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jimbowen0306's review
1.0
Words cannot describe how bad this book is.
In the book, Ryan Perry is a dot com multi-millionaire who discovers that he has to have a heart transplant. After a year of growing panic (will he get a heart, what caused the heart problems), he flies to China to get his new heart. A year later, a strange Chinese looking woman starts sending him messages about his heart, and trying to spook him somewhat (she breaks into his house to leave "love hearts" for example). Unsurprisingly, this bugs Perry. What is bugging her about the heart and why is she so stressed anyway?
The story should be scary, could be scary, but it just isn't, and that's a big problem for a horror story.
In the book, Ryan Perry is a dot com multi-millionaire who discovers that he has to have a heart transplant. After a year of growing panic (will he get a heart, what caused the heart problems), he flies to China to get his new heart. A year later, a strange Chinese looking woman starts sending him messages about his heart, and trying to spook him somewhat (she breaks into his house to leave "love hearts" for example). Unsurprisingly, this bugs Perry. What is bugging her about the heart and why is she so stressed anyway?
The story should be scary, could be scary, but it just isn't, and that's a big problem for a horror story.
lynecia's review against another edition
2.0
I thought I hated Koontz' writing with a passion. Having never read anything by him ever, I was taken aback by the (pseudo) literariness of the prose and thought, "how dare he?" after all, isn't he one of those pop-fiction, wanna-be thriller writers? You know, those books with far-fetched plots yet predictable storylines. Anywho, I thought Koontz doesn't know what he wants: he wanted to be this poetic wordsmith and then at times masterful thriller writer - aside from his pretentious writing style pissing me off, I think the book was all over the place. However, once the book got going I found myself wanting to know how it was going to end, so I relented. I don't hate his writing with a passion. The story line did keep me on the edge of my seat but after I yanked myself from the throes of the story I realized that it wasn't very good. I see why his books sell so much, but I'll keep my snobby judgements of his fans to myself.
hollsbooks's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
3.0
kendall_reads8's review against another edition
3.0
I was pleasantly surprised that I enjoyed this book so much. I used to love Koontz but he kinda lost it there for awhile, at least in my opinion. Not sure if I would have enjoyed it as much if I read the book as opposed to listening to it. For me, some books are just better heard then read.
quibblerbookclub's review against another edition
challenging
emotional
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.5
traceyanneg's review against another edition
3.0
I was loving this book until about half way through where it began to stretch too much for me. I think Dean Koontz took a few too many liberties with the plot in this one.
aahacara's review against another edition
4.0
This one had a slow start for Koontz, but with that said it was still really good. His use of language and how he can really make you feel so many different emotions in one story is excellent. I liked this novel even though some of his fans didn't.
monsieurbearr's review against another edition
3.0
A decent, enjoyable book, the prose really interesting, the novel a little disappointing with the really good and interesting build up.