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Summary: Where Was the Editor?
Review: Dean Koontz is general considered a reputable horror-fiction writer. Presumably he has produced better work. "False Memory" falls short in a number of ways; however, Koontz has some of the essentials of popular writing down so well that the novel is somehow readable.Koontz captures scenes effectively and installs action from the beginning. But in nearly every case he steps on his own brilliant set-up with commentary that strangles the action. He does this by laying around endless figures of speech that are usually to the story's detriment. Given, Koontz can write a powerful metaphor, but the novel is often overshadowed by these efforts. "False Memory" is readable because Koontz creates a strong sense of suspense and drama throughout the novel. However, in addition to the previously mentioned excess, Koontz has a tendency to sermonize and wreck what is sometimes a good scene by simply pointing out the obvious. At best, Koontz provides mediocre diologue between characters. These characters are, to some extent, believable. And while we get an accurate sense of who they are, Koontz's moralizing, again, destroys what could have been realistic relationships between these characters. Koontz refuses to allow the reader any room for discovery; everything is explained at point-blank range. This novel is not worth a second read. However when I read it, its pages turned. I'll grant Dean Koontz that much. But overall, had this novel less, it would be more.
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Summary: Big Disappointment
Review: I have been a big fan of Dean Koontz for a long time & till now liked all of his stories enough to read them more than once, but I couldn't even get through this book.It is now in the bookcase without ever being read. It started off OK, but it became so long & drawn out that I gave up. I didn't even make it half way through the book. Sorry, Mr. Koontz, but it seems like you were having an off day when you wrote this one. After "Fear Nothing" & "Seize the Night", which were really great, I thought that this would be as good as they were, but it was a big disappointment. I'm still looking forward to the next one, though.
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Summary: My First Dean Koontz Book
Review: This was the first Dean Koontz book I read but it won't be my last. I was so impressed that I have read two more by him. This story is very good though it did take me a few chapaters to really get into it. After that I was totally hooked. What I really liked about this book was that it didn't leave you guessing who the villian was which I can't stand. By the middle of the book you knew who the bad guy was and what came next was trying to stop him. For anyone who loves suspense this is a great book!
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Summary: This book is great
Review: I started reading and in an instant it gripped me. I could not stop reading. It was like this ginat whirlwind had grabbed me. The only problem was that I had to start keeping passagesd to get to the heart of the story and keep the pace... It is a great book, so I wanted to read faster to get to the end... If you are a Dean R. Koontz fan like I am you wont be dissapointed, and if this is your first book by the author, try it, it is sure to give you sleepless nights.
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Summary: So-So (similar)
Review: I used to read Dean R Koontz a great deal when I was in high school, starting when Strangers was delivered to our door by mistake. I enjoyed that book, and went on to read quite a few more. The discovery that I made is that Dean Koontz is a very mediocre writer who occasionaly transcends himself. Strangers, Watchers, Twilight Eyes, and Lightning, I believe, are his finest moments. The problem is that all of his books seem the blend into each other - he repeats themes constantly. He does not, however, give a fresh perspective on the theme each time - he just repeats himself, this is why I stopped reading him. Brainwashing, mind-control, and implanted memory seem to be is favorite topics. Strangers, Night Chills, The House of Thunder all deal with this (I'm sure there are more - but I stopped reading him a while ago) When I saw False Memory on the shelf I thought - now that sounds interesting - a book about autophobia. Since Koontz was the author, however, I decided to wait for the paperback. Wise choice. Now this certainly was not Koontz's worst moment (the worst I've read was Midnight) - the book wasn't even all that terrible - but the description on the back was. I was expecting a psychological thriller along the lines of "The Bird's Nest" by Shirley Jackson where the antagonist is the protagonist. Instead I get more recycled hogwash about mind control. Don't get me wrong, the book was relatively entertaining and a quick read and I was mildly amused by the "Keanuphobia" - though that character seemed little more than a quick and easy way to end the book. I was just dissapointed (yet again) in Koontz's inability to really say something. But I guess if you are looking for horror fiction with some depth Stephen King and Clive Barker are better bets anyway. I believe I will return to passing over Koontz's efforts when I see them on the bookshelves. After all - it won't be like I haven't already read them.
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Summary: Dean Koontz keeps you guessing 'til the end again!
Review: I'm an avid reader of Dean Koontz novels, and this is the best one of his I have read in a long time. All of his novels hold a certain air of suspense, and they almost always follow the same "conspiracy" theory. When I started reading this authors work, it was so exciting, and then it became redundant, with the same plot, but different characters. Now that this novel has hit the shelves, virtual and otherwise, he has put a new perspective on his work. Thank God! Flipping back and forth between the characters, and then the little twists that put them together was fun enough, but when he brings the end of this novel to the terrifying cresendo of horror, and it is discovered why Dr. Ahriman carried such a resentment, it was great. I love the way each of Deans' books leave you cheering for the hero. I would suggest this book to anyone who likes to read novels that suck you in, and forget everything that is happening around you. Buy this book!
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Summary: Not the best ever, but still marvelous
Review: False Memory doesn't compare to some of his earlier works, but it is a definite page-turner. One would probably benefit from skipping the long center of the novel, but the beginning is suspenseful and the ending is pure action and you'll be asking yourself, "Where did he get that plot twist from?" The actual ending is relatively predicatable, but the explanation to the characters' problems is a plot twist that will make the book an overall worthwhile read.
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Summary: false memory
Review: koontz's books are usually excellent,however this one was a bit of a letdown.This was partly because he took the discriptions of the scenery e.t.c a bit too far,and the book became tedious reading at times.this is unlike any of his other books that I have read,I couldnt put them down!.false memory seems to me to be of a different genre alltogether from his usual spine chillers.
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Summary: One of the best.....
Review: This book is absolutely amazing. My wife and I both read the book in under a week (in fact, it took her 2 days). Its a book that gets your heart racing and your mind working. You will find it very hard to put it down, and when you do, you will count the minutes until you can pick it up again.
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Summary: F. Scott Fitzgerald He Ain't
Review: As a long-time Dean Koontz fan, I slugged it out. As always, the premise of his novel was great. What I found most objectionable however, was Koontz's endless and annoying literary devices. Koontz is a great storyteller. He is neither Hemingway nor Fitzgerald and should stick to what he does best - telling the tale. This book is as full of similes as there are drops of water in the ocean, if not more. Hopefully, Koontz will stick to the story and stop trying to dazzle us with these tedious, ponderous and cumbersome forays into the literary realm.
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