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Summary: Savor it!
Review: If you're going to read one book this month, or this year, this would be an excellent choice! Relax with it, read every word, savor it, put it down only to pick it up again. This book, at over 600 pages, ends much too quickly. Dean Koontz always leaves the reader wanting more. And more.
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Summary: AN ORIGINAL AND FAST-PACED THRILLER
Review: Bartholomew Lampion is born on a day of tragedy and terror. His birth will bring tragedy to a family member, and a thousand miles away he is making an enemy with a twisted psychopath.Junior is the psychopath who is struck with a sudden, violent illness...one that may be caused by the death of his wife. While trying to recover, and at the same time deal with the pesty detective investigating his wife's death, Junior will discover the identity of Barty, and devote his life to finding this person and destroying him. In San Francisco, a young girl is giving birth...the child, a result of a violent rape, will be thrust into the turmoil created by Junior. As the years go by, Barty will lose his eyes to help stop the spreading of cancer, and Junior will set forth a path of murder and mayhem on his journey to find his enemy. "From the Corner of His Eye" is a twisted, fast-paced tale from the master of horror, Dean Koontz. After many bestselling novels, the last few NOT his best, he returns in top form to pen a compulsively readable novel that will without a doubt have readers turning the pages all night. Much of the story does not make sense until 300 pages into it, but when everything comes together, readers are in for a treat. Mr. Koontz has the story of his three main characters unfold carefully and then tie together perfectly, he proves he is a master at the top of his craft, and his new novel deserves it's place at the number 1 spot on the bestseller list's. A MUST read! Nick Gonnella
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Summary: The Best Book I've Read in Months
Review: I have always enjoyed Dean Koontz novels. I am 40 years old and have read thousands of books in my life. This book is in the top ten best that I have ever read. It grabbed me from the first page and has kept me up very late the last two nights. I have actually gone slower than I normally read in order to savor this book - I don't want it to end, even though part of me wants to consume it. The characters are amazingly well developed, and the way he intersperses the chapters centering on the different characters, and then the way they are all pulled-together, is fascinating. I am actually now reading the last few chapters, but wanted to get online and share my thoughts on this book with everyone. I can't imagine that the ending is less than spectacular, either. I don't want to discuss specifics of the book because I don't want to give away too much, but I did want to rave about what a wonderful book it is and encourage all readers, whether you have been a Dean Koontz fan or not, to buy this book.
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Summary: An Immortal Work of Our Time
Review: When I say this is an Immortal Work I dont mean you can compare it to something like Great Expectations but It is a Great work of the 21st century. Before I start with my review let me say that this is the first book of Dean Koontz's I've ever read. Books can be good, they can be great, even superb, but the only word I can think of in the english language to describe this book is Powerful. The characters in the book are so real its like your standing right next to them. the story and subplots are amazing, once you start the book you cant put it down, and when you start to read it you can feel the power of the story surging through the pages. If you read this book you will be transported to a world you do not want to leave. I recommend this book to anyone who enjoys the power of a story.
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Summary: A surprise
Review: I avoided Dean for a few years - couldn't get into the sun-sensitive guy. But "From the Corner of His Eye" is horrific and spiritual all at once. You will not believe how the evil guy is finally vanquished. And yet, after reading the whole book, you might. "From the corner of his eye" refers to God's attention on us all. The book deals with alternate realities and how we just might be able to redeem ourselves in other, very closely aligned worlds, if not in this one. And in Dean's vision, some are able to cross over - very briefly, very slightly - until the end, when a full-fledged visit is finally possible. This book's a lot of fun, full of the very sympathetic and lovable characters for which he's known. He's trying to share something special with us here. I'm, for one, open to it.
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Summary: Another Outstanding Performance
Review: Dean Koontz has done it again. Just when you think that all the ways to twist and turn a story have been used.....He twists it again. Junior Cain is as unnerving as Edgler Vess. Bartholomew is as complex as any character Koontz has brought to life. I usually take several days to read a book, but with this one, two sittings. I couldn't put it down. 'From the Corner of His Eye' is a must for all suspense fans.
