Well... that was a good read...
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Just finished the book The Face by Dean Koontz. Other than the fact it is too long by about 200 pages (over 600 pages), I liked it. The story revolves around the 10 year old son of a movie star who is growing up in this fortified mansion they call home. The chief of security is charged with the actor's security, and makes sure that all the bases are covered when it comes to the safety of the family. But when his best friend dies and the body goes missing in the morgue, things start to get strange. And when he is apparently killed in a shooting but finds himself back alive again moments before the incident with a chance to relive it, he starts to get freaked out. These elements combine together in a countdown to an attempt to kidnap the child, and the security guy has to prevent it without getting killed.
I'm finally getting to the point where I might recommend Dean Koontz to readers without knowing their reading habits. In Koontz' early work (and ones done under pen names), he comes across as one strange and disturbed individual. All his books deal with the supernatural, but the early works are WAY far out there. Most of his newer work is more mainstream (or as mainstream as you can be in this genre), and you can read for the story without getting freaked out over the graphic nature of the violence.
Just finished the book The Face by Dean Koontz. Other than the fact it is too long by about 200 pages (over 600 pages), I liked it. The story revolves around the 10 year old son of a movie star who is growing up in this fortified mansion they call home. The chief of security is charged with the actor's security, and makes sure that all the bases are covered when it comes to the safety of the family. But when his best friend dies and the body goes missing in the morgue, things start to get strange. And when he is apparently killed in a shooting but finds himself back alive again moments before the incident with a chance to relive it, he starts to get freaked out. These elements combine together in a countdown to an attempt to kidnap the child, and the security guy has to prevent it without getting killed.
I'm finally getting to the point where I might recommend Dean Koontz to readers without knowing their reading habits. In Koontz' early work (and ones done under pen names), he comes across as one strange and disturbed individual. All his books deal with the supernatural, but the early works are WAY far out there. Most of his newer work is more mainstream (or as mainstream as you can be in this genre), and you can read for the story without getting freaked out over the graphic nature of the violence.
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I think part of the reason for the "speed factor" is my focus on reading for entertainment. If I'm reading a novel, it's almost "mind candy". If you ask me a month from now for the plot line of The Face, there's a good chance that I will draw an initial blank. It gets really bad when I'm reading a series by an author. For instance, I enjoy the Sue Grafton series (A Is For Alibi, B Is For ..., etc.). But if you were to ask me for a synopsis of the last one, I couldn't give it to you initially.
It's the reason I keep a database of books that I've read... It allows me to avoid rereading books I may have read years ago, and it reminds me of authors I liked that I haven't read lately. When you read between 110 - 160 books a year, you need these crutches! :-)
Posted by Tom Duff At 19:53:57 On 21/06/2003 | - Website - |
well you get the idea. ;-)
Posted by jonvon At 19:21:42 On 21/06/2003 | - Website - |
You go through books like I go through underwear!!! I won't tell you about my latest novel...yes...a smuttly romance novel...called "The Playboy"...(what can I say)....
I did just received the 5th book for Harry Potter (I have all of the other ones) and will begin reading that once I finish that nice smut book!
I don't read as fast as you, but I do enjoy reading and try to get some in every night before I go to bed (it's my way to wind down the day)...but in between kids, house, dog, work, etc....to find time to really read is a luxury to me.
What's your favorite types of books to read? I like all sorts...mysteries, dramas, romance, horror....
btw - your emoticons do not seem to work...or is it just user error?
Posted by Gayle At 09:42:55 On 24/06/2003 | - Website - |
Let's see... what kind of books do I read? In the fiction realm, it's usually crime/detective, mystery, cyber-whatever, or near-future sci-fi. In the non-fiction realm, it's usually tech related, but that's not a hard-and-fast rule. In fact, I'm just finishing up the latest Enron expose called Power Failure by Sharron Watkins. There's a very good chance I'll be blogging about that one this evening.
Posted by Tom Duff At 12:50:20 On 24/06/2003 | - Website - |
Posted by Bas At 13:00:08 On 23/06/2003 | - Website - |