time frame. The book I picked up was Dark Rivers of the Heart and it was a gripping book full of suspense and anxiety. From then on, I had read every single one of his books, loving most of them. His novels just were better suited for me, unlike Stephen Kings erratic pace and massive storyline crossovers, Dean Koontz novels followed a straight line, most of the time anyway.
I was waiting patiently when I heard about Fear Nothing coming out on paperback. I bought it the day it came out and read it in 3 days. The story was just awesome and the characters were easy to like and love. As any Dean Koontz fan knows, he loves dogs and they often become a bigger character then most people would expect. Orson, the black lab in Fear Nothing was probably the main character behind only Chris Snow. Chris's medical condition was also a unique one to me, I had never heard of it before this book (well Michael Jackson doesn't count) and it added another form of desperation for the heroes of this saga.
Another interesting thing about this book was that it was the beginning of the Apocalypse. The enemy was an unseen one, the worst kind that you could imagine. A threat of nuclear bombs and meteors are always going to be there, but what about something that changed you from within and you didn't even know it? It was a scary thought to behold and Koontz mastered the compulsive anxiety of the characters.
The pace is good, the story is good, the characters are good, and it even has a part II called Seize the Night. This is still one of my personal favorites and it is a compelling read. If you haven't read it yet, I suggest you do, it's a great book.
5 out of 5.
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Summary: Fear Nothing
Review: Koontz (Sole Survivor, LJ 2/15/97) presents a masterly tale of one night in the California coastal town of Moonlight Bay as experienced by Chris Snow. Saddled with a genetic defect that makes direct sunlight toxic to him, Snow is a nocturnal creature whose father has just died. When he discovers that his father's corpse has been stolen, he begins pursuit. Koontz expertly illuminates Snow's nocturnal world and friends, and incrementally, cleverly, the crises erupting in Moonlight Bay take shape. The plot is wonderfully unpredictable, and though the surfer slang wears thin after a while, the narrative remains taut. Although the ending leaves some questions unanswered, this is still good entertainment.
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Summary: A Scary Story about a Boy and His Dog
Review: Christopher Snow, called Snowman by his friends, is a twenty-eight-year-old writer who is doomed to a life of darkness because of a rare genetic disorder called xeroderma pigmentosum, or XP for short. He's normal in every way except that exposure to ultraviolet rays - even from fluorescent lights - could be fatal. His father has just died. But when the hospital turns the body over to the mortuary, it's switched for one of a hitchhiker, who was a victim of a brutal beating that ended with someone plucking out his eyes. Snowman sets out to discover why and finds himself involved in a mystifying tale that involves all of Moonlight Bay, a quaint California coastal town. Snowman goes to the mortuary but is discovered. There is a chase that wind up with Snowman following an intelligent cat into an underground drainage catacomb that's full of hundreds of animal and human skulls. Snowman eases himself back into the darkness and goes home, where he gets his faithful dog Orson and heads out in search of answers. There are it seems, animals in town who are a whole heck of a lot smarter than they have a right to be. Some good, a troop of monkeys apparently not so good. In due course he finds out that his quiet little town has been a hotbed of DNA research and that his mother was involved in some sneaky governmental work that involved intra-species gene therapy. And he learns a little something about his dog. This book is typical Koontz, a thriller as well as a scary read that grabs you from the first page and pulls you right into the story. I loved the characters, Christopher, Bobby, Sasha, but most of all I loved Orson the dog and I believe you will too.
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Summary: My First Thriller
Review: Fear Nothing is the first book I¡¯ve read by Koontz, and it¡¯s also the first thriller I¡¯ve ever read in my life. I preferred and enjoyed reading this book late in the night, around 11 p.m. or 12 p.m. until i drown to dreamland. For some reason, while I had been reading this book, I had weird dreams, not exactly nightmares, but some shocking dreams that freaked me out that I would fear to dream again. Chris Snow, the hero, has XP (xeroferma pigmentosum), a rare genetic disorder that damages the DNA if any part of the body is exposed with UV. One evening, Chris is asked to come to the hospital to see his father sleep forever, but then he witnesses his father¡¯s body being exchanged with a hitchhiker¡¯s body. The men involved in the plot chase Chris while Chris runs away from them to find some answers to the incident happened before the night ends. There are three major reasons I liked this book. First is the role of animals. Chris¡¯s dog Orson is not a normal dog. He generally, according to my thoughts, understands everything Chris says and reacts to it. Also the cat that guides him out from the escape from the men who tries to catch him is so weird (in a good way). I have never seen and never will see a cat that guides human to a place and waits if falls behind. Second is the way Koontz unfolds the plot. Despite this book is in first person¡¯s perspective, Koontz doesn¡¯t tell how Chris feels directly, instead he tells the readers what happens around him or the scene seen through his eyes, and still keeps the scene exciting. It gave me opportunities to draw the scene in my head and imagine how the characters would have felt. Third is that every page makes the reader to read the next page. The three-fourths of the book are mysterious to an extreme level that encourages the readers to read the next page and solve the mystery. I highly recommend this book to everyone over age fifteen, because it does contain some profanities, picture of the dead, and guns, and also to the people who bores out and gives up from reading the first 50 pages of the book. I¡¯m definitely planning to try other books written by Dean Koontz.
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Summary: My favorite and least favorite Koontz in one book...
Review: I haven't read a while lot of Dean Koontz, to be perfectly honest. The only other books of his I've read have been "From the Corner of His Eye" and "By the Light of the Moon." I enjoyed both of them and I enjoyed this one too, perhaps even more, but I did have problems with it. This time out our hero is young Christopher Snow, a man with a rare disorder that makes his skin extraordinarily sensitive to light. As such, he has lived his life indoors and at night, and on the night his father dies, he begins to learn that the little town of Moonlight Bay may carry many more dangers than he ever anticipated. In essense, this is a science fiction/horror tale and it's a pretty good one. Realistic monsters, both human and beast. A likeable hero and a good supporting cast. A character with guts, getting through a lot. But there are some things I didn't like too. The prose is really, REALLY purple in this book. Okay so Chris, our first-person narrator, is a best-selling author. That doesn't mean every line in the book should read like it's dripping out of a college English textbook. Second, Koontz returns to his Superdog character that seems to pop in to several of his books. This time out, Orson proves to be my favorite of Koontz's Superdogs, but it's still overdone. And finally -- this is a book that has a sequel. That's all well and good -- it was published six years ago and I knew it had a sequel before I started reading it. The problem is that I could smell that sequel coming. I mean REALLY strongly. As I reached the final segment of the book I found myself thinking, "There's only 40 pages left. There's no way he can wrap all this up in 40 pages." I was right. Koontz leaves an awful lot dangling. That's usually okay, I don't mind sequels, I just don't like seeing them coming a mile away. I'm not saying this to put anybody off reading the book, I did enjoy it and fully intend to read the sequel in the near future -- I'm just giving an honest opinion on what I feel are the weak points of an overall good read. Do with it what you will.
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