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Summary: From the Corner of His Eye
Review: Over the past 3 months, I have completed 11 of Koontz's books - so you could say I am a fan of his literature. Picking up the book, From the Corner of His Eye, I expected to indulge myself in another fantasy world filled with monsters, sci-fi themes, some believable, others not so, and of course, the stock standard love story which always runs paralell to the story and grows as the pages turn. Having now completed this novel, I am reluctant to go back to the Koontz I once knew. What a remarkable breakthrough From the Corner of His Eye was! The novel commences on a 'momentus day' where in different places two babies are born, and another two die - all significant to each other, and inter-related in ways which don't become apparent until reading further. Full of suprising twists, and beautifully strong believable characters - From the Corner of His Eye conveys themes and theories which may shape the ways we think of the world. There is no way I can do this book justice in my review, as it rates in my opinion as Koontz's best yet. Miles above his others novels, which before reading From the Corner of His Eye could not get better. I am now excited to read more of Koontz's recent works - no longer to obtain the short lived thrill of a horror/science blend , but to change my perception of the world. It may sound extreme, but this book could be considered a life-changing read. I hope that you will enjoy it as much as I did.
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Summary: An Arrogant and Self-Indulgent Mess
Review: I cannot remember when I have been so disappointed in a book. I read my first Koontz book over sixteen years ago and, for many years, have had enormous admiration for his large body of work. "From the Corner of His Eye" had such great promise. The first 150 pages were terrific. And, then, it was as if Koontz forgot the basics of writing, lost his focus or just lost interest. The contract between a "horror" or "supernatural" writer and the reader has some basic rules. Ask the readers to suspend their disbelief one time. It can be a really, really big suspension of disbelief, but it can only happen once. The theme of quantum mechanics was a marvelous one. The premise was intriguing and the lead-in promising. But, then, over and over again, Koontz introduced more and more demands for the suspension of disbelief. He had multiple prodigies, coincidences that were ridiculous and so many characters that I had trouble trying to decide who I was supposed to care about. Had this book gone to a publisher without Koontz' name, it would never have made it past an editor. I have to believe that the editor for this book was an awed and anxious beginner fearful of offending the master. The worst part was that there were still great moments of humor and insight interwoven with preachy, obvious ploys to capture sentiment. The good stuff kept me going when I should have given the whole thing up. The final insult was, after finally slogging my way to page 600, to find that Koontz clearly had lost interest in the project altogether. The final 20 pages rushes through the years 1968 to 1986 in a tying up of loose ends that felt both self-indulgent and arrogant on the author's part. ....
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Summary: A 600-page sleeping pill
Review: First of all, let me say that I don't usually review books unless I feel strongly about them (i.e. they're super horrid or super great). You can look to the rating to see where this one falls on my list. Halfway through the book I could tell that it was going nowhere, wasting my time. The brothers who remember accidents would be a nice touch if their recitation of events didn't seem so superflous. As it stands, it comes off as a vain attempt at "I know more than you do" by Mr. Koontz; it seems to have nothing to do with the main plot. The introduction of so many characters created a vortex of forgetfullness in my mind into which fell at some point: Celestina, her mother, Dr. Lipscomb, Victoria, Naomi, and everyone who wasnn't Junior, Vanadium, Agnes, her brothers, Barty or Angel. Less characters please! The story is that a boy and girl are born "into destiny" as it were, and have to take on a maniac serial killer who thinks he's Don Juan with a bullet. I did feel creeped out by the mystical reappearing quarters, and thought that Thomas Vanadium and Junior Cain were great characters. But the complicated and overwrought style drags all these highpoints through the mud of unconventional structure, overly long sentences and at times, esoteric medical terminology that boggles the mind. If this book had been accomplished in say, 300 pages or less, I would give it a better rating. Believe it or not, it actually takes more skill not to run off at the mouth than to write as if anything goes. The only reason I finished this book is because I believe in finishing what I start, no matter how much of a pain in the butt it becomes.
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Summary: I don't know about you, but I don't like being jerked around
Review: When I think of Dean Koontz, two things come to mind: great characters, horrible endings. Well, "From The Corner Of His Eye" doesn't stray from that formula. The characters Koontz creates, and especially in this book, are complex, intriguing people. Enoch Cain is the quite possibly the most fascinating villian I have ever had read. Most of the book is spent focusing on them instead of the main plot, which is a little unusual, and eventually disappointing. Very little of the book is spent dealing with the mysticism that entwines these people's lives, and the ending gives no clear explanation for the events that took place, which is really a let down. The majority of the book has a feeling that something spectacular will happen to the characters in the end. I laugh at that thought now. There is no major plot action until the VERY end of the book, and the climax is so ridiculous that I had to reread it to make sure I wasn't daydreaming. I wasn't. The climax was only one paragraph long. The rest of the book was utterly useless, and everything seemed to be a little too convenient. I lost count how many characters got married by the last ten pages. I would reccomend this book for people who can create their own endings, because at least they can come up with something that is in the least bit satisfying.
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