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Aug 25, 2011

BarkLessWagMore rated it:

4 1/2 stars. Two strangers, Jilly and Dylan, become linked when a mad scientist knocks them out and injects them with a strange serum while mumbling about the fact that they'll either go mad or be very much improved by his "stuff". He warns them that sinister killers will soon be after them if they don't hit the road asap. When Jilly discovers that her car, stolen by "Frankenstein" (as they dub him), has been torched with "Frankenstein" still inside she begins to t More...

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Nov 07, 2007

Jason rated it:

This story starts out great. 3 characters are brought together by chance and circumstance and injected with an evil substance of God knows what by a mad scientist type of man. They have to do research to find out what they've been injected with and also exactly what is at store in their future. They come to learn that each of them has developed some type of supernatural-like abilities which will come in handy later while dodging reckless gunmen. However, later on the story kind of fizzles out be More...

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Mar 11, 2010

Clarice rated it:

This was my first Dean Koontz novel and a thorough disappointment, especially bearing in mind how critically acclaimed a writer he is supposed to be.

The plot is wanting and slow - paced. Koontz is spending far too much time on the thorough and often dragging description of his protagonists' visions, thereby neglecting the advancement of his plot.

Logically speaking, I was unable to understand why "nanobot - implants" would enable anyone to gain the ability to p More...

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Feb 19, 2008

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Dec 28, 2011

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Jul 29, 2011

Sandy rated it:

Another great book by Koontz! Twisted right up till the end. Dylan is the main caretaker of his autistic brother Shep and they are enjoying a typical night in a hotel when a strange man infects them both with a strange solution. Jilly in another customer at the hotel who has an encounter with this strange man and the three of them embark on an adventure that has them united. Jilly does not trust men and you will learn about her current companion and her past history while Dylan's and Shep's h More...

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Jan 31, 2011

Alex rated it:

It’s quite interesting to discover that with the publication of each of Dean Koontz’s books, there is a formula at work: each year the stories improve, while the writing suffers. By the Light of the Moon is no exception, with a writing style that often annoys, with its stupidly open manner and constantly inane similes that force the reader to question why bother? The trick is to stick with it to the end, and By the Light of the Moon eventually pays off.

The story is an average one tha More...

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Jul 23, 2010

Jerry rated it:

An exact cross of Creighton's "Prey" and King's "Dead Zone"...

We stopped reading Dean Koontz about 20 years ago as his plots and often very long stories were just a little too fantastic, in the supernatural sense, for our taste. We see in the two decades since, he has been a prolific publisher, with the now some 40 novels to his credit implying a bazillion fans.

"Moon" gets off to a fast start: Dylan O'Connor, a struggling artist and caret More...

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Oct 02, 2009

Samuel rated it:

This being Dean Koontz...was expecting a horror novel. However, this one only falls into that genre in a slight way. Revealing which genre it really is might give too much away, so I won't.
The story really kept me guessing, often riveted. Everything is revealed slowly and paced well, veering off in one crazy direction after another.
Writing style was excellent, good flow, not too much of the over-explanation of actions or reasons for (a pet peave of mine...you can More...

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Mar 06, 2011

Mickey rated it:

This book has the best opening paragraph I have ever read! Intriguing, mysterious, and fast-paced, it fits the story well. Instantly, you, along with the main characters, are set into a state of confusion. You'll stay there for most of the book, but know that you are in capable hands.

Of all the characters, I loved Shepard the most. However, I was disappointed that we never got into Shepard's mind. Dean Koontz has such a talent for fleshing out marginal and unusual viewpoints (like th More...

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Nov 29, 2007

Mrs. rated it:

IMO, it was just too darn descriptive. I found myself skipping over whole pages of descriptions to get to the actual story (which wasn't too bad in and of itself). It is like the writer doesn't realize we have imaginations and can create most of the stuff he is writing about already in our head as we read the book. I want to try reading something else of his to see if this happens all the time or if it is just in this one.

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May 05, 2011

Tracy rated it:

Once again Koontz delivers! His shock factor and amazing sense of humor stands out in this horror/mystery filled novel. Not so much horror as it is mysterious but there are some horror spots in it, at least for Dylan there is. A very easy and enjoyable read.

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Apr 15, 2011

Todd rated it:

By The Light of The Moon starts strong. The first 100 pages are Koontz firing on all cylinders. We’ve got this creepy genius doctor injecting Dylan O’Conner with a strange substance that he calls “stuff.” Koontz does a great job reminding us readers that this stuff could be killing Dylan or it could be doing amazing things.

Dylan’s 20 year old autistic brother Shepard is a faithful, sympathetic sidekick. Shep’s heartbreaking condition makes him talk like a thesaurus rambling different More...

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Aug 27, 2010

Johnny rated it:

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Jun 06, 2009

Billy rated it:

First of all, great title. Great cover, for that matter. It almost has this aura of mystery and creepiness when you look at it. That's a good sign that you're about to read some tasty tripped-out Koontz material. Then, you get to the first paragraph, and you find out that this guy named Dylan gets mugged and injected with an unknown substance by some random wacko. But instead of elaborating, there's this whole intro scene in a diner. Koontz decided (wisely, I might add) to feed the reader a succ More...

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Dec 29, 2010

Sharon rated it:

Suspense author Dean Koontz takes on the technothriller genre in "By The Light of the Moon."

