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Summary: Part Two of Three
Review: This one took some interesting turns, and Koontz has a lot of ends to tie up in the third installment of the Christopher Snow trilogy. As a standalone novel, I might be disappointed, but as part of a trilogy (at least following up on Fear Nothing) I'm not judging it alone. Fear Nothing was fantastic, and Seize the Night is the weaker of the two. As a whole they should be judged when the third comes out. Come on Dean you're killing us!
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Summary: Seize this book
Review: What an excelent book by Dean Kontz. The story is insightfull the characters are highly likeable and the pages burn. I read Fear Nothing and thought that was great and this is an excelent follow up. I cant wait for the next Christopher Snow novel
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Summary: like a trip to the dentist
Review: I've just finished Fear Nothing and although I read it in two days, I ended up with very mixed feelings. On one hand, I obviously didn't want to put the book down, but as I read it I also did want to put it down. Makes no sense, I know, but as I read I fairly shouted out to the author to get on with it. Koontz has always been a fairly wordy writer, but his characters'ruminations and mental ramblings have really gotten out of hand. Chris Snow sometimes sounds like he's practicing to become a stand up comic with his quips and asides. No one could possibly converse with themselves to the length a Koontz protagonist does. That aside, I was also disappointed in the plot, and the predictable, if not always intelligible, way the story was wrapped up at the end. So many loose ends! It was also unbelievable that the nationwide serial killer spoken of earlier in the story ends up in the position he does. And finds a friend, too! I know this is intended to be a trilogy so I guess a lot will be explained in the last book. I will read it, but I often get very frustrated by the verbiage I am wading through.I like the character of Snow a lot, even though I wish he'd stop thinking everything through so thoroughly, but Bobby and Sasha have gotten very static. Although, Sasha obviously has an interesting past up her sleeve.I'm interested in seeing how Koontz weaves together all the dangling story lines - Pia Klick, Big Head, Manuel and Toby, Feeney, Sasha and Doogie's mysterious past, marriage proposal to Sasha, monkeys, coyotes....It will be interesting to see if Koontz manages to weave this trilogy into a whole, or if it will end up fragmented.
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Summary: strong entry, good entertainment
Review: As a DK fan of long standing, I agree with some here that he is uneven. This is not one of his best efforts, but it's certainly very good and worth the read. It must be remembered that this is the center of a trilogy, so doesn't stand that well on it's own and isn't meant to. (Any book without a beginning or an ending has a hard road). The pace is a little slow at times and I have to agree with the review that the surfer lingo gets very annoying quickly. Just when you start to like these guys, they start sounding like a couple of spoiled adolescent goofballs. I don't see how their being surfers adds anything to the story. A bit less bargain-basement philosophy-of-life from the Snow character would make the read easier and pick up the pace. A good piece of entertainment.
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Summary: Stephen King once said, at the
Review: height of his popularity, that he could have published his laundry list and it would have sold. Mr. King proved this several times and now, so has Dean Koontz.I have read many, many of Dean Koontz's books and always considered myself a faithful fan. I really feel disappointed. Actually one step below disappointed but I don't know a neat word for that feeling.
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Summary: A Good Concept that Fell Short on Implementation
Review: I've never been a Koontz fan and this is only the second book of his that I've read (the other being Midnight). Still, the concept of interdimensional travellers invading our time coupled with biotech gone mad was right up my alley. I particularly enjoyed the references to Hodgen's House on the Borderland and the subtler ones to Inasion of the Body Snatchers. Still, I was dissappointed by the second half and ending of the book which, despite it's attempt to play with time paradoxes, turned into a mindless jumble of scenes that seemed written with big-budget movie-option for the screenplay in mind. A little more Hodgen and a lot less beach boys would have done wonders for this one.
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Summary: Although not my favorite Koontz - It's really up there!
Review: I stayed up half the night reading the whole book. I thought it was a page burner. Yes, there's lot's of verbiage, but learn how to skim people! I find it difficult to read such varying reviews. I guess one reviewer put it best, if you don't like weird "stuff", don't read Koontz. I love his style BECAUSE it's never the same. He can write in so many different genres. Way to go Dean....I want to know what's up with the Navy ship! Waiting for the next one.
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Summary: good book
Review: This was one of the first Dean Koontz books that I've read and it was a good one. Once I started reading it I couldn't put it down. The suspense kept me reading until all hours of the night. If you like suspense books I would highly recommend this one.
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Summary: Carpe Nostrum
Review: I enjoyed _Seize The Night_ very much, as I did its predecessor, _Fear Nothing_. Christopher Snow is a cool guy; I haven't felt so tuned-in to a Koontz protagonist since Laura from _Lightning_. The characterization in this installment of the series is spot on -- the denizens of Moonlight Bay are always interesting, whether they're good or bad, human or otherwise. I'm looking forward to more journal entries from Chris.
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Summary: His Best Book So Far
Review: I am an unabashed Dean Koontz fan; I believe I have read every book he has written, even the ones written under a pseudonym. I enjoyed them all, but Seize the Night comes out on top of the heap. Together with Fear Nothing, it speaks of the courage, love, friendship, and the experience of those who live their lives on the outside looking in. In his masterful way, Koontz draws you into the world of the different and unusual as no one else does. His portrayal of the dog, Orson, is especially touching. This book really rates six stars!
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