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Summary: Anticlimatic conclusion, but not a complete waste of time...
Review: I've read about 15 of Mr. koontz's books, and unlike most of his other works, I have a pretty low opinion of this one. While the characters are intriguing, and the story line suspenseful, my enjoyment of the book was diminshed by the way Koontz barely explained the theory of quantum physics that was supposed to be a main theme in the book. There are also dead ends( things that occur throughout the story that are never fully explained), and the end is very anticlimatic and quite dissaponting. FOr those who have never read Koontz I suggest they start with another book such as Itensity, Sole Survivor, or the Christopher Snow novels. However, this novel was entertaining and had a good message. The writing was very elegant, and some moments very poignant, and i have to admit that i shed more than a few tears.
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Summary: Time well spent
Review: I am so glad I put more faith in the ability of Mr. Koontz to write a novel worthy of my time than I did in the less-than-glowing reviews that can be found here (which are, fortunately, few and far between). Thank you, once again, Mr. Koontz!
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Summary: Excellent idea in theory but falls short of expectation
Review: I've read over 20 of Koontz's books and have been impressed with the vast majority of them. In my opinion, Koontz is one of the greatest authors out there, which is why I was excited when I read about the premise of this book. Tackling the topic of quantum physics is no easy task. While I haven't read a whole lot on that particular subject, I have read enough to be quite intrigued by it, and I was delighted that Koontz would even try. I was a little disappointed by the end when the topic was only mildly hinted to. True, the outcome of the story depended on quantum physics to happen in the way it did (I won't give away the ending!) but Koontz spent several hundred pages giving background on the lives of the many characters that he could have easily done in less than a hundred. The parts of the book in which Barty "walked where the rain was not" and spoke of the "other places he was" really fascinated me. I really wish Koontz would have elaborated on Barty's interactions with Angel in these "other places". The book would have been a lot more interesting had he left out the majority of the background details (most of which I had already forgotten by the end of the book anyway) and had focused more intesely on the topic of which he only lightly hints upon.
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Summary: Koontz is Falling Apart
Review: It seems that many writers have a single good to even great idea in them...then they spend the remainder of their career retelling it until you can predict every twist and turn, and the ultimate outcome of the mess. This book is a great example of Koontz continuing his writing meltdown. That's not to say that the story doesn't have its moments. I began to find that I rather enjoyed following the psychopathic Cane around, but I have lost all tolerance for Koontz's overblown adjectival style of writing. The syrupy manner that all "good" characters are rendered and the hyperbole used to describe the "evil" character are enough to make one believe that Koontz has hired a first year Tulane Business student to ghost it. If you like the whole "Quantum Mechanics/Physics" thing, then you're far better off with either Michael Crichton's "Timeline". Or, in another realm, but in the ballpark, Isaac Asimov's wonderful "The End of Eternity" Either of these will give you far more pleasure than "From the Corner of his Eye" will. Frankly, all I felt after I finished this thing was relief that I was through and could get on with my life. And id anyone else catch the proactive response to critics of the book when Koontz had one "angelic" character explain critics of art as mere annoyances, since "Art" survives forever. Apparently, Dean thinks this art... which would explain the sudden influx of velvet paintings in his neighborhood.
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Summary: It's well-written, but I have a strange feeling....
Review: .... that I am reading any one of the Reader's Digest condensed books. It contains many 13-cent words one would find in "Towards More Picturesque Speech," and acts of kindness in a Reader's Digest monthly book feature, but that's not really a bad thing. The way it's written forces one to broaden his or her lexicon and look at things in new ways. I could use more kindness in my life, too. The plot moves along rather nicely. It's propelled by Cain's need to hunt down the Barty while's driven batty. I don't know if the philosopher Zedd is a stand-in for 60's selfishness icon Ayn Rand, but Koontz should check up on Robert James Bidinotto's "Oasis" essay for more information. The magician James Randi would also be fascinated by this book. It's Biblical in its characters' names; surely, if Cain killed his brother Abel as it says in the book of Genesis, would that have been the first instance of quantum realities gone awry?
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Summary: Best Ever
Review: I've liked most books by Dean Koontz that I've read (8 or so), but this was my favorite. Very good suspense and excellent characterization. I'm a biology teacher and know a little about metaphysics, but this book heightened my desire to learn more. The portrayal between good and evil was among the best I've ever read. I wholeheartedly recommend this book.
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Summary: Huh?
Review: Okay, I've read a handful of Koontz's books, (really loved Twilight Eyes), and my biggest complaint is that he never kills the main character. (If he has, I must have missed that book) Anyway, this book is so confused. The main "evil person" races through the book to meet his nemesis, and then disappears after swapping about two sentences with him, and it's not even at the hands of his nemesis. Huh? And the book is only 3/4 over. You've still got more to read. I must have missed the point of this whole endeavor. Not only do I not recommend this book, but I've yet to meet somebody that does.
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Summary: One of his best
Review: I enjoyed this book immensely. It was filled with characters that I either hated, liked, or really loved, but I felt something for each and every one of them. The plot was intriguing and the story told well. I've recommended it to everyone.
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Summary: Disappointing. Not Koontz' best.
Review: Koontz fills 600 pages with unrelentingly grim, tragic, personal disasters striking every character in the novel, regularly interspersed with seemingly endless recounts of major calamities that have befallen mankind over the last century, only to end the novel too quickly and devote the last 22 pages to boring anticlimax. One endures this unrelenting misery because the villain, who committed a heinous crime at the beginning (that almost made me pitch the book in the trash), is systematically and painstakingly developed as a serial killer whose motivations, while insane, are at least believable. The protagonists are also sympathetically developed, and in spite of the grimness of the account, the suspense builds to an incredibly disappointing ending. Come on, Koontz! I didn't pay 22.95 for this. You could have turned Junior into a true boogeyman that would have required all of the prodigious skills of the protagonists working together as a team to stop. This could have been a dynamite book! Maybe you've got a sequel in mind. The question is, do I have the motivation to wade through another 600 pages with as little pay off at the end?
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Summary: A lukewarm story of the hereafter and wherever
Review: Koontz dabbles in the hereafter or the wherever in this one, dear reader. I'm not quite certain. Still, this long and sometimes lukewarm, complex tale brings about enough interest to keep the pages turning. Koontz jumps in and out of the mind of a mentally skewed young man with a very uncommon name. We are introduced to "Enoch," also known as "Junior" who surprises us with a very peculiar reaction during a hiking trip with his young wife. Koontz illustrates the surprise of death. During the same time frame, babies are born in less than ideal conditions in two different places. Although introduced to life in unhappy circumstances, Koontz illustrates the miracle of birth. And in his strange, little way, Koontz gives us clues that help us to figure out that eventually these lives and deaths will someday all be joined together somehow, for some greater purpose. He gains our trust so that we actually believe that what he is hinting in the very beginnings of his story is really the basis for the conclusion. And then he surprises us with things we never expect. Much the same trick he has pulled in most of his other creations. How in the world does he do that???!!! The story rambles at times and Koontz pulls out the same sort of odd-couple male characters that he used in a previous publication to give the story some much-needed comic variety. Wait for this one to hit the clearance rack, dear readers or borrow it from the library. The story may get better ratings if the price is lower... maybe.
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