Reviews

Sole Survivor by Dean Koontz

voracious_reader_j's review against another edition

dark mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

2.5

dmcke013's review against another edition

2.0

Not that long ago, Dean Koontz was described to me as 'the poor man's Stephen King'. While I'm not 100% sure I agree with that assessmemt - truth be told, I've never really taken to King - there's no arguing that the 2 authors do both work in the same genre.

Koontz seems to be the more prolific of the two, and I have noticed that his style of writing never seems to remain constant between boths: some are written in flowery prose; others not, for example.

This book actually falls into the former category (which I actually prefer), in being not as flowery as some of his others. It's an OK read, but if this was my first Koontz I wouldn't really be looking for any others by him.

For my money, his Odd Thomas series of books are superior to this.

richiew3's review against another edition

adventurous dark reflective sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

moodreadswithmoe's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0

patchworkbunny's review against another edition

3.0

Enjoyable conspiracy thriller.

mnyberg's review against another edition

5.0

I first read this book many years ago and it's one of my favorite Koontz books. Reads like a fast pace mystery.

colorfulleo92's review against another edition

3.0

My reading experience with Dean Koontz are very mixed. When I love his books I do it with a passion but other time it's just not a winner for me. I did think the story was good but not as good and intensely suspenseful as some other by him

twhittie's review against another edition

2.0

Fast paced plot, but zero character development and some elements of the story were quite far fetched.

lmskikun's review against another edition

dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

misscandice's review against another edition

2.0

I don't know why I bothered to try another Dean Koontz book. They are outrageously silly.