Ticktock

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Summary: Comic Dean. . .
Review: What should a new novel from a best-selling horro author should be like? Suspensful, intriguing, horroful, a good page-turner, a good read(!). . . But you won't find one of these qualities in Dean's Tick Tock. The writer (which I usually respect and like) is going for a lighter approach which he can't handle. He tries to do comedy bu can't do it because of his own self-centered person. The past has made us learn not to mix horror and comedy in one novel, and this theory has proven to be right, again. Godd writers like Dean Koontz should have learned, with all their experience, what they can and cannot write. And this is without a doubt something Dean Koontz can't write

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Summary: Dean misses the mark!
Review: I am an avid reader of Dean Koontz's work, and this has got to be the most boring, confusing and strange work to date. I couldn't stand Del. What a braggart! She was so ridiculous, I can also believe that she would have to have been an alien! No human being could possibly be a great marksmen, a hot-shot race car driver, psychic, and everything else she was purported to be. Give me a break! And Tuong "Tommy" Phan is a disgrace to the Vietnamese race! What a wimp! I think the idea of a "voodoo" doll with strange powers could have made for a good read, but let's face it folks, this just wasn't it. I was very disappointed, and sorry I wasted my time. I don't think my library would want it as a donation

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Summary: Funny and scary is a good change of pace
Review: This book kept me on the edge of my seat and made me laugh at the same time, what a read!! Just when you thought the horror edge was about to be reached, he hits you with the side-splitting humor between Del and Tommy. I thought the addition of Scootie (the dog) and both Tommy's and Del's mothers was the perfect humorous foil to the spine tingeling horror. The ending is one of the best ever. I for one hope that there is an ongoing series with these characters, for they deserve it. ONE OF HIS BEST BOOKS EVER!

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Summary: NOT a Real Dean Koontz Work
Review: I keep looking for the Dean Koontz of old, who added "Strangers" and "Watchers" to my bookshelf forever. This wasn't it. If I was looking for an off-beat dark comedy, this WOULD have been it.

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Summary: Pleasant surprise!!
Review: It didnt take long for me to realize that this book was not the "typical" for Koonz, but it was a welcome and much enjoyed surprise! I would recommemd it to any one who enjoys humor mingled into the suspense

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Summary: A great read that was too short.
Review: This was a thrilling book that was a page turner - non stop action, great humor, loveable characters, and it leaves you wanting more. My favorite Dean Koontz novel, better than Watchers. Even more so than Watchers, I want a sequel, or better yet, several sequels. The interaction between Tommy and Del is electric, and I hope that as Del gets on with her real work, we can share in Tommy and Del's adventures. Light hearted but with some real lessons to be gleaned, this story makes you wish there really was magic in the world

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Summary: Was this supposed to be funny?
Review: Koonz is by far one of my favorite authors, but this book didn't perform up to par. Tommy Phan, a Vietamese-American, doesn't want to follow in his parent's footsteps. Instead he leaves the family business to pursue a carrer as an author. Just as life seems great, a "rag doll" is conjured, which seeks to kill Phan. Can Phan out run this thing? The characters were fun, but the ending wasn't as thrilling as I hoped it would be. It was an OK story, it just didn't have that tangy zip like other Koont's novels

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Summary: A nice try at something different, but didn't quite make it.
Review: Dean Koontz wanted to try to mix the supernatural thriller with screwball comedy. What he ended up with was a light thriller with a few light moments. It really read like an unfunny sitcom. But the protagonist, Tommy Phan, was different. He is a Vietnamese novelist whose Mother isn't happy with his career choice or lack of roots. Their verbal confrontations provide the most pleasant moments. But the ending(s) came quickly and contrived; neatly packaged with weak explanations to sum up the actions of the heroes. All in all, I give Koontz an "A" for trying to do something different

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Summary: A different type of Koontz
Review: This book was a fine example of Dean Koontz, once again excelling, but this time at a different type of fiction. It is seldom that a book can make me laugh aloud, and at the same time, hurridly scan the pages, trying to guess the twist that will surely come at the end. Having finished the story days ago, I am still chuckling over the exploits of Tommy, Del, their mothers, and yes of course I wish I had a dog like Scootie!

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Summary: This is classic Dean Koontz !
Review: I am very happy that Mr. Koontz has returned to this style of writing. After reading "Intensity", "Dark Rivers of the Heart", etc., I am thrilled to see vintage Koontz. I couldn't put it down. I got up at 4am during the week so I could read before work. Thank you! Thank you! Thank you. All we need now is the "Book of Counted Sorrows"