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Summary: Fantasic
Review: Lighting, kept me going. I never know which way it was going to turn next. I loved the way the main (female) charter was developed. How she grew and role she took on. The hero was well placed and on the spot, but kept you on edge wondering if he'd get their on time. I've re-read it twice to date and loaned my copy out several times. The book is a thriller to the end.
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Summary: Some good elements but ultimately disappointing
Review: There are a some good things about Koontz's "Lightning", including an engaging and likeable heroine and confident, pacy narrative. Ultimately, however, the rich tapestry of Laura Shane's life disintegrates into a climax that is more reminiscent of slam bang action cliches than the thinking man's sci-fi it aspires to be.Among the problems, the most interesting bad guy, nicely sinister, darkly interesting, is disposed of before really wreaking much havoc, paving the way for other bad guys that have little definition and are rather predictable and backward when compared to the extraordinary initiative displayed by the heroes. Like a movie action thriller which starts with an interesting premise, in this case, time traveling heroes and villains, then descends into car chases and shootouts. I was not convinced by some of the dialogue either, particularly between the children, which sounded more like Dickensian chronicling than children's usual unforced honesty. Calling the children intellectual or unusually intelligent is not an excuse; they are still, ultimately, children. The time travel phenomenon was satisfyingly ludicrous of course. The mistake some people make is to take the whole thing too seriously, tripping over their own excesses and missing obvious dilemmas. Fortunately, I detect Koontz's tongue firmly planted in his cheek while developing his own theories, so we are not distracted by its intricacies, rather being content to let the shortcomings slide. Also on the positive side, Laura is, at least for three fourths of the book a captivating woman who has survived on smarts and her unshakable faith in positive thinking. Overall, while I will admit to finishing the book in only a few hours, and never found myself bored, my overall feeling is that it could have been great, but instead was simply good with a throwaway conclusion.
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Summary: FLASH! A Review of "Lightning."
Review: Lightning is, without a doubt, my favorite book by Koontz. The whole concept of time travel has always fascinated me. Koontz really brings a fresh look at time travel to the reader. The main characters are wonderful. Laura - As you "see" her grow up throughout the book, you begin to feel that you know her as the girl next door. You are able to see your own frustrations and feelings in her. Stefan - He is doing what everyone wishes they could. Trying to find, and protect, that one true love by doing anything he can within his power. His sincerity will no doubt mirror your own. This book is a work of art. It would be worth your while, even if you are not a big fan of science fiction novels.
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Summary: The Dark Half
Review: This book started out as an unbelievable, cryptic recounting of a wayfarer-like time traveller destined to protect a wonder-child. The first 125 pages were wonderful and engrossing, but soon after Koontz blunders badly. He takes a very unique character in Laura and waters her down by having her married and turning herself into a world-famous, rich author, which kills the book. The most compelling aspect about Laura was her fierce devotion to her father's ways; that is, she was a sole survivor, not an award winning author. I don't know why Koontz did this. He happily marries her off and then gives her an utterly annoying nitwit kid who talks like he's an omnipotent soldier from another dimension. Add to that Laura's friend Thelma, and you have the recipe for something TRULY annoying. The exchanged repartee of these two characters is not only aggravating, but unrealistic. They're in the midst of being hunted down by nefarious time travellers and all they can resort to are wisecracks? Please! I spend the second half of the book wishing Thelma dead because she so grated my nerves (along with the kid). If you consider Stephan's interchange with Hitler and Mussolini, it's obvious that a promising book has taken a long, meaningless detour.
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Summary: Lightning
Review: If you've read "Cold Fire", "Mr.Murder" and "Hideaway" and just loved them, you'll probably enjoy this one too. Losts of action and sci-fi.
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Summary: Lightning
Review: This was my first Koontz book, after finishing it I was hooked. Koontz has included all of the key elements in Lightning...mystery, romance, sci-fi. If you've never read any of his work, I suggest you start with this exceptional piece of fiction. It will keep you on the edge of you seat! Typically I read this book twice a year for about 10 years now. You will fall in love with Laura Shane and everything she stands for.
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Summary: I deff. recomend you read this book
Review: I read this book because everyone I talk to about Dean Koontz says, "Oh, have you read Lightening, it is so good!". So one day I picked it up; and it turned out to be everything you could want in a book. Action, Romance, Suspense.......I absolutly couldnt put it down.
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Summary: Brilliant novel... but with one little problem...
Review: OK... all i have to say about this novel is that it was great. Laura Shane is a great protagonist and the minor characters are, i think, the most colorful Koontz has ever created. The Ackerson twins especially show this. Unfortunately, koontz lacks in this novel where he generally exceeds other authors...there's no main villain. There are thugs, but no really major figure. But this is a small quibble, considering that this is not only a thriller, but also scifi. Also, Dean has the audacity to have one of his lead characters actually meet up briefly w/ both winston churchill and hitler. don't ask me...just read the book! you'll be glad u did. This book is wholly satisfying except for a sense of urgency a bigger villain would have supplied. but, for me at least, watching laura struggle and seeing her strength of character was more than enough to make this book a great read.
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Summary: do not wast money and time in this book
Review: I read 2 books of this author and didn't like any of them. This book is so unreal. I know that it was supposed to be sci-fi but it's so stupid. I do not recommend this book to anyone.
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Summary: Somtimes it's the past that we really need to fear.
Review: I read this book about a year ago and it is still fresh in my mind. This was the first Koontz book I had ever read but far from the last. His ability to walk you through this girls life was uncanny. Very similar to the way he treats Chris Snow. I found myself white knuckeled and totally engrossed, my mind ablaze with the craziness of time travel and what could be. More then once I put it down to go to bed then ended up picking it back up. It was very nice to read a book that held me in it's clutches all the way through. Something most books have fail to do. So read this book and never look at a storm the same way again.
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