Andrew M. (Pb-Patch) reviewed on 5/17/2012 + 42 more book reviews

I'm right dead on with Barbara S.'s review. Koontz has been a favorite of mine for way too many years to count. I absolutely loved the first couple of Odd Thomas novels with the exception of the 4th one - Odd Hours. I have never forgotten "Midnight", "Lightning", or "Watchers" among others that I probably read 20 years ago; however, Koontz sometimes writes the most unbelievably unrealistic characters ever. Everything Barbara S. said about the people - especially the perfect kids who are generally some type of psychic "wunderkind" has become more the norm than the exception with Dean, and has been so for a number of years now. It drives me nuts sometimes. Also, the part about the vocabulary utilized is also spot on. Dean Koontz has set out on a one man mission to teach advanced vocabulary to the entirety of the literary world - or at least the apparently huge portion of it that reads his novels. **[Funny how that includes me despite this lecture]** Sometimes I really enjoy the verbage and vocabulary lessons he builds into his stories - within reason. I like looking up the occasional word to verify if it means what I think it does. But I've written a full length thriller novel of my own and have a bacherlors degree and writing awards and still get tired of wondering what the heck he just said..

Well, sorry for the diatribe above. As for the book. It kept my interest enough to finish it while simultaneously making me wonder why. I too really liked most of the journal entries from the ghostly past. I just can't take another perfect psychic autistic kid with a teleporting dog (different Koontz book, same type of thing...) Read Barbara's review for better information. BTW - Read '77 Shadow Street' - Now that's better Dean Koontz.

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