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lya06's review against another edition
Qui la recensione completa: http://bookland89.blogspot.it/2012/12/recensione-conratto-indecente-di.html
Allora lettori e soprattutto lettrici, eccomi anche io a parlarvi di uno dei tanti romanzi denominati "erotici"che sono in circolazione da quando queste maledette 50 sfumature sono diventate i best seller della stagione estiva.
Come ho già detto non ho apprezzato il primo libro della trilogia, ma mi ero ripromessa di ritentare con questo genere........niente da fare, anche contratto indecente, anch'esso primo di una trilogia e che che già dal titolo mi ha messo sull'avviso, non mi è piaciuto......
...... Non mi va di demolire l'intero romanzo, anche perchè è sicuramente scritto meglio delle 50 sfumature, ci sono i battibecchi tra i due protagonistiche non sono niente male e le scene erotiche non sono volgari, ma l'ho trovato assolutamente vuoto, non mi ha lasciato nulla.
I protagonisti hanno poco spessore e quando dimostrano un certo carattere lo fanno per i motivi sbagliati,...
Allora lettori e soprattutto lettrici, eccomi anche io a parlarvi di uno dei tanti romanzi denominati "erotici"che sono in circolazione da quando queste maledette 50 sfumature sono diventate i best seller della stagione estiva.
Come ho già detto non ho apprezzato il primo libro della trilogia, ma mi ero ripromessa di ritentare con questo genere........niente da fare, anche contratto indecente, anch'esso primo di una trilogia e che che già dal titolo mi ha messo sull'avviso, non mi è piaciuto......
...... Non mi va di demolire l'intero romanzo, anche perchè è sicuramente scritto meglio delle 50 sfumature, ci sono i battibecchi tra i due protagonistiche non sono niente male e le scene erotiche non sono volgari, ma l'ho trovato assolutamente vuoto, non mi ha lasciato nulla.
I protagonisti hanno poco spessore e quando dimostrano un certo carattere lo fanno per i motivi sbagliati,...
gordonk's review against another edition
3.0
I can only give this story a three star review. Before I go on I must l clarify that three stars to me means it wasn’t a bad story but it wasn’t amazing either. Firstly let me start by saying that this story fooled me in a big way. 100 Pages in and I was convinced that I knew what this story was about, I was wrong. Rarely have I experienced such a surprising case of misdirection. Very impressive Mr Koontz. It must also be said that some people call Dean Koontz a poor man’s Stephen King and it’s easy to see why. The early chapters of this book are very reminiscent of The Shining, Salem’s Lot and IT. Was Koontz inspired by King or is this just a big coincidence?
Forgive the pun but I wondered if I was actually on Shadow Street because I did find myself in the dark for most of this book. It is a confusing story and sadly uninteresting at times. I found that most of the characters just didn’t engage me, and the story skipped from character to character so often that I couldn’t remember who was who. There were two characters in this story who make it a whole lot more interesting; Iris and Winny. Their relationship in this book really did fascinate me. The story itself uses a lot of scientific jargon that is non relatable to me, this was the main reason for my confusion that I mentioned earlier. I do like the story, and it is like nothing I have ever read but I just don’t think it’s up there with the best horror novels of all time. Will I read Koontz novels in the future? I don’t see why not!
Forgive the pun but I wondered if I was actually on Shadow Street because I did find myself in the dark for most of this book. It is a confusing story and sadly uninteresting at times. I found that most of the characters just didn’t engage me, and the story skipped from character to character so often that I couldn’t remember who was who. There were two characters in this story who make it a whole lot more interesting; Iris and Winny. Their relationship in this book really did fascinate me. The story itself uses a lot of scientific jargon that is non relatable to me, this was the main reason for my confusion that I mentioned earlier. I do like the story, and it is like nothing I have ever read but I just don’t think it’s up there with the best horror novels of all time. Will I read Koontz novels in the future? I don’t see why not!
craftygal's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
emotional
hopeful
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
nanerbug's review against another edition
1.0
I had to stop reading this one. It was taking forever to get to any point, felt like the story was being dragged out to try to fill pages. I even forgot who wrote it by the time I gave up.
marlamd's review against another edition
2.0
I have been a Koontz fan for 25+ years and I have never disliked one of his books so much!! It blatantly borrowed from Phantoms and Darkfall. He was introducing new characters as late at page 270 and very few were fleshed out enough to care about. I gave it a 2 because the ending was good. But it was a fight to get to it!!
lethaldose's review against another edition
2.0
Ok, I didn't finish this book, I tried I really did, but there were too many characters in this book and too few of them were interesting. I never really grasped what was going on in the building which I suppose I would have if I had read the whole thing, but I just couldn't make myself care enough to want to finish the book, what i read of it wasn't horrible, but it just wasnt' interesting either.
lauraav's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
I enjoyed this book so much I love the Horror and Science fiction and all the different characters and how they all related to the story.Also I enjoyed the bonus novella the Moonlit Mind and the story was really good too.
novelette's review against another edition
4.0
Interesting book. I was a little so-so on it until the very last part. Once the book started to wrap up, then it got a little more interesting. A lot of lead up. But overall, pretty good.
Oh, and the dog eventually appeared.
Oh, and the dog eventually appeared.
nbonz4's review against another edition
3.0
When I began reading and realized that this book started out weird, I was so pleased! It seemed like a few books from Mr Koontz became somewhat 'normal' as far as storyline, so the return to the weird was much appreciated.
I just hit part II and things are starting to meld together. Can't wait to see how it all wraps up...
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The twists and turns of this story were compelling. However, I felt like the end didn't give the full story justice. It was a bit simplistic making it feel out of balance, but it did wrap up loose ends so as not to leave you hanging.
Then I got to the last page informing me of a new Odd book coming...when I was more excited to see that future release, I knew the conclusion of the story I had been reading could have been more gripping. Although I must say I'm very pleased to see that his book didn't feel like it was following a typical mystery 'master outline' (like I felt The Husband did).
I just hit part II and things are starting to meld together. Can't wait to see how it all wraps up...
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The twists and turns of this story were compelling. However, I felt like the end didn't give the full story justice. It was a bit simplistic making it feel out of balance, but it did wrap up loose ends so as not to leave you hanging.
Then I got to the last page informing me of a new Odd book coming...when I was more excited to see that future release, I knew the conclusion of the story I had been reading could have been more gripping. Although I must say I'm very pleased to see that his book didn't feel like it was following a typical mystery 'master outline' (like I felt The Husband did).
woody1881's review against another edition
I can't review this book because I can't get into it. Stopping at page 116. Just can't waste anymore time on it.