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I wouldn't be attracted to a book like this from reading
the cover and I must say that is to my detriment; but in a
blurb, this has never been the kind of story I go for. However after watching
someone else read it and being extremely jealous of the joy they got from it,
I decided to give it a go and I'm glad I did. Like most so called horror
writers Koontz deals with ghosts and demons in his story but he has such a
fascinating way of weaving the two into normal life and wonderful
narrative that you have no choice but to read on. I have to admit I was hooked
in a pulpy way and digested the book in a couple of days. I will even admit
that while at work getting on with the book was more important to me than good
customer service; the latter of which I was being paid for.
The first few chapters bored me a little with
simplistic language and a slow uptake on the story and I felt that Koontz was
a little too metaphor happy but with the introduction of the 'Bodachs' I was
gone and could hardly put the book down. An original story about the arrival
of evil in a small town and a young man with a gift, Koontz is (apparently) up
there in the genre. And incidentally, Shannon couldn't guess the ending which
is highly unusual. Odd Thomas, Read it! I miss it.
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