The Vision

This was a quick and easy read, and a real page turner in some places. It dates to fairly early in Koontz's career (Nov 1977) so the prose is less elaborate than in his later works. I mention this only as a matter of style. The characters in the book, even minor ones, are well drawn.

I found it a good take on the life of a true clairvoyant. It is a thriller involving a serial killer and a woman who seems psychically connected to him as she has visions of his crimes many hours and frequently days before they happen. Although Mary, the clairvoyant, has had visions since childhood and has helped police with the investigation of many crimes in the past, her degree of connection to the murders at present has apparently never been so strong show more and vivid. There isn't much of a mystery to it as the "bad guy" seems pretty obvious from very early in the story, despite Koontz's attempts to throw the reader bits to make him question that.

A few parts of the book didn't seem as good as the rest with the result that the book ends up as just an average read, although for the most part, an enjoyable one. show less

Nice quick read that kept me guessing. I thought I had it figured out, then realized I had it all wrong. There were a few very obscure clues on to the true identity of the villian, but not something that I look back on and could have truly figured out. The author here did a good job of telling a story, but less of a job of providing the clues necessary for the reader to figure out. Having said that, the characters in the story were completely in the dark as well until all was revealed in the end to the reader and the characters. Everything cleaned up nicely in the end. No need to revisit these characters. Good if you want something quick on a flight or over a weekend, but don’t expect a great story here.

Hard to put down thriller! Although the story is short, it doesn't leave you feeling as if something is missing or the story rushed. Enough twists and turns that the killer is not easily guessed (but I couldn't stand the suspense and read ahead). Not too gory, but definitely some bloody and disturbing scenes...some steamy love scenes as well. I would recommend this book to others!

Another great old school Koontz novel. Non stop action, one of the fasted paced Koontz books i have had the pleasure of reading so far. While in some ways the killers identity is obvious, the genius that Koontz is, he gets you to second guess yourself constantly while keeping you guessing at other mysteries in the book such as the main characters past. The last 50 or so pages of the book were phenominal imo, very suspensful and action packed. With all this being said though, its still a relativly forgettable book when compared to the bulk of the greats Koontz has written like Lightning and Intensity. Aside from the main character, the characters were pretty weak and plain to me, didnt care about them very much. Bottom line is, its still show more a very entertaining and fast read no matter what. show less

A re-read for me. This is okay for a book of its age but not as good as it should be. It seems to lose its way somewhat when introducing a Ouija Board and ultimately the element on which the plot hinges didn’t come across as believable.

This is one of Koontz's earlier works, this book was written 30 years ago! Even though the "bad guy" is totally predictable and there's no surprise at the end, the writing style is good, the story and the characters interesting, and the "gory parts" totally fun! :op
I'll always be a Koontz fan :)

Pretty good book with a surprise twist at the end. I guessed it as a possibility just because it was unexpected but it was still a good storyline. Sometimes the protagonist got on my nerves and the couple banter bordered on realistic much of the time. Not the best, fairly mediocre, but still attention-grabbing and worth a read if you have it laying around.