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Summary: Oh, Dean....
Review: i never thought i'd write a bad review of a dean koontz book, but this one really disappointed me. i can hardly put my finger on what i didn't like...maybe it's because it was too short to develop the characters. or maybe that the story was just silly. anyway, i like every other book i've ever read by him, so i guess not liking only one is a pretty good average!
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Summary: Tick Tock
Review: Tick Tock Doll vs. Man? Tommy Phan is a thirty year old, Vietnamese-American detective novelist, living on the Southern Californian coast, near the Newport Beach. One evening; after driving home his brand new, "ninety degree V-8, cast iron block, Aluminum head with hydraulic filters, three hundred horsepower, bright aqua Corvette, with two white pinstripes running across the top(pg. 3)", he found a white ragdoll laying on his porchstep. Covering the eyes, mouth and heart were cross stitches. He brings the doll inside and throws it on a table. Later that night, he hears popping noises. He looks over at the doll, and the stitches on the doll are ripping, revealing reptilian eyes and sharp jagged teeth. Tommy tries to kill the little Minikin with his gun, but it won't die. Soon enough, the monster grows bigger and pursues to kill Tommy for some unknown reason. This novel, written by Dean Koontz, was very well written even though the storyline is too unbelievable. He includes well descriptive words that make the story intense, and makes you want to keep reading on. Successful Novelist Dean Koontz is considered one of the best horror novelists of today. Dean was born and raised in Pennsylvania, on July 9, 1945. Something that is interesting about his life, was that his father was an alcoholic and a very violent person. That explains why he must write such horrifying novels. He describes his childhood as " a nightmare". When he was a child, Dean wrote stories and bound them with tape, and sold them to friends and family. Koontz won a creative writing award, that was published by "Atlantic Monthly". Teaching at a high school, he went on to write several science fiction novels based on science and technology. Dean R. Koontz's breakthrough novel was "Whispers". It is about grown men and women who were abused as children, just as Dean was as a child. His first best seller was in 1976, called "Night Chills", which is based on mind-control. A few of his novels have been adopted for motion pictures. A few of these include Demon Seed, Watchers, and Phantoms. This book is definitely for someone who doesn't really mind the child storyline. Tick Tock will give you the night chills and make the hair on your neck, stand on its end. If you want something wild, yet still has humor and romance, then this book is for you.
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Summary: "He piss on heritage."
Review: Oh man...the laughter began when Deliverance Payne began a speech on prostate cancer ("He's going to have a prostate the size of a basketball.") through when she wore the Santa Claus hat and to the end of this well-written novel. The action almost puts you out of breath, it's so quick and stunning, and the comedy pulls you near until you yourself are quoting this novel. My favorite: "He piss on heritage." "Mom!"
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Summary: Silly and Childish. Should be a Teenager book
Review: Dean R. Koontz likes to mix horror with sitcom style characters. He has written so many books in this category that I think he is running out of ideas. He also has a formula, which although he has been trying to change in the last 6 or 7 years, is still basically the same in each book. For example you know that the main characters will discover each to be the soulmate of the other.In this book his style is wearing thin and reads more like a R. L. Stine book for teenagers. His characters are also to cutesy, their lines are from a 60's sitcom, and I am tired of his using his super smart dog (usually a labrador) character which he feels he needs to put in more and more of his books. I try to keep myself from buying any more of his work yet, because I used to be a big fan, sometimes I am desperate for quick read and he is the only thing I can find at the airport.
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Summary: A wild ride well worth every minute of it's six hours!
Review: This has got to be the strangest, most fast-paced, totally hilarious horror/comedy audio book I've ever sat through. Even though its six hours long I couldn't turn it off, so I guess its a good thing I got it on my day off. Great characters, original premise, nail-biting suspense, hilarious dialog, and a completely satisfying ending. Despite its length I wouldn't mind sitting through it again, and I probably will someday when I've got the time.
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Summary: Very bad.
Review: I am a big fan of Dean Koontz, but this one just didn't seem as good as some of his past others. I really wouldn't recommend it, but that's just my opinon.
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Summary: Well...it's a page turner
Review: I read my first Koontz book years ago, and it was horrible. It was about a football team that was being turned into mutants or something. Then I happened to read this, and it it was really enjoyable. It's not life changing or anything, but in the beginning it's very creepy. However, as the book progresses it get funnier and funnier. The strange mix of comedy and horror in Tick Tock made me want to read more Koontz. The Chrostpher Snow books are better though. Anyway, a very fast, amusing read- I stayed up all night to read it, Definitely not a waste of time!
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Summary: Twisted, yet amusing
Review: When I bought this book and started to read it, I just could not put it down until I had finished it. Literaly. I have read over 40 of Dean Koontz books, and this one is in some ways unique, and in some ways similar to the others. I read some of the reviews posted here, and I when I read somewhere that this was supposed to be a comedy, I was surprised. The book isn't funny in the sense of laughter, but it is clearly not written in the same way as his other books. I do not recommend anyone who hasn't read any of Koontz book to start with this one. Start with either Watchers or Strangers, or even Phantoms. When you have read those three, and maybe a couple more, read this one and either agree with me or disagree. What do I care really? I liked the book, but it didn't really feel like a Koontz. /Peter G
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Summary: The clock that keeps on ticking
Review: I thought that this book was a really intense thriller that will keep you on the edge of you seat the whole time. It is about this doll that gets delivered to this guy's house, what this guy doesn't know is that the doll is an alien so he has to get away from it before the clock stops. I recommend this book to kids 12 and over.
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Summary: A most annoying little book
Review: I am a fan of Dean Koontz, and have been forgiving of his work when it didn't live up to Watchers. But in the case of Ticktock, there is just no excuse. Now I should be positive, but what positive things can I say about a book whose only likable character is a dog? Or that the best thing about the ending is that it is finally over? Now that said, Koontz has said this was his first and only attempt at a screwball comedy. Problem 1: it's not funny. Problem 2: it's two serious to not be taken seriously (unless you count the ending, in which credability, sense and style jump in front of a speeding truck in a desperate attempt to outrun the author.) The hero is a idiotic jerk, his love interest is suppose to be kooky, but is just stupid and annoying (not to mention trigger happy,) and the unstoppable monster is pathetic, as is the resolvement of the piece. Koontz should have known better, and should give up any asperations of becoming a comedian.
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