false 16435 0553588249 9780553588248 4290 438 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1166723460m/16435.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/16435.Life_Expectancy 9355 Dean Koontz 195216 13024 Crinkles and Honker are like Hick versions of Mr. C and Mr. V from Neverwhere. Lame. 0 2009-03-28T19:04:12-07:00 561988 110 2009-03-28T19:04:12-07:00 Not sure what I think yet. 0 2009-03-28T12:45:46-07:00 560879 50 2009-03-28T12:45:46-07:00 It's an odd book coming on the heels of having read Edward Mint. Lots off goofy similarities. 0 2009-03-27T13:56:05-07:00 557785 10 2009-03-27T13:56:05-07:00 1 0 false Sun May 03 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sun Dec 07 17:17:16 -0800 2008 Sun May 03 22:56:35 -0700 2009
Jimmy Tock the first person narrator is a chatty fellow. If he were real, he'd be one of those annoying sorts who loves to hear himself talk. Combine his "humorous" asides with the fact that the prophecies all involve a clown seeking revenge and the book flounders.

So maybe Life Expectancy has a twist at the end. No, not really. Any time you have simultaneous births at the start of a story it's only for one reason. And yeah, Koontz goes for the cliché.

While I've never considered myself a Dean Koontz fan, I have enjoyed the books I've read. I can't say that any longer. ]]>