Questions About The Silent Corner (Jane Hawk, #1)

by Dean Koontz (Goodreads Author)

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Why, Why, Why start a new series before he gives us the completion of the Chris Snow Trilogy??!!!

Teresa I TOTALLY AGREE. The first thing I thought when asked what question to
ask one of my all time favorite writers is....When will you finish Chris Snow's…moreI TOTALLY AGREE. The first thing I thought when asked what question to
ask one of my all time favorite writers is....When will you finish Chris Snow's story. Loved Odd Thomas was outstanding. and Huge fan of almost every book he has written. Need some closure on Chris Snow....please, please, please.(less)

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So does this continue into another 'episode' or is it left unfinished? Saw someone upset he started this new series without completing the Chris Snow Trilogy, so maybe a pattern. The completion of a novel is difficult I'm sure, but it's a service to the reader. Think I'll pass on any more Koontz, though I'm pleased to see him w/ a strong female character.

Cheryl Maxwell Vestelene: You are missing a great series...it's very timely of what is happening in our government.
…moreVestelene: You are missing a great series...it's very timely of what is happening in our government.
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Does this novel end in a cliffhanger? Or can it be a stand alone book?

Robert Both. It's a a good standalone book and much of the storyline gets resolved. One part is unfinished and the mention of it with a new twist serves as a…moreBoth. It's a a good standalone book and much of the storyline gets resolved. One part is unfinished and the mention of it with a new twist serves as a cliffhanger. (less)

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Totally frightening but so compelling from your review I want to read it. Did it actually frighten you?

Kevin Well to tell the truth in that I would echo the point made by Robert. Stephen King is generally the one who tends to nurture fear and once he has you …moreWell to tell the truth in that I would echo the point made by Robert. Stephen King is generally the one who tends to nurture fear and once he has you on the edge of your chair he stokes it.....

Although I must admit that I did think of King for a moment. I was thinking of how to best describe the difference between the two. I continued reading and it struck me the book, like most of them, is almost completely plot driven.

Stephen King is more character driven in that it is the characters are so well drawn into your psyche and you turn the pages primarily because of your feelings about them and often times you read just to find out more about the type of person each of his characters will become if they are not food for whatever evil is at hand. King also does not shy away from having a main character die.

Dean Koontz if I recall always rights books that have a happily ever after theme at the end. He likes to show how love and courage can overcome almost anything. In my opinion he really draws out few characters really well. He draws them in all of their shame and glory. No black and white characters but complicated ones who are unpredictable. Does there love of life trump the high danger level. Will it be through brains and might or both?

In The Silent Corner we are introduced to a very typical protagonist. Of course she is very smart and has the same tiresome wit we saw in the Odd series. At least
This book is typical in that the protagonist is actually either a very strong intelligent male or female. Often both and listening to there banter is like listening to the same words and perspectives in each while they argue and the arguments are filled with what each says they feel the need to do.

In this instance Jane Eyre is the heroine and a widowed one at that. Her husband, formally decorated in the military, killed himself. Jane feels the need to take on whomever is responsible. Koontz seems to feel that endangering the life of her son is important because of the lives of the many military heroes who may off themselves if she cannot get to the bottom of it.

She gets some help from a guy who sure doesn't look like he is hero material. However his past haunts him and the dangerous mission they both set out on does not end perfectly. I am waiting to see what happens to the two. If it was a King novel the joy is more in the trip while with Koontz it is more like finding out the ending.

I just wish that he introduced some more characters that are not typical. Just for the sake of realism I wish some of his characters let those fly. That do not all share his respect for clean language. They let four letter words to describe a sunset as it sinks below the water. I get the motivation but I feel in many of the stories there are situations that are bound to be populated by

In spite of this

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Can a person become an FBI agent at the age of 20?

Amanda I suppose there is always an exception, but generally, no. There is a veteran's waiver, but you have to have a bachelor's degree, so it's pretty hard …moreI suppose there is always an exception, but generally, no. There is a veteran's waiver, but you have to have a bachelor's degree, so it's pretty hard to be an honorably discharged veteran & have a bachelor's degree by age 20. It is also impossible for a Marine officer to make Colonel by the age of 30. I guess nothing is impossible, but realistically the average Marine Colonel has more like 20 years of service... not 8 (assuming he went to a 4 year university prior to becoming an officer, could be as much as 12 years if he was a Mustanger). I know it's dumb, but this is the part of the book that annoys me the most, particularly as an Army veteran married to a Marine veteran.(less)

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