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Summary: Part Thriller, Part Screwball Comedy...
Review: and and all-around fun read! Although most Dean Koontz novels have their share of humor, this novel is a bit more off-the-wall than most. Of course, it has its fair share of terror, as the hero, Tommy Phan, is being chased by a monstrous demon summoned by an unknown antagonist. However, when Tommy meets Deliverance Payne and her dog, Scootie, the fun begins in earnest. The novel starts of a little bit slow, but picks up very quickly. When the action started, I couldn't put it down! This book demands to be read at one sitting, if at all possible. I read it after the completion of a very stressful semester, and it was an excellent way to get rid of excess tension.
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Summary: My Favorite Koontz Book So Far!
Review: I just recently started reading Dean Koontz's novels...Can't believe it took me this long to discover him! Out of the six I've read so far, Tick Tock is definitely my favorite! The many twists and turns really keep you guessing...Just when you think you know what might happen next, you turn the page and discover you were delightfully wrong! The mixture of horror and humor is brilliant and makes the story all the more believable. I especially enjoyed Del's relationship with her dog, since I am an animal lover - in fact the hide-and-seek game they play is almost exactly the same as the one I play with my cat. This is a must-read for all Koontz fans, and a great first book for those who aren't familiar with his work. You'll be hooked... I promise!
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Summary: Interesting life
Review: If you are looking for an interesting book that keeps you aware about what is going on in thir life I can recommend you this book because it is really exciting. Also if your intristed in cars and action I recommend you this book. Its a good book because it is really easy to understand.
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Summary: Engrossing thriller, but only for fans of this type book
Review: Listened to the taped version of TICK TOCK by Dean Koonthz, a comic thriller about a 30-year old novelist who stumbles onto a mysterious doll . . . his misfortunes then begin . . . along the way he discovers a wacky helpmate and a really strange dog . . . I've only read one other book by Koontz and must admit that because of what he typically writes about (the supernatural), I'm not a big fan . . . yet this effort was engrossing, in large part because of the excellent
characterizations . . . in particular, I laughed whenever the
novelist's mother appeared in the story--a tribute to
B.D. Wong's fine job of narration . . . to be able to
combine humor with this subject matter requires a talented
writer and Koontz is certainly that . . . but unless you're a
diehard fan, I wouldn't even recommend you rush out to
get this effort.
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Summary: Tommy Phan's got some problems...
Review: First, there's his mother, who thinks that his job as a detective writer isn't traditional enough for his Vietnamese heritage. Then, there's the doll he finds outside his door. It's ragged, and rather ugly...but he takes it in. That's the biggest mistake he'll ever make. And maybe his last. The doll is hiding something. Something that is alive. Something that wants Tommy dead. Something that has the capabilities of slaughtering him. Something that is growing... Dean Koontz is the master of suspense, no doubt about it. In "TickTock," he tackles another genre: horror comedy. Yep, this book's downright hilarious in parts...and yet completely horrifying elsewhere. All throughout, suspense reigns supreme. "TickTock" is a nonstop action/horror/suspense/comedic novel about a man's strugle to stay alive and save face. Engrossing.
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Summary: Starts off thrilling, ends up plain ridiculous.
Review: This book is supposedly a parody or "fun" horror novel. Since I didn't read any reviews previously, and the cover never mentioned it's "fun" nature, I was in for a horrible does of stupidity as I expected a serious horror book. It's basically a giant chase scene that gradually becomes so absurd and random that I can't see how anyone could enjoy it. The book starts off simply enough, with Chucky type rag doll attacking and chasing the main character, Tommy. Though somewhat off the wall, I've seen much worse. However, Tommy runs into a waitress during the chase, and they both start avoiding the doll. This is where it goes rapidly downhill. What starts with a simple hunt by the doll ends up some with weird stuff like alien dogs supplying supernatural powers, communicating to the dead through a radio, and old Vietnamese curses producing ghosts that can't enter a house, but can kill indiscriminately. Just plain dumb. I guess if that's what the point of the book was, well, it worked.
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Summary: Beware the Tick Tock Man...
Review: One of the more interesting books from Dean Koontz is TICK TOCK. Koontz felt this book was too short to justify asking readers to pay hardcover prices so it was released directly as a paperback (since then a hardcover edition has been made available). TICK TOCK is the story of a single night in the life of Tommy Phan, a Vietnamese American who has embraced American culture with a grip of steel. Tommy finds a small rag doll on his stoop and brings it into his home. Now what do we know about inviting evil into your home? The doll quickly starts to change into some sort of reptilian creature that uses Tommy's computer to let him know he will be dead by dawn. The rest of the book details Tommy's flight from his pursuer, his meeting a very strange young woman, his dealings with his family who thinks he is a disgrace and other strange occurrences. Dean Koontz claims that he was attempting to recreate the feelings in some of the great screwball comedies. Well, except for the very obvious dark elements, he came very close. Except for his lack of the proper ethnic heritage I could very well see Cary Grant in the part of Tommy, Katherine Hepburn as his mother and Claudette Colbert as the love interest. Of course suck a movie can not be made but it is fun to think about. Tommy is the epitome of the screwball comedy male. Trying to make sense of the craziness around him while everyone else thinks he is the strange one. But even at almost four-hundred pages this is a very quick read. The plot continues to advance while the tension builds and understanding begins to gel. As tension rises so does the humor level. Tommy's mother is hilarious while being believable. The only real flaw I found was I did not quite fully accept the way the book was resolved at the end. The ending fit but I just didn't feel it was done quite right. But despite that I found it an enjoyable book that I heartily recommend.
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Summary: My all time favorite dean Koontz book
Review: I live in OC, so it's cool to hear streets you know bneing mentioned. Newport Coast, Garden Grove, Harbor Blvd., it's nice how the relaism of those street names, makes the fiction all the more believable. This is a screwball comedy as much as a mystery and suspense. And I love how he makes the charectors mother speak in broken Vietnamese English. It's really funny, because i was born & raised in OC, and his stereotypes in teh book are so true, people from Newport Coast are rich, and all teh Vietnamese live in Garden Grove, and the eccentic people who all come and live in Southern California, and the book is just wonderful, surprising, and a fast page turning read. I've read it over and over and will keep on reading it. It's a classic of it's kind. a warm delightful, yet eerie story!!! Koontz at his BEST!!!
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Summary: Tick Tock.....
Review: This has to be my most favorite Koontz story of all. It tells the story of Tommy Phan. A writer who, in one night, tries to outsmart a demon hell-bent on murdering him. Along with his new friend, Deliverance Payne, race all over his big town trying to survive. Will he? Won't he? Read the book and find out. It's a fast, intense read that I guarantee you won't put down.
This is Dean Koontz at his best.
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Summary: WOW!!!
Review: Bought the audio tape. Decided to listen to it in my car on the way to work. It got to the point that I just wanted to sit in my car just to see what would happen next. Let a friend borrow it and she felt the same way. We both became Koontz fans after that. I consider this one of his best!
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