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Anyone else read Koontz?
I'm reading about my umpteenth Dean Koontz book. I really like his writing, but what is UP with his fascination with hypnosis and brainwashing??? Was he frightened by Phillip K Dick at an early age? __________________
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ooh Dean Koontz is my favorite author! I have met him 3 times.
hee as for his obsession with brainwashing and things like that maybe it is his fear of loss of control. Which are your favorite books by him? I really liked "The Taking" I loved the end of that book! Again i liked "Odd Thomas" and then "Intensity" was a fantastic book. I have his new Frankenstein book but I haven't read that. I have read all of his other books. *does happy dance* I'm so happy you started a thread about him!! __________________
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I haven't read "The Taking" but it looks good. I do't think I've even seen "Odd Thomas" in the store. I didn't like "Intensity very much." Let me see if I can find a list of his books here so I can see which ones I've readl Meanwhile, here's a site about him with good interview questions... http://www.bookreporter.com/authors/au-koontz-dean.asp ETA... OK, this is the list of his books from “The Face,” which is a recent one - I think the last one before "The Taking," but I'm not sure. Have read: By the Light of the Moon One Door Away form Heaven From the Corner of His Eye False Memory Seize the Night Fear Nothing Hideaway The Bad Place (That was a really weird one but I liked it.) Midnight Watchers Strangers (Am reading that one right now.) Twilight Eyes Phantoms The Voice of the Night The House of Thunder The Key to Midnight Icebound Intensity Sole Survivors Have not read: Odd Thomas Mr. Murder (I can’t see reading a book with this title.) Dragon Tears Cold Fire Lightning Darkfall Whispers The Mask The Vision The Face of Fear Night Chills Shattered The Servants of Twilight The eyes of Darkness Shadowfires Winter Moon The Door to December Dark Rivers of the Heart Strange Highways Tick Tock The Funhouse Demon Seed The Taking __________________
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I have read all of those books and the only one I wouldn't suggest reading is Mr. Murder I didn't like that book very much at all. The Tock and Funhouse were ones he wrote in the 70's so they are interesting but not as good as his current books.
Dragon Tears is another good one!! __________________
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Dean Koontz is my all time favorite author, love most of his work. My absolute favorites are Phantoms and Dragon tears. I haven't read all of his latest books though. I think his earlier books are the best.
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I love most of his books too. There are only a few I didn't really love. Dragon Tears was the first book of his I read and it scared the crap out of me!! hee I loved it.
You guys have to read "Taken" I have wanted to talk to someone about the ending on that for ages!! hee __________________
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My favorite Dean Koontz books are "The Watcher" and "Lighting" I think the reason I loved them the best could be because I love books about dogs, especially Golden Retreviers such as the one in "The Watchers" And I absouletly love Time Travel novels such as "Lighting".
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mickal welcome to FF and ooh another Dean Koontz fan!! I loved those two books of his too. It has been ages since I read his older stuff. Maybe I will stop buying new books and re-read his stuff.. hee but keeping me away from Borders will be hard
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I absolutely loved False Memory. I read that one in like a day. I also like Phantoms, Midnight, The Bad Place, and Door to December. Give a hand for Dean Koontz!
Recommended: John Saul. __________________
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John Saul is good too. False Memory was a great book too.
Dean Koontz home page Has anyone here read his new book Frankenstein? I bought it but I haven't read it yet. It is a series. It looks like the second book in this series is going to be published in July. Also I wonder when he is going to finish the Christopher Snow series. When I was looking up his new books I found that Velocity is coming out in May 26th. It sounds great!! This is what B&N said about the book: Quote:
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Ouch! Sounds like Bill's life is suddenly too complicated. Anyway, Velocity sounds good.
I recently got One Door Away From Heaven and just started reading it. So far it's good. Dean's prose is good. Stephen King's Bag of Bones is also a delicious kind of prose, and different from his other books in a way. __________________
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Diamond good point about his prose. I think that is what makes his books so great for me. They are much more elegant then most "horror" and the plot twists keep you reading.
Do you guys enjoy his books where he has one narrator or the books where he has several different point of view narrators? Personally I like the one with lots of different points of view. It is interesting to me to go from the killer point of view, then to the victim, and then back to the cops.. etc. I think it adds a layer in those books. When someone asked Dean about why he switches back and forth he said that he enjoys to do different things and to keep his writing fresh. I think he does that for sure by changing his style of writing between books. What do you guys think? __________________
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Back when I was trying out suspense, I tried some Koontz. I only read the Watcher and Servants of Twighlight which I liked but I decided soon after that horror/suspense was not my cup of tea. Still, I prefer Koontz's style over King's and Saul's who I've also tried out.
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Soz I would be intersested in what you thought of the endings for "Odd Thomas" and "The Taking" I didn't see the end of "The Taking" coming at all. In fact I thought it was one of the most interesting and thought provoking endings he had. If you read that PM me! I would love to chat with you about it. I have to find someone who read that! I have been thinking about that ending for months wanting to talk to someone about it.
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