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Summary: It was definitely worth reading!
Review: This is the fourth Dean Koontz book that I have read in a couple of years and I must say, it got me back into his stories big time! It was a very unique story in that it was extreme action with borderline science fiction. I really enjoy that point of view where demons cause human suffering. The blossoming romance between Rya and Slim was so romantic and the action was nonstop! I finished it the same day, I just couldn't put it down! I give it two thumbs up!
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Summary: Twilight Eyes is an amazing book!!
Review: Slim Mackenzie was born with what his grandma refered to as " Twilight Eyes". He has the ability to see what he refers to as Goblins. Goblins are demons that are disguised as humans. As a young boy he had to kill his uncle because he was one. Since no one else can see the Goblins for what they truly are, Slim has been on the run from the law ever since. Over the years his quest to destroy as many Goblins as possible has become an obsession. It is that obsession that eventually leads him into one particular carnival. There he meets the disfigured strong man Joel Truck who can also see the Goblins, and the beautiful Rya who becomes the love of Slim's life. Now together the three must fight to stop the Goblins before it is too late! Dean Koontz's " Twilight Eyes " is a literary masterpiece that any fan of fiction should read. There are two things about the novel that really set it apart from the rest. The first being the carnival atmosphere and " carnies". The carnies are almost like a seperate society that lives as one big family. Koontz makes you feel like you are a part of it with his beautiful description of the lifestyle. It is also entertaining the way that Koontz describes how the games are run and how they are always looking for easy "marks". This is the second carnival tale that Koontz has written, with "The Funhouse" being the first. "Twilight Eyes" manages to be even better than its predecessor. The novel also provides for some twists and turns that will definately shock you, and the ending is very satisfying unlike the ending in "The Funhouse". The second thing that I love about this book is the characters themselves. The three main characters are Slim Mackenzie, Joel Truck, and a woman named Rya. Slim Mackenzie is one of the best hero characters I have ever seen. His leadership and overall determination is amazing. Joel Truck is another example of Koontz's masterful character development skills. He is a giant of man that possesses superhuman strength and the ability to see the Goblins. He is however disfigured which is why he seeks refuge in the carnival. Joel and Slim make a great team. Then there is Rya. Koontz's writing is so descriptive, you can almost see how beautiful she is. But Rya also has inner demons that has caused her to spend the majority of her life in the carnival. Koontz paints a beautiful romantic picture between Slim and Rya. You can tell they are meant to be together, but there is many obstacles and nothing is cut and dry. Dean Koontz is one of the best authors around right now. Twilight Eyes showcases his ability to create realistic and emotional dialogue, an original and entertaining story, and wonderful characters. If you are a fan of Koontz, I highly recommend this book. I also recommend this book to anyone who enjoyed the film "Frailty". Twilight Eyes features a similar theme.
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Summary: The Carnie war against the goblins
Review: This is one of Koontz's best books. Although not my all time favourite of his work, this is a masterpiece and Koontz at his most brilliant. Other five star quality brilliant Koontz novels which you definitely have to buy as well are Watchers, Intensity, Night Chills and Mr Murder. In Twilight Eyes the setting takes place in the era of JFK's death and the prelude of the Vietnam war where a young man under the alias of Slim Mackenzie is fleeing authorities who want him for the murder of his uncle. Only Slim killed him for a reason, as Slim has the gift of Twilight Eyes that give him visions of the future and past as well as allow him to see the through the human disguises that the evil goblins are using to reap terror, murder and mayhem against the human race. His uncle was one of those goblins. Becoming a carnie and joining the nomadic Sombra Brothers Carnival is the only place he can safely hide. His boss the beautiful Rya is impressed with the way he gets every cent out of the marks, Jelly the manager of the carnival knows his faith in hiring him will pay off and the side show freaks and other carnies know he is a great worker and trustworthy guy. He only knows he has seen visions with Rya and Jelly both covered in blood and that the goblins have a major attack planned for the ferris wheel which he must stop. The war against the goblins will rage on unless he can work out how to stop them all. Sensational novel!
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Summary: Twilight Eyes
Review: The main character, Slim Mackenzie, lives in a carnival and has the ability to see the true nature of people. He sees goblins posing as humans with the intentions of wiping out the human race. I loved the fact that Dean Koontz went into such detail when describing the characters. You really feel as if you can see them standing in front of you. Slim was an exciting and alive character; also Rya and Joel Tuck were great characters. This was a well-written and fast-paced book, but I found it very hard to buy into. When the true nature of the book was brought out, I thought to myself is that all they really are? I was disappointed with the ending.
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Summary: Strange, exciting, and deeply appealing.
Review: When I was reading this book, I had contradicting thoughts about it. Sometimes I was extremely impressed, sometimes deeply disappointed. To get the worst out of the way, let me state the disappointing factors first: Dean Koontz needs to read 'The 38 Most Common Fiction Writing Mistakes' and take a good look at the chapter labeled 'Don't Lecture Your Reader'! I cannot totally attack Koontz though, because sometimes the information he lingers on is important for the story, but for God's sake be brief because it disrupts the flow of events! Now this book is about a gifted young man who can see the evil presence lurking beneath a human disguise. This evil is a physical being - not something of spiritual nature - 'goblins' as he calls them. He stalks them, kills them, and he can also see the misery that they had brought over the earth. Like in all of Dean's books, the story is enhanced by several very real, very compelling characters. And as usual, you'll love and admire the characters. You'll be surprised too, because things will be turned upside down quite a few times, which is what makes this book exciting. I wouldn't say that it is particularly very scary. It is gripping, yes. Thrilling, yes. Even bizzarre. But not enough to classify it as horror. It can be slow at times, which is why it occured to me to give it 4 stars instead of 5, but the way it ended made it worthy of more than 5 stars. It takes a very emotional turn and suddenly you may find yourself so tuned in that time and place seize to exist. I was touched so deeply by this story, deeper than many of the other books I have read for him. Dean is also a great thinker. In a way, he carries a message in this book that is close to saying that he wished he could blame all the misery in the world on the 'goblins'. That we, humans, cannot be entirely blamed on the destruction of our world... wishful thinking of course, but an idea on which he built this book.
