The Door to December
by Dean Koontz
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Read in June, 2008
Another worthless Dean Koontz novel full of the usual Koontz crimes against writing: awful dialogue, characters with no complexity, and a "surprise" ending that I knew was coming on page 30 of this over 500 page novel.
This is supposedly a mystery/suspense story focusing on the efforts of police officer Dan Haldane to unravel a weird case that revolves around forced sensory deprivation of a nine year old girl. As usual in the Koontz formula, Haldane falls in love with the girl's mot...more
This is supposedly a mystery/suspense story focusing on the efforts of police officer Dan Haldane to unravel a weird case that revolves around forced sensory deprivation of a nine year old girl. As usual in the Koontz formula, Haldane falls in love with the girl's mot...more
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Read in November, 2007
It's been more than 10 years since I last read a Koontz book... 'Tis gonna be interesting...
LATER:
Okay, now I've read it. And all in all it's a pretty good yarn. A thriller-horror type story where Koontz deftly entwines pshychology and elements of the occult to fine, fairly believable effect. And the ending is more satisfying than I remember from several of his other stories. That's great:-)
Unfortunately the plot was very obvious early on and it seemed incredible that the characters ha...more
LATER:
Okay, now I've read it. And all in all it's a pretty good yarn. A thriller-horror type story where Koontz deftly entwines pshychology and elements of the occult to fine, fairly believable effect. And the ending is more satisfying than I remember from several of his other stories. That's great:-)
Unfortunately the plot was very obvious early on and it seemed incredible that the characters ha...more
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Read in September, 2007
recommends it for:
anyone who likes horror/thrillers
I had never read Koontz before, and this book was sitting on my shelf for years. I picked it up as part of the RIP Challenge, and once I started I couldn't put it down. This book is part crime thriller (like Patterson, but so much richer) and part horror (like early King--the occult-type stuff), and all in all a well-written, well-developed story. It moves fast, but flows evenly. The characters are likeable, and while it isn't hugely based on character study, they are developed enough to wor...more
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i have a hard time with koontz.
the plots never change (from book to book). the characters never change (from book to book)
his newer stuff is better. eventually a good guy (even if only a secondary character) needs to lose, the dog needs to die, the male protagonist needs to not be honorable and alone, and/or the female protagonist needs to have not overcome some horrible childhood tragedy that makes her withdrawn, but generally a good person just needing a knight to come save her.
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the plots never change (from book to book). the characters never change (from book to book)
his newer stuff is better. eventually a good guy (even if only a secondary character) needs to lose, the dog needs to die, the male protagonist needs to not be honorable and alone, and/or the female protagonist needs to have not overcome some horrible childhood tragedy that makes her withdrawn, but generally a good person just needing a knight to come save her.
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Read in July, 2008
recommended to Heather by:
Whitney's side of bed libraryrecommends it for: Not many
This book was just alright for me. It was loooooonnnnggggg. And really violent. Like violence that made me turn the page because it was gross. Normally, stuff like that doesn't bother me, I mean REALLY,(caps=super serious)but it was so extreme. Think Hills Have Eyes, but on paper. The story was okay, but it was cluttered with too many characters to keep track of. And a third of them had nicknames too so it was really overkill. Dean Koontz is really hit or miss with me and this one had great m...more
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Read in October, 2008
recommended to Jen by:
Shannon (well she told me about it)
so far I've liked Koont'z campy horror, I'm so disappointed with this book. His normally entertaining amature psychology just didn't work for me. I didn't care much for the characters, didn't like anybody's philosophy - everyone was too one dimentional doing a cardboard impersonation of depth. In his attempt to make the story scarier, he overused "sinister" and "perverted" on subjects that he doesn't seem to know anything about and don't work on a reader who does.
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This is an edited, updated version of The Door to December that Dean Koontz wrote under the pen name, Richard Paige (I found a copy of that book, but I didn't feel the need to read this again).
There are many images I recall from this book, and the story was a thriller with a young girl who had been experimented on by her father to have psychic powers. Sometimes I try to see if I can imagine a cat eating itself completely starting with the tale, so I can develop psychic powers. But...more
There are many images I recall from this book, and the story was a thriller with a young girl who had been experimented on by her father to have psychic powers. Sometimes I try to see if I can imagine a cat eating itself completely starting with the tale, so I can develop psychic powers. But...more
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Read in October, 2008
I haven't read anything from Dean Koontz in a long time... I forgot how much I liked his books. This was an easy read for me, as I finished it in a weekend (I would have finished it sooner if my husband wouldn't have been complaining about me not getting anything done). I look forward to reading a few more of his books.
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recommends it for:
Someone looking to waste an afternoon in a good book
This is a book that disturbed me on the deepest level. The emotional roller coaster it put me on didn't leave me for a long time afterward. From anger and rage at the father figure to heartbreak sympathy for the mother, with an occasional laugh or two puts this novel high in the ranks.
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Read in July, 1999
About out of body experiences so approach with an open mind but a wonderful sci-fi book.
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Read in January, 2004
I didn't care for the writing style of this one. It was originally written under a psuedonym. I don't seem to like those, the style is long winded and doesn't capture my imagination like regular Dean Koontz novels.
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Read in January, 2000
recommends it for:
Readers looking for a spooky mystery.
This is one of Dean Koontz's better books.
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