The Darkest Evening of the Year
Bantam - Bantam
Release date: 2007-11-27
Hardcover
Author: Dean Koontz
Koontz, Dean R. (Dean Ray) - Prose & Criticism, Fiction, Fiction - Espionage / Thriller, Mystery/Suspense, Fiction / Suspense, Suspense, Dog rescue, Golden retriever, Suspense fiction
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The Darkest Evening of the Year
Date undefinedOK. I've got to begin by saying I'm an unashamed dog lover. So the combination of another book by Dean Koontz and this one about dogs seemed like something too good to miss.
The book began great. Amy Redwing got me onboard right from the start and as the pages turned I became more engrossed in this tale of dog rescue and mystery. The writing is, as usual from this great author, fantastic. The storyline very engaging. I couldn't put the book down once I got started, but what happened to the finish? Get to page 450 and it seems like Mr Koontz just wanted to finish the book in double quick time. After all the build up, the tension, the intertwined storylines and characters...it all just abruptly ends! What happened?
A good book, but could have been better.
The Darkest Evening of the Year
Date undefinedI've enjoyed Deat Koontz novels in the past, but this one was disturbing on so many levels. I'm disturbed that someone could even create this storyline. A woman who burns people down in their home for no apparent reason and wants to kill her Down's syndrome child? What kind of psycho thinks up this stuff? This book was depressing and disturbing due to the 2 characters killing or wanting to kill their own children. Just awful...I only read to the end in hopes that good would triumph over evil. There is a lot of senseless killing in this book and very graphic descriptions of people being tortured and killed senselessly along with children being killed and tortured. Isn't there enough of that in real life?
The Darkest Evening of the Year
Date undefinedIf you have enjoyed Koontz in the past, I suggest you skip this stumbling attempt. The story is incoherent and often meanders without an apparent point or purpose. There are many unresolved and inexplicable incidents that don't integrate into a coherent whole. Just not up to his normal abilities except for an occasional beautifully constructed description or characterization. But the story left me saying "Huh?".
