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Loading... The Eyes of Darkness (original 1989; edition 2008)by Dean Koontz
Work InformationThe Eyes Of Darkness by Dean Koontz (1989)
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Sign up for LibraryThing to find out whether you'll like this book. No current Talk conversations about this book. Bleh, I hate when I forget to review a book right after I finish it. This one was definitely enjoyable, although I felt that it ended to soon. Well, let me clarify, it was long enough as it was, but it didn’t adequately wrap up the story. So, for lack of a sequel, it technically ended to soon. ( ) Fairly forgettable horror story about a mother whose son has 'died' in an accident. She is not allowed to view the body and a few months later messages begin to appear around her home suggesting he is still alive. Apparently this was written early in the author's career under an alternative name, he then revisited and rejigged the book at a later date. I think because of a supposed connection to COVID19 and a prediction that Wuhan would start a viral epidemic that would spread across the world, the book has seen a revival - pushed by the publisher. I'll save you a read, it doesn't. Not an awful book, but nothing really to get too excited about. This is a Dean Koontz (under pseudonym) book from 1981. I've never really been a fan of mass market thriller writers, but they do make a lot of money, so clearly a lot of people are (and good for them for filling the demand). This is one I read because there's a reference to an engineered plague from Wuhan (which has been blown out of proportion by conspiracy theorists since then, but was definitely good speculation -- Wuhan being China's main incident of virology is about the same as talking about a plague escaping from Ft. Detrick in the US, or Smallpox escaping from Atlanta or the Russian institute.) Horrible characters, plot, etc. generally (the random "former military intelligence guy" being a super secret agent shows little understanding of how the military actually works, and the on-a-dime shift from "X is impossible" to "X is the only explanation and I fully support it" based on very little evidence...). The one quasi amusing part of the whole book was the enemy being redeemed toward the end (somewhat) as having been forced to do a bad thing due to other worse people. Overall, I'd skip this -- only really worth reading to check out how Wuhan-400 (in the book) is possible foreshadowing of Covid-19 (it wasn't, it was just a reference to a virus research institute). Wrapping up 2020 with the book that “predicted” the pandemic of 2020! Boy, I wish I had this copy back at the beginning of the Covid outbreak when folks were dropping a hundred bucks for it! I guess I should just be glad that I wasn’t one of them! Anyway... The book neither predicts the Covid, or coronavirus, nor does in mention 2020. The only "connection" is that we finally get to the Wuhan-400 on page 353... of 366! Yup, 13 pages before the end! So, I guess the 'big' deal was that it says Wuhan. I think someone on Koontz's marketing team deserves a HUGE raise! And I am SOOOOOO glad that I didn't pay $100 to read this book, as it wasn't a very good one anyway. This book really disappointed me, just like the rest of 2020 has. Hmmm... maybe that's the connection!!!... no reviews | add a review
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HTML:A mother's greatest wishâ??or worst nightmareâ??comes true in this chilling novel by #1 New York Times bestselling author Dean Koontz. Tina Evans has spent a year suffering from incredible heartache since her son Danny's tragic death. But now, with her Vegas show about to premiere, Tina can think of no better time for a fresh start. Maybe she can finally move on and put her grief behind her. Only there is a message for Tina, scrawled on the chalkboard in Danny's room: NOT DEAD. Two words that send her on a terrifying journey from the bright lights of Las Vegas to the cold shadows of the High Sierras, where she uncovers a terrible sec No library descriptions found. |
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