false <![CDATA[Watchers]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1168390747m/32423.jpg 32423 33 From a top-secret government laboratory come two genetically altered life forms. One is a magnificent dog of astonishing intelligence. The other, a hybrid monster of a brutally violent nature. And both are on the loose... 2200683 book 1987 Watchers total:7531|5:2620|4:2634|3:1867|2:353|1:54| 7531 30006 8999 572 5 4 false false Tue Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Sat Jan 19 09:38:41 -0800 2008 Tue Mar 04 13:46:17 -0800 2008 Watchers. Honestly? it is what it is, and, yes, some of the characterizations and descriptions were a bit, well, heavy handed. But--the dog, Einstein, is completely irresistible. Mostly <Watchers> is a real page turner. It was my before bed reading, and most nights it gave...more...]]> 5 1 false false Fri Apr 11 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Tue Mar 11 16:37:03 -0700 2008 Tue Apr 15 09:50:03 -0700 2008
On the other hand, nothing much new, though.

There's a wonderfully horrific dark being that you almost have to take pity on in the end.

There's a dog. A really smart dog. Basically a human confined within a dog....more...]]> 1 2 false false Wed Apr 23 20:07:35 -0700 2008 Wed Apr 23 21:17:40 -0700 2008 Do you think that Dean Koontz could have wrote a book that ...more...]]> 5 2 false false Sun Feb 01 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Thu Jan 29 08:37:26 -0800 2009 Tue Feb 10 11:06:48 -0800 2009 more...]]> 5 2 false false Wed Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 1992 Wed Jan 23 22:33:47 -0800 2008 Wed Jan 23 22:33:47 -0800 2008 more...]]> 5 0 false false Fri Oct 02 09:18:27 -0700 2009 Fri Oct 02 09:18:36 -0700 2009
Two beings were created in a lab with near human intelligence. One is a golden retriever normal in every way other than his intelligence. The other is called The Outsider. A frightful being resembling no animal or man. Both beings ...more...]]> 5 0 false false Mon Sep 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Sat Jul 18 17:59:40 -0700 2009 Sat Jul 18 18:25:08 -0700 2009 more...]]> 3 1 false false Tue Aug 18 01:54:16 -0700 2009 Thu Aug 20 02:27:27 -0700 2009
I feel much same about Watchers.

The plot concerns a highly intelligent canine (so anthropomorphic Beatrix Potter would ...more...]]> 4 2 false false Wed Jul 01 00:00:00 -0700 1998 Thu Jul 05 09:44:19 -0700 2007 Thu Jul 05 09:47:17 -0700 2007
The story revolves around a man and a woman who both happen to own super-intelligent golden retrievers who can communicate with their humans. I loved the idea and tried for weeks (in vane) to get Robin, our...more...]]> 5 1 false false Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 1998 Sun Apr 13 21:27:23 -0700 2008 Mon Apr 14 05:50:18 -0700 2008 more...]]> 5 1 false false Mon Jan 05 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Thu Jan 15 16:46:33 -0800 2009 Thu Jan 22 11:50:38 -0800 2009 more...]]> 5 1 false false Mon Jun 26 00:00:00 -0700 2006 Sun Jun 07 11:44:46 -0700 2009 Sun Jun 07 11:52:25 -0700 2009 more...]]> 3 1 false false Mon Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 1990 Mon Aug 20 23:35:31 -0700 2007 Sat Sep 01 11:29:36 -0700 2007 5 1 false false Mon Sep 08 11:21:49 -0700 2008 Mon Sep 08 11:22:29 -0700 2008 3 0 false false Mon Jun 22 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sat Apr 11 17:10:37 -0700 2009 Mon Jun 22 18:56:42 -0700 2009
I think Koontz does a great job w...more...]]> 0 0 false false Thu Jul 13 00:00:00 -0700 2006 Tue Nov 18 07:21:45 -0800 2008 Tue Nov 18 07:21:45 -0800 2008 2 Strategic Reading
Ms. Rogal
17 November 2008
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The book that I am going to review is known as “The Watcher” By Deen Koontz. I thoroughly enjoyed reading this book and I think it has a strong message. Such as, the government shouldn’t play God. In the...more...]]> 4 0 false false Sun Nov 09 08:25:21 -0800 2008 Sun Nov 09 08:25:21 -0800 2008
This was the second Koontz book I picked up that year (Phantoms being the first), and by this time I was hooked on Koontz. I liked his writing style, I liked the characters...more...]]> 2 0 false false Tue Jan 27 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Thu Nov 06 14:02:21 -0800 2008 Tue Jan 27 16:57:26 -0800 2009
Take, for example, Nora. Essentially locked away for the f...more...]]> 3 0 false false Sat Jul 12 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Sat Jun 28 18:33:48 -0700 2008 Sat Jul 12 22:08:50 -0700 2008 more...]]> 4 0 false false Sun Aug 10 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Thu Jun 26 05:00:05 -0700 2008 Sun Aug 17 02:13:59 -0700 2008 something. Travis, a former member of the elite Delta Force, finds himself running in a blind panic with the...more...]]> http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=32423