His birth was marked by wonder and tragedy.
He sees beauty and terror beyond our deepest dreams.
His story will change the way you... read full description
He sees beauty and terror beyond our deepest dreams.
His story will change the way you... read full description
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Aug 11, 2010
Maciek
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Massive, massive, MASSIVE disappointment.
Obvious spoilers ahead.
The premise for this book is amazing; a boy named Bartholomew loses his sight at the age of three, when surgeons remove his eyes to save him from fast spreading cancer, and then, though eyeless, regains it at the age of thirteen.
Thinking that it could be a fun, fast paced daredevil-like story, with quantum theory involved, I was setting my hopes high. Boy, was I let down.
When a reader opens the bo More...
Obvious spoilers ahead.
The premise for this book is amazing; a boy named Bartholomew loses his sight at the age of three, when surgeons remove his eyes to save him from fast spreading cancer, and then, though eyeless, regains it at the age of thirteen.
Thinking that it could be a fun, fast paced daredevil-like story, with quantum theory involved, I was setting my hopes high. Boy, was I let down.
When a reader opens the bo More...
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Dec 17, 2009
Wil
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Alright, I went on a "Koontz binge" last spring, and of all the stuff of his that I read, From The Corner Of His Eye has got to be one of the WORST, most godawful pieces of "literature" (using the term loosely) that I've ever read.
I grew quite used to Koontz's style of writing... plastering excessive detail onto every description, taking five pages to detail the wallpaper on a house, etc. So when I read the jacket for FTCOHE and it said the story was about a boy More...
I grew quite used to Koontz's style of writing... plastering excessive detail onto every description, taking five pages to detail the wallpaper on a house, etc. So when I read the jacket for FTCOHE and it said the story was about a boy More...
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Jul 12, 2008
Tom
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In a Dean Koontz book, if there's someone he describes as particularly good, gracious, or appealing; you can be sure that something very bad is about to happen to them.
There's plenty of that in this book, which tells a number of stories, all tied together by the actions of the villain. There are good number of biblical references, with most characters having a biblical corollary; especially Bartholomew, one of the heroes of the story, who has as his namesake one of the lesser known More...
There's plenty of that in this book, which tells a number of stories, all tied together by the actions of the villain. There are good number of biblical references, with most characters having a biblical corollary; especially Bartholomew, one of the heroes of the story, who has as his namesake one of the lesser known More...
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Dec 16, 2009
Tara
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She lived for others, her heart tuned to their anguish and their needs.
His blue eyes were seas where sorrow sailed.
Not one day in anyone’s life is an uneventful day, no day without profound meaning, no matter how dull and boring it might seem, no matter whether you are a seamstress or a queen, a shoeshine boy, or a movie star, a renowned philosopher or a Down’s-syndrome child. Because in every day of your life, there are opportunities to perform More...
She lived for others, her heart tuned to their anguish and their needs.
His blue eyes were seas where sorrow sailed.
Not one day in anyone’s life is an uneventful day, no day without profound meaning, no matter how dull and boring it might seem, no matter whether you are a seamstress or a queen, a shoeshine boy, or a movie star, a renowned philosopher or a Down’s-syndrome child. Because in every day of your life, there are opportunities to perform More...
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Dec 01, 2011
Misty
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Although I enjoyed this book, for the most part, it's got major flaws.
If you're familiar with Dean Koontz, you know that sometimes (well, most of the time), he overdoes it. Describes things in entirely too much detail, takes 5 pages to explain something that could be told in 3 paragraphs, etc. He does not sway from that in this book. In my opinion, it could have been cut by about 200 pages and still told the story just fine.
The story centers around 2 characters, mainly: a More...
If you're familiar with Dean Koontz, you know that sometimes (well, most of the time), he overdoes it. Describes things in entirely too much detail, takes 5 pages to explain something that could be told in 3 paragraphs, etc. He does not sway from that in this book. In my opinion, it could have been cut by about 200 pages and still told the story just fine.
