Rating: Summary: Excellent Review: I read Seize the Night right before False Memory, and I would defintely reccommend it over Memory. It may seem a bit slow and wordy at first, but the more you get into the story, the better it is. I fell in love with Chris Snow and his friends all over again, and as a Pre-Vet major, I absolutely adore Orson and Mungojerrie (the pets in the story). While I feel this is another excellent piece by Mr. Koontz, I would advise new readers to read Fear Nothing before Seize the Night, just for the sake of continuity. If you've never read Koontz before, try some of his earlier work, so you have a feel for his style before jumping into the Moonlight Bay series. It really is wonderful, though, and I am impatiently awaiting the third book, though I will be sorry to finish it.
Rating: Summary: Too long too slow Review: I found this dragged on. It started out as interesting but then the tale spun into an area of sci-fi that was just stupid. Sorry, but I didn't like it.
Rating: Summary: I couldn't even finish it - I think that's a first for me Review: The characters were incredibly grating, and their use of slang became unbearable after a while - I had to put the book down. Are there really grown-ups who speak like that? Evidently not too many, since the author felt obligated to include definitions. Regarding the story - the premise seemed kind of cool, but I didn't understand the environment the story was set it. Maybe because this was a sequel?
Rating: Summary: If anything, seize Fear Nothing. Review: Seize the Night was a great disappointment considering how good Fear Nothing was. The only reason I read it was because I was left awed when I finished Fear Nothing, but this book contains none of the greatness that Fear Nothing had. Christopher Snow seems to somehow get duller, and the events that happen towards the end of the book are just downright ridiculous. There are indeed some funny parts in the book, some action, some horror, but not enough of any of those things for this book to earn my seal of approval. Read the book for the sake of reading a good book's sequel, but do not expect it to be anywhere as good as that book.
Rating: Summary: Carpe Crappe Review: It has taken me 4 weeks to plow through this book... and it was brutal! (I've read 2 in between) The minute Mungojerrie gave Bobby a high five I threw up. I still haven't finished it! The surf lingo was grating to the point of overkill. The plot was confusing, boring, yet I have to admit with some imagination. The characters were interesting but the one liner byplay was annoying and after reading other reviews I almost want to read Fear Nothing... and I might if I ever find the morbid curiosity to finish the last twenty pages of Seize the Night. Previous books by Dean Koontz have kept me up all night...this one put me to sleep.
Rating: Summary: Way bad, dude! (I mean...really bad! Like...terrible, dude!) Review: I used to think that Koontz was the most under rated writer of the 80's. Now I think that he's the most over rated writer at the turn of the century. The storyline itself isn't too bad, but it's almost impossible to read since every single bit of dialogue spoken by Christopher Snow and his friends is spoken is ultra-annoying stereotypical surfer lingo (I used to live and surf in Huntington Beach, CA and the surfers don't talk like that all of the time). Mr. Koontz, please publish some of your old unpublished works and stop writing new books. Or better yet, read some F. Paul Wilson or Robert Sawyer and find out what real books are all about....
Rating: Summary: I loved it! Review: I'm a huge fan of Dean Koontz, however that doesn't mean I enjoy all of his books to the same degree. In my opinion though, this "Chris Snow" series is a definate winner! The characters in this book, as in the first of the series, are likeable, and the animals even almost loveable. The story is vivid and imaginative, while the plot is interesting enough that it's difficult to put the book down. The endings are quite gratifying, but still leave one asking the question "then what happens?". The perfect formula for a series!
Rating: Summary: My review of Seize the Night Review: Seize the Night by Dean Koontz is a very good . It catches me . It is a very hard book to put down, once I started reading it is hard to stop . When I read on to see what is going to happen . The book is descriptive but not to descriptive . If a book is to descriptive I can`t stand to read it . In the book it describes the location and the time, also it describes the mood of the character. Something about the book gives me a very good visual picture . In my head I see a movie playing as I read . It also has a mystery and I love mystery . I like to try to solve the mystery myself before the author tells the answer . As I said from the start Seize the Night is a very good book .
Rating: Summary: Not as gripping as Fear Nothing - entertaining nonetheless Review: I loved Fear Nothing and was excited to see another book featuring Chris Snow and his ragtag bunch of "heroes." It is like mental calesthenics trying to figure out what everything means, in a larger sense. The mystery in this novel focuses less on those who are "becoming" and more on another sinister (and much more confusing) plot at the notorious Wyvern base. I did miss having Orson involved as much, but it was nice meeting some new characters. Some hints are there that Koontz may write a third in the series... hints at Sasha's past, and a strange moment at the end of the book that I won't give away. I think that it would be interesting to see what he can do to bring this whole thing closure. This begs for a sequel, if only to clear up some confusion! The questions that a book leaves you with are sometimes frustrating, but in this case it works. But I do hope to see another in the series.
Rating: Summary: A thrill ride of Sci-Fi and Horror Review: Dean Koontz has written another heart-stopper that will keep you up all night trying to figure out the mysteries that lie beneath an intriguing yet horrific military base. This book had me looking behind my back for about a week. The conflict in the book was hard to understand but it really makes you think about what the future has in store for us. An excellent read.
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