Dylan and Jilly are connected only by staying at the same inexpensive motel, but they are both injected with "stuff" (as the perpetrator calls it) that changes their lives. Their sensory perceptions are heightened, and it soon becomes apparent that part of the key to what they've been dosed with lies in the cryptic comments made by Dylan's autistic brother.

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Feb 05, 2010

Jodi rated it:

I don't normally read books by Dean Koontz because quite frankly some of his books have scared the socks off of me. I bought this for a quarter at a garage sale (along with 2 other of his books) for a quarter each. Don't know why, but I bought it but have put off reading it for over a year because I didn't know if I could handle it. Like the one of his I read a few months ago, this one wasn't too scary - just a little strange. It had more the feel of a James Patterson Thriller instead of a St More...

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Sep 21, 2010

Anthony rated it:

This book is about a man and his autistic brother and a woman in the hotel room next to them all being injected with an unknown substance by a scientist before he is killed. The story unfolds slowly with the characters banding together and trying to escape the people looking for the substance, while trying to figure out what it is. This book showed me that anybody’s story can be interesting if it is told right. I also learned that relationships between characters can add a whole other dimension More...

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Jul 24, 2008

Tiffany rated it:

Another suspenseful novel. Great book! Had me shaking, yet again, the WHOLE way through. What ever happened to this book i wonder? lol

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Jul 10, 2011

Juliette rated it:

I like Koontz, but this was not his best work.

I found it acceptable for a 14 hour round trip car ride, but glad I did not waste my time reading it. The beginning was really promising. The characters interesting and I loved Shephard the autistic 20 year old, and really loved Fred the plant. By the end I was bored, singing "Ice, ice, baby" over and over again, and wanted to shoot the CD player if I heard one more description of righteous anger, or of how Jilly makes Dylan More...

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Nov 01, 2011

Cindy rated it:

This one is probably my least favorite Koontz book. The cool thing is Safford is actually mentioned in the book!! I didn't know author's were even aware of such a small town. I will admit that the reason I don't necessarily love this book is because it's one of Koontz's forays into science, nanotechnology to be specific, and while it is entertaining I sometimes have a hard time willingly suspending my own disbelief. Meaning, I'm too big a nerd and know too much actual science to be ok with s More...

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Dec 16, 2007

Dale rated it:

Kinda boring with a really lame ending.

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Jul 26, 2010

Joy rated it:

As always, I loved Dean Koontz's story, but his writing in this book was very different than most of the ones Ive read by him. There was WAY too much discription and I could almost read the whole book by skimming for the 1 sentence in each paragraph that was important to the story. Some descrition is good, but taking a whole paragraph to describe a tree and the majority of the words being 7 letters or more is a bit overboard. Especially when the next paragraph is more of the same describing t More...

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Sep 27, 2009

Mike (the Paladin) rated it:

Another book I really enjoyed. Koontz can run hot and cold. Some of his books are really great others are....well, not so great. This one is one of the ones I like a lot. My wife liked Koontz (many of the ones I don't care for she liked).

I avoid giving "synopsises" as in some books that in iteslf is a spoiler. So in this one it opens well, the relationship between the two main characters is well done (there are 3 main characters but I refer to the "romantic interest). More...

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Oct 20, 2011

Sabrina rated it:

I thought the book was pretty interesting and unique. I've never read a book by Koontz before, but it was a very refreshing story for me to read. Koontz's writing style is very detailed and it really draws me into the book more than any other author's writing style. The story was also something different too. It really made me think about the topics that came up, and it was the most intriging book I've read in quite some time. I would recommend this book to anyone who wants a story that's differ More...

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Mar 24, 2011

Elaine rated it:

I have never read Dean Koontz before but what an initiation. This was quality writing that left me stunned. This book deserves each of its 5 stars.

For me, a book has to have a certain something in order to cross that border between 4 and 5 stars. 'By the Light of the Moon' many aspects to it that make it 5 star worthy.

I have seldom read a book where the characters are so likeable. Jilly, Dylan and Shep have qualities that set them apart from other characters in other book More...

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Sep 19, 2010

Maciek rated it:

Dean Koontz can be described as the Slim Jim of popular fiction. Each one tastes exactly like your last Slim Jim, so you know precisely what you're getting. They aren't really very good for you and when you think about it you might come to a realization that they're mostly crap..but that doesn't stop you from getting another Slim Jim.

"By The Light of The Moon" was written in 2002 and is a classic Koontz chase novel. The story is bananas; Dylan O'Connor and his autistic brot More...

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Apr 26, 2009

Jessica rated it:

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Feb 25, 2009

Jennie rated it:

As Dean Koontz is one of my favorite author's, I always look forward to jumping into any of his books. This book was a slight disappointment, not overall, but in its beginnings. I don't know if it was the Breaking Dawn anticipation fever I had while reading this book but I just really struggled with getting into this book. About the halfway mark, I was hooked and it became a true Dean Koontz novel in my eyes!

By the Light of the Moon tells the story of a possible autistic man and his More...

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Jan 20, 2009

Ryan rated it:

I have been putting off reading (or listening to) this book because it's a rather large-ish book and the cover-blurb gave me the impression the themes of this Koontz novel were a bit more fantastical than I generally prefer. Stupid. Stupid. Stupid. I enjoyed this book from the start all the way to the finish. Part of that is tribute to the reader of the story. A wonderful performance. Of course, the rest lies with Koontz. He's created a number of characters that I feel I'd really like to More...

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