Reviews

The Eyes of Darkness by Dean Koontz

kimblefairy1989's review against another edition

3.0

Having read 77 Shadow Street and found it pretty creepy, I expected big things from this novel. Unfortunately it didn't quite hit the mark for me.

I found the plot interesting although very reminiscent of something Stephen King would write. I couldnt help seeing similarities between this novel and King's The Insititute, although I'm aware this one was written first.

I also found the hype around this novel supposedly predicting coronavirus massively overhyped and a little ridiculous given the role it played in the novel.

Overall, this gets 3 stars from me.

jik_enid's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.5

rdbehrens's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense

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

2.5

brisamar's review against another edition

3.0

Leí este libro por lo que decían en internet que habían encontrado en sus páginas acerca del virus y fue una decepción ya que solo aparece esta referencia en el último capítulo y de modo fugaz. No me gustó.

venoregard's review against another edition

2.0

Lame

sunniedey's review against another edition

1.0

I have read better books by Dean Koontz.

harureads's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious reflective sad tense fast-paced

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

1.5

If a western imperial conspiracy theorist chose to write a sci-fi thriller, then this would be it. This book was a shit show in terms of mystery with lazy writing that just explains everything with otherworldly phenomenon and calls it a day. The writing was super cringe, and everyone was just a caricature of some boring repetitive trope or the other (Oh! The main villain is a rich nepo baby who is fascinated by death and loves killing? Get in line).  It was a super fast read because of how ridiculous it was, but yeah, I will not be picking up anything by the author for sure. 

monicadee88's review against another edition

Definitely not the best of Dean Koontz's works, but still a page-turning quick thrill.

peggy_brm's review against another edition

3.0

2.5 stars
I expected much more from Dean Koontz...

ti_leo's review against another edition

2.0

Über weite Teile langatmig und dann viel zu plötzlich vorbei. Soll wohl ein Mix aus verschiedenen Genres sein, aber keins davon funktioniert. Meh!