The story centers around 2 characters, mainly: a More...
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Mar 08, 2010
Nicole
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From the Corner of His Eye by Dean Koontz is overal a great book. I thought the authors writing style was phenonmenal using substantial vocabulary. Dean Koontz other style of books seem similar to eachother but theres minor differences making each story unique. This book draws readers into a spellbinding world created by terror, love, hate, and mystery. I recommend this book to anyone who has either read some of his previous books before to get an understanding of his writing. In the book ther
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Mar 12, 2008
David
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From The Corner Of His Eye Bantam Books, 2000, 729pp., $7.99
Dean Koontz ISBN 0553582747
Imagine being in labor, with your husband lying dead beside you. “Urgency gripped the paramedics. The rescuers’ equipment and the pieces of car door were dragged out of the way to make a path for a gurney, its wheels clattering across pavement littered with debris.” You don’t know if your kid has survived More...
Dean Koontz ISBN 0553582747
Imagine being in labor, with your husband lying dead beside you. “Urgency gripped the paramedics. The rescuers’ equipment and the pieces of car door were dragged out of the way to make a path for a gurney, its wheels clattering across pavement littered with debris.” You don’t know if your kid has survived More...
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Nov 28, 2008
Jennifer
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I guess I would give this a 1.5 if I could. It's readable but you kind of regret spending the time on this. Maybe if it was half the size it wouldn't have pissed me off - but 768 pages? And I felt like it was doing some preachy religious allegory crap at me. What the hell is your point with this book Dean Koontz?
I feel like there were huge holes in the plot on this one and it was just the weakest thing I had read by him. There really wasn't the pay off you want when you get to the e More...
I feel like there were huge holes in the plot on this one and it was just the weakest thing I had read by him. There really wasn't the pay off you want when you get to the e More...
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Sep 18, 2011
John
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From the Corner of His Eye
by Dean Koontz
Bantam, 729 pages, paperback, 2001; reissue of a book
originally published in 2001
Dean Koontz is probably, right now, the most underestimated
writer at work in the field of fantastic literature. The reasons
are not hard to fathom. Unlike most authors, who go through the
learning process before they ever see print, Koontz had the
misfortune — although of course it must have seemed far from
that to More...
Jan 23, 2011
Alex
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“Like the cold and fragile ectoplasm of summoned spirits, the gossamer architecture pressed against their faces, and much of it clung tenaciously to their clothes that even in the gloom, they began to look like the risen dead in tattered gravecloth.”
Thus begins the latest novel from bestselling author Dean Koontz, who has brought us such great tales as Fear Nothing, Watchers, Intensity, and Dark Rivers of the Heart. In From the Corner of His Eye Koontz transcends his revered storytell More...
Thus begins the latest novel from bestselling author Dean Koontz, who has brought us such great tales as Fear Nothing, Watchers, Intensity, and Dark Rivers of the Heart. In From the Corner of His Eye Koontz transcends his revered storytell More...
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Aug 03, 2009
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May 20, 2009
Jessica
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You ever wonder where Koontz comes up with these stories? Most of them are brilliant, engaging plots with lots of twists and turns that keep you on the edge of your seat. Some of them are plain strange and make you wonder what he was smoking when he sat down that day...and why he wasn't sharing.
This book had the benefit of being both brilliant in many ways, and of being one of the stories that makes you scratch your head and wonder.
I loved the separate yet slowly intertwi More...
This book had the benefit of being both brilliant in many ways, and of being one of the stories that makes you scratch your head and wonder.
I loved the separate yet slowly intertwi More...
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Apr 21, 2011
James
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Nothing is more annoying than a character portrayed as prefect, and this book is full of them. All the heroes are annoyingly generous and annoyingly self-righteous. The children are (to overuse the adverb) annoyingly intelligent and mature.
We learn more about the villain’s sex life than anything evil he does. The entire middle third of the book is about the villain’s inner thoughts, and almost nothing happens. There is such a thing as knowing too much about a character’s motivation More...
