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I Stared into the Abyss…

Strangers by Dean Koontz

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This has to be one of my least favorite reads of 2019. Good lord this is just bad. And it has too many characters and not enough plot. When we finally get to the whole conspiracy aspect of this I laughed. I think since this was written in 1986 it made sense to Koontz to write it the way that he did. However, as someone who grew up watching B level monster movies, this is just no comparison at all. This book also indulges in all of Koontz’s many writing weaknesses through the years, we can see his beginning fascination […]

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10/1/2019 | 's CBR11 Review No:242 |

A Fry Cook With Heart

Odd Thomas by Dean Koontz

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I was in the mood for a long cry so I read this book. Yes, I know how that sounds, but it’s true. I first read Odd Thomas back in 2003 when it was first published. I had just moved to DC and was reeling from having to move after just burying my mother the month before. So reading this book I had no idea what was coming. Dean Koontz at that time was a comfort read for me. I loved to read his books and he was up there with Stephen King as autobuys. This was before Koontz descended […]

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7/12/2019 | 's CBR11 Review No:162 |

Earlier Dean Koontz with a Pseudonym Doesn’t Work

Icebound by Dean Koontz

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So I found this book on my shelf and I don’t remember it at all. I either DNFed this thing or just erased the memory from my head because it was awful. At times I kept getting a case of deja vu, though now I realize it’s because I was mis-remembering this book along with Dan Brown’s “Deception Point.” That’s another terrible book that I don’t even want to get into right now. Look this is going to be short (for me). This book was awful. Heck I think even Koontz acknowledges how bad it was. He wrote it under […]

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6/7/2019 | 's CBR11 Review No:124 |

It’s unsurprising that I struggled to reach the minimum length for this review, given this is all short stories. Also, unrelated: Cannonball!

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My reviewing (and reading) has really taken a nose-dive this year due to work, life, and time management changes. And, with the disruption caused by Hurricane Florence, there’s been a commensurate dip in time spent working on the Cannonball Read database. But – thanks to the indomitable support of MsWas – I’ve been able to make massive strides in this latter project, at least. So this review is cheating, a bit. All of these stories were in Stephen King’s Everything’s Eventual collection of stories, but I didn’t set out to read the book, itself. I only picked a few stories that […]

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12/30/2018 's CBR10 Review No:53 |

“Life you may evade, but Death you shall not.”

Velocity by Dean Koontz

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Dean Koontz is my man. He writes pop thrillers with interesting characters and a certain panache that I enjoy. In this thriller, for example, he peppers in generous portions of T.S. Eliot. Thus, while the story itself may be somewhat “paint by numbers”, it’s still a lot of fun.  In Velocity, Billy Wiles is a stoic and (I assume) handsome barkeep who keeps his cards close to the vest. While he has tended bar at the same place for years, no one knows too much about him. That is to say, he doesn’t talk all that much. Still, people do know plenty […]

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2/24/2018 's CBR10 Review No:13 |

Episode 1-06: You’re Tearing Me Apart, Sassenach!

Written In My Own Heart's Blood, Saint Odd by Diana Gabaldon, Dean Koontz

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Episode 1-06: You’re Tearing Me Apart, Sassenach! Wherein I Review: 17. Written In My Own Heart’s Blood by Diana Gabaldon 18. Saint Odd by Dean Koontz

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2/14/2018 's CBR10 Review No:18 |

Episode 1-05: Reaper, Raptor, Sandwich, Serge

Iron Gold, The Raptor and The Wren, Ms. Ice Sandwich, Deeply Odd, The Pope of Palm Beach by Pierce Brown, Chuck Wendig, Mieko Kawakami, Dean Koontz, Tim Dorsey

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Episode 1-05: Reaper, Raptor, Sandwich, Serge Wherein I review: 12. Iron Gold (Red Rising #4) by Pierce Brown 13. The Raptor and the Wren (Miriam Black #5) by Chuck Wendig 14. Ms. Ice Sandwich by Mieko Kawakami 15. Deeply Odd (Odd Thomas #6) by Dean Koontz 16. The Pope of Palm Beach (Serge Storms #21) by Tim Dorsey

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2/6/2018 's CBR10 Review No:16 |


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