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Summary: A gripping suspense thriller!
Review: Hilary Thomas is a writer living his Hollywood. She has a nice house, has penned several hit movies, and his living a good life. Then one night, an intruder breaks into her house. His name is Frye, and he has a sick obsession with Hilary, one that may lead to death...
And in fact it does. But that doesn't stop him. For Frye shows up again, and again...each time angrier than the first, more bloodthirsty, desiring revenge and mayhem...
Dean Koontz has written some incredible novels; "Whispers" is one of the best of them. With beautiful writing (the setting, Los Angeles and California, becomes an intricate part of the novel) and a suspenseful and engaging plot, it's not only one of Koontz's personal best, but one of the best suspense novels of the 20th century.
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Summary: The journey sucked, the conclusion, not too bad
Review: About 5 years ago I picked this book up for a nice enjoyable read. After 30 pages, I wasn't into it, and I didn't care. So, for the first time in my life, I put it down. I'm the kind of guy that finishes a book/movie no matter how bad it is. And yet, I put this down.
Throughout the years, it bothered me that I never finished it. So, I returned to the book two weeks ago. Page my torturous page, I read on. Finally, at page 200, the story finally picked up. Why? The backstory was INCREDIBLY long. Lets just say, it's longest Prologue that I've ever read. Of course, he didn't call it a prologue, he called it "Part 1."
In Part 2, the story picks up at a nice pace and the mystery starts to get solved. It's a fun read, definitely not an amazing read. If you're going to read this book, expect a lot of sex, because even I was caught off guard by it. I usually don't mind, like Stephen King novels. But in this book, I really didn't care. I'm not sure if it was because I just wanted the story to keep going, or I didn't care too much for the characters. Not sure.
The conclusion was interesting. Although not much came by surprise because the bad guy would tell you, then the good guys would find out. The ending was fun, I will give it that. Should have had an epilogue though. A story that long probably should have one.
All in all, I would recommend the book. But the problem is getting past those 200 pages before you get into the story. That alone was a chore.
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Summary: Eerie!
Review: I had to get Whispers after reading 4 of Mr. Koontz's previous books. I slept with the light on for about a month or so after reading it! Wow, who'd have thought a man could put so many nightmares into people's heads! This is a must have for your personal library! Spooky, scary,and it gets your heart pounding! I also recommend "Eternal Undying Love" by Brett Keane
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