We learn more about the villain’s sex life than anything evil he does. The entire middle third of the book is about the villain’s inner thoughts, and almost nothing happens. There is such a thing as knowing too much about a character’s motivation More...
Jul 29, 2011
Manu
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That Dean Koontz is an amazing writer of supernatural stories is a known fact. What makes this book special is the mix of several themes that work in superb harmony - a psychotic killer, quantum physics and faith. I've always wondered about parallel universes and in this book, the author has tried to put a structure to it through the theories of Thomas Vanadium and the abilities of Bartholomew, Angel and Mary.
Koontz uses Enoch Cain's obsessed journey to find Bartholomew as a background to highl More...
Koontz uses Enoch Cain's obsessed journey to find Bartholomew as a background to highl More...
Mar 30, 2011
David
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One technique that an author has at his disposal when writing to get a reader involved early in their book, "The Hook", is Pathos. We feel sympathy for a character because of some tragedy that has befallen them. We want to learn more about this character and how they might champion this terrible ordeal. Pathos is effective. Pathos often sells books.
Pathos sucks when mishandled.
Take one blind boy, no let's not make him just blind: Let us make him have no eyes! Yes this More...
Pathos sucks when mishandled.
Take one blind boy, no let's not make him just blind: Let us make him have no eyes! Yes this More...
Apr 17, 2009
Eve
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I read the book for just one reason - to read for myself what Dean Koontz's prose is like. If he can sell so many books, there has to be a good reason.
His prose offers nothing new, but his characterization is good - the "good guys" and "bad guy" are excellently drawn. Koontz tells the story from each of their perspectives in a natural, easy way. Although the villain is one sick character, Koontz manages to present him as more or less believable instead of as a cari More...
His prose offers nothing new, but his characterization is good - the "good guys" and "bad guy" are excellently drawn. Koontz tells the story from each of their perspectives in a natural, easy way. Although the villain is one sick character, Koontz manages to present him as more or less believable instead of as a cari More...
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Aug 27, 2010
Kelsey
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I hate writing reviews but I have to at least put my opinion out there. I am so SICK of seeing people bash Koontz. If you didn't like the book, move on. You aren't going to like everything you read and I'm sure he didn't right the book to get an awesome review from YOU. Okay now that thats been said...
I really liked this book. It's not going to be one of my all time favorites from Dean but I still Loved it. I don't know how many times I would get comfortable with the story and then a More...
I really liked this book. It's not going to be one of my all time favorites from Dean but I still Loved it. I don't know how many times I would get comfortable with the story and then a More...
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Jun 06, 2009
Lisa
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Dean Koontz has turned the villain stereotype completely on its head in this book. I won't write in any spoilers but the identity of the villain blew me away when I read the revealing scene. That hasn't happened to me in a long time!
Two characters, in particular, who would seem, on the surface, to have all the makings of villains are actually the good guys, so once again stereotypes are turned upsidedown.
The only regret I have is that the blurb on the back cover did not c More...
Two characters, in particular, who would seem, on the surface, to have all the makings of villains are actually the good guys, so once again stereotypes are turned upsidedown.
The only regret I have is that the blurb on the back cover did not c More...
Oct 18, 2011
Hollie
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It's been a while since I read this book, but it definitely left an impression, so I felt the need to further elaborate on my rating. This is the only Dean Koontz book I ever read, since he doesn't write the kind of stuff I normally read. But at some point I found myself with nothing to read, and my mom pulled this from her library and suggested I read it.
If I was going off of how much I actually personally enjoyed this book, I would probably give it two stars. This story is down More...
If I was going off of how much I actually personally enjoyed this book, I would probably give it two stars. This story is down More...
