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Summary: Koontz has done better
Review: This book was far too long for its own good.Dean Koontz has generally been good with the pacing of his suspense, in such novels as Dragon Tears and Fear Nothing. Nevertheless in this book he seems to have eschewed much of what he used in the other books. Now, I loved Martie and Dusty, Skeet, Susan, Valet, and the rest. Martie's autophobia, Dusty's revelations-- all this was well done. The book was incredibly exciting, but then it hit the halfway point. There things stopped making sense. The villain starts off deliciously menacing, with seemingly limitless power and a penchant for mind games. But soon he's a foolhardy incompetent, and it becomes clear many pages before the ending that he is out of control. Also, too many characters will make the plot stop making sense. When several more people are introduced at once, everything falls to pieces. The denouement was just flat. I gave the story three stars for its fun 'good guys', its playful dialogue, and its occasional winks at pop culture .............. Nevertheless, I was disappointed by the end.
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Summary: not bad dean!
Review: dean koontz is my favorite author(next to stephen king)..i have read most of his books and do recognise recurring themes in his work(the dog,the traits of the protagonists and villains, and the use of the word mottled which is an adjective i see in every book!)and as another reviewer noted,the villain dr.mark ahriman IS very similiar to the villain in dragon tears..i was also dissapointed in that i felt fooled into believing that the plot was about phobia and actually was about brainwashing...which was not that bad because it was definitely interesting..i have not finished the book yet but hope the ending isnt too bad...this has to be the most evil character koontz has created..i wonder how he does it being that he seems such a nice man!but the evil seemed also to have a humorous side..maybe because the doctors reality is so skewed...not bad but maybe you should break out of the cliches that are so you..but maybe repetitive?
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Summary: GOOD KOONTZ BUT NOT HIS BEST
Review: I read this book in three days and found the whole saga to be riveting, bright and fresh but all the way through I couldnt help feeling that certain parts dragged on. His descriptions can be at time infruriating as they red herring you from the plot; at times I just had to skip them to get on with it. Not bad but read intensity,dark rivers of the heart, cold fire & the bad place to experience this usually fascinating writer on 'better' form.
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Summary: I'm not surpriseed and yet Intrigued.
Review: I'm still listening to this book I find myself feeling sorry for the doctor in a way yet he is very cuning if posible should make into movie on cable so you can get the whole effect of this book I'm almost done with it so I don't the ending yet. Thank you for letting me express my thoughts.
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Summary: KOONTZ CAN WRITE
Review: As I earlier said in a review about Stephen King's THE GIRL WHO LOVED TOM GORDON, I've always wondered how anyone could be imaginative enough to write several hundred manuscripts pages on a story, any story, but especially when limiting themselves to the tightness of an almost singular scene. (In particular, King in MISERY, where the story basically largely takes place in a single room). But Koontz can write anything about anything, limited or not, and well, too. Maybe not my favorite moonlight bay story this time, but nevertheless, again, done very well. Koontz, King, and newcomer Charles Wilson (especially in the case of Wilson's GAME PLAN which is the best book I've read this year) add up to three, not just one writer who has it all, as good as they get. Keep it up.
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Summary: I have already read this book about twice now!
Review: Mr Koontz needs to think of a new story. He has used thisbasic premise several times now and it is getting old. If he uses theword "fugue" in one more story I might never buy another book of his again. I knew what his characters were going to be doing pretty early on. Thought the whole reason why the doctor chose that family as about the stupidest reason ever. I enjoy dogs. I really do. How come though it seems in half of his books they are always the smartest? Also, why do they always have to be retrievers? Ok Mr Koontz, I get the idea, you like retrievers! What about a German Shepard, even a poodle? Maybe even another animal? I did like the Skeet character. It was about the only original thing in this story. For a really good book by Mr Koontz, see Strangers. It had many of the same elements with a better story line...END
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Summary: I Didn't Expect This Plot!
Review: I picked up "False Memory" because it was a Koontz novel, and I have never NOT given this author my full attention since I read "Watchers" many years back. In spite of "Fear Nothing" and "A Bad Place," which were well written but a bit too raw for my senses, Mr. Koontz has not disappointed me. I feel that "False Memory" was just as engaging and intriguing a novel as "Watchers," though very different. The unwitting heroes of the story, Dusty and Martine Rhodes, are extremely likable characters and the reader becomes caught up in their lives because of their goodness, steadiness and faithfulness towards each other and those they love. The antagonist of this book is a surprise I will not give away, although Koontz doesn't make you wait the entire book to find out just what's going on. The dialogue is well done and moves the story beautifully, the characters "stay" in character, and the author shows once again that he is a master story teller. A wonderful read that will definitely keep you coming back for more until that last page is turned!
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Summary: fantastic books 4 fanastic people
Review: i enjoy reading pocketbooks especially stephen kings. i luv thrillers and mysteries bso its best 4 me. other books are also great but these are the best.thank u very much for keeping good books available for us readers.godspeed
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Summary: Entertaining? Reasonably. Imaginative? No.
Review: I bought this book because I really enjoyed the only other Koontz book I read, "Intensity". While, I certainly wouldn't call this one horrible, I didn't enjoy it nearly as much as Intensity. First, I would agree with those who have complained about the unnecessary length of the book and all of the filler. It could have easily been hundreds of pages less with no loss of plot, background, atmosphere, or anything else. Second, I was troubled by his blatant rip-off of The Mancurian Candidate, merely updating the same concepts of that novel and applying them to ordinary late-20th century people, as opposed to the political and Cold War backdrop of Condon's novel. Of course, he doesn't hide his debt to The Manchurian Candidate. In fact, he makes the novel an actual (and even integral) part of the story, first in a coy manner--"This is Ben Marco"; "This is Raymond Shaw"--and then in a more direct manner,when the novel itself becomes part of the plot. However, this does not change the fact that he is still blatantly appropriating Condon's ideas and simply applying them to "Koontz characters" in the modern day. In fact, without giving anything away, one could say that there appears to be a parallel between the main characters in this book and many of the main characters in The Manchurian Candidate. My guess is that the less familiarity one has with the novel The Manchurian Candidate or the movie of the same name, the more likely one would be to enjoy this book, because it would seem that everyhting is coming right from Koontz himself. Thus, although Koontz still has the ability to entertain, I would hope that in the future, he does so using his own ideas rather than those of others.
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Summary: Koontz humor ?
Review: I read and enjoy Dean Koontz---but have the feeling that with "False Memory" he has taken a giant side step and provided his readers with a slice of Koontz humor. If the characters and events depicted in such detail are not just humorous then they are downright funny.A jump off a roof ? A bow and arrow ? A machine gun in the hands of white RR driving lady ? Wonder if Mr. Koontz is laughing, too.
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