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Summary: My favorite Koontz book!!
Review: One of the greatest horror books ever written! I've read over 30 novels of Koontz and find this book to still stick with me. I've read the book 5 years ago and I still remember the character names. Great character development!! The adventures of Slim MCkenzie and Joel Tuck (three eyed mutant), hunting goblins that are posing as humans as they travel with their fellow carnies is the basic plot. The development of the relationships of each of the characters (koontz's writing strength) are convincing and the story is great!! BY far my favorite Koontz!
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Summary: Carnies and Goblins...oh my
Review: In "Twilight Eyes", Koontz reveals the insulated world of the "carnies", who work carnivals at state fairs and other venues. Into the Sombra Bros. carnival comes 'Slim', who used to be Carl Stanfuess, a 17-year-old from Oregon who's on the run for murdering his Uncle Denton. As the story opens, Slim arrives after the carnival has ended its nightly revels, and sees what he calls a 'goblin' about to sabotage the bumper cars. Slim sees these goblins quite often, since his 'twilight eyes' of purple indicate a psychic ability to see through the goblins' human disguises; in fact, it's revealed that the murdered Uncle Denton was a goblin. Slim kills the saboteur, and what follows is a sometimes gripping, sometimes ludicrous adventure that pits Slim, his new love Rya, and several "carnies" with various degrees of psychic ability against a veritable goblin army bent on destroying mankind. The book is broken into two parts; in my opinion, the first part is superior. The second part has its moments, but in my opinion goes over the top and manipulates the reader needlessly with the idea that someone's gonna die. When I discovered what the goblins really were, I wasn't impressed; I was humorously impressed that a 17-year-old and a young woman with no mention of education could discuss the scientific orgins of the goblins and philosophy as if they were university professors.
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Summary: One of Dean's best books!
Review: I read the book originally in 1994. The book kept me enthralled the whole time. Mr. Koontz described his characters in such a way that you could imagine exactly what they looked like. I even liked the way he described how the carnies lived and how at first they were hesitant about Slim, but finally excepted him into their family. Koontz throws so many twists and turns into this book,that there was no way for you to know what was going to happen next. This book definitely screams for a sequel. I'm only 17 and I have enjoyed every book of his that I have read since I was 14. Out of the 30 or so books I've read by Koontz, Twilight Eyes is in the top five of my personal favorites. Thumbs up Koontz!!!!!
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Summary: Twilight Eyes is an amazing book!!
Review: Slim Mackenzie was born with what his grandma refered to as " Twilight Eyes". He has the ability to see what he refers to as Goblins. Goblins are demons that are disguised as humans. As a young boy he had to kill his uncle because he was one. Since no one else can see the Goblins for what they truly are, Slim has been on the run from the law ever since. Over the years his quest to destroy as many Goblins as possible has become an obsession. It is that obsession that eventually leads him into one particular carnival. There he meets the disfigured strong man Joel Truck who can also see the Goblins, and the beautiful Rya who becomes the love of Slim's life. Now together the three must fight to stop the Goblins before it is too late! Dean Koontz's " Twilight Eyes " is a literary masterpiece that any fan of fiction should read. There are two things about the novel that really set it apart from the rest. The first being the carnival atmosphere and " carnies". The carnies are almost like a seperate society that lives as one big family. Koontz makes you feel like you are a part of it with his beautiful description of the lifestyle. It is also entertaining the way that Koontz describes how the games are run and how they are always looking for easy "marks". This is the second carnival tale that Koontz has written, with "The Funhouse" being the first. "Twilight Eyes" manages to be even better than its predecessor. The novel also provides for some twists and turns that will definately shock you, and the ending is very satisfying unlike the ending in "The Funhouse". The second thing that I love about this book is the characters themselves. The three main characters are Slim Mackenzie, Joel Truck, and a woman named Rya. Slim Mackenzie is one of the best hero characters I have ever seen. His leadership and overall determination is amazing. Joel Truck is another example of Koontz's masterful character development skills. He is a giant of man that possesses superhuman strength and the ability to see the Goblins. He is however disfigured which is why he seeks refuge in the carnival. Joel and Slim make a great team. Then there is Rya. Koontz's writing is so descriptive, you can almost see how beautiful she is. But Rya also has inner demons that has caused her to spend the majority of her life in the carnival. Koontz paints a beautiful romantic picture between Slim and Rya. You can tell they are meant to be together, but there is many obstacles and nothing is cut and dry. Dean Koontz is one of the best authors around right now. Twilight Eyes showcases his ability to create realistic and emotional dialogue, an original and entertaining story, and wonderful characters. If you are a fan of Koontz, I highly recommend this book. I also recommend this book to anyone who enjoyed the film "Frailty". Twilight Eyes features a similar theme.
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Summary: not scary, just weird
Review: The fact that the goblins looked like pigs made the whole story not scary at all.
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