Mar 06, 2011
David
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This is the second Koontz work I've read and I enjoyed it quite a bit more than the first. The novel includes a variety of richly-imagined characters and incorporates supernatural plot twists into the otherwise realistic plot. Although, I would classify this in the suspense thriller genre rather than as science fiction. I think the plot description on the back cover is quite misleading - the story seems to focus much more on the "relentless killer" than any of the other characters and
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Dec 28, 2011
Angus
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This was a great read. The villain took me by surprise initially, but his character, or lack of it gradually revealed. I can only assume the author was deliberate in portraying evil as being devoid of substance, the criminal mind as falsely inflated and seeking fulfillment through empty endeavors. Whilst chilling, there is nothing that glorifies or justifies badness in this book. The community of good guys are perhaps a little too good, but not sickly sweet. The exploration of quantum physics is
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Jul 21, 2010
Johnny
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Apr 10, 2011
Stephie
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I only discovered Dean Koontz in 2009 and I've been busily reading him ever since. I don't like every single one of his books (they are always superbly written, but sometimes I don't care for the setting or a main character or something else), but this book was an absolute delight to read and I did not want it to end. I checked it out from the library and now will buy it so I can read it again. What did I love about it? (1) It draws you in from the first paragraph. (2) The main characters are en
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Feb 12, 2010
Amanda
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Mar 02, 2011
Lisa
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MY VERY FAVORITE KOONTZ WORK OF ALL TIME!!! (I would also like to note that it is his favorite accomplishment as well.) This book was recommended to me when I was 17 by my husband to-be and was the first Dean Koontz book I ever read. It is the PERFECT example of his superiority to other authors of his time and made me an absolute obsessed fan. I then became a collector and this is what started it all. It is a complex tale of vivid characters and includes every emotion you could think of while in
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Sep 12, 2011
Anne
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Loved it! Twists and turns, a fabulous story, great characters. Enoch Cain has you believing he is a good and loving man as the book begins, but then he does something that totally leaves you in shock, and after a while you begin to see what an evil person he is. Evil and extremely dangerous.
I couldn't put this book down. The way Dean Koontz brings all the characters together is very clever. What a writer. This book has everything, but what I particularly like is that there is a moral ton More...
I couldn't put this book down. The way Dean Koontz brings all the characters together is very clever. What a writer. This book has everything, but what I particularly like is that there is a moral ton More...
Mar 04, 2011
Kristy
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My first ever Dean Koontz novel. I have to say, I'm pretty impressed with his writing. He's intense, humorous, mysterious, and captivating. I was really sucked into this story; I lovvvve Bartholomew! That kid is amazing. I'm not quite sure I follow the theory of quantum mechanics, but then again, to quote a quote that Koontz put at the beginning of his book, "Nobody understands quantum theory." Haha. I loved how the idea of it supported the fact that nothing is coincidental...even thou
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May 12, 2010
Vincent
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This was my first Dean Koontz book and made me a fan. I loved how the story gripped me immediately. The story of Bartholomew Lampion, his tragic beings, his uniquely beautiful eyes that must be remove leaving behind his strange talent is riveting from the very first chapter. The story then takes you across the country to tells of a ruthless murderer obsessed with his unknown bane named Bartholomew that he has never met but is convinced he must kill. Then the story goes to the rape and birt
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Nov 28, 2010
Sarah
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A long, long book about quantum theory and family. I hate that I love this book. I hate that I've read its 750+ pages cover to cover multiple times. The characters are ridiculously oversimplified, the plot is fairly tedious, there are a ton of big holes in the story, and the ending is so, so anti-climactic. But I do love it. And I have read its 750+ pages cover to cover multiple times. Even though the characters are ridiculously oversimplified, I find them fascinating. Even though the plot is fa
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Jan 23, 2012
Ethan
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I stuck with this book for 250 pages before I gave up. The writing was beautiful at times, but the characterization absolutely drove me crazy. The sheer goodness of the good guys is nauseating, and Koontz slathers them with such sticky sweetness that I actually ended up hating the characters. The bad guy is the only character I enjoyed reading about, and he's overblown to the point of caricature.
Koontz has a couple of nice passages, but there's no way I'm going to make it through thi More...
Koontz has a couple of nice passages, but there's no way I'm going to make it through thi More...
