The Bad Weather Friend

by Dean Koontz

his homophobia is coming thru ? Ug

And more of his politics coming thru. We couldn’t do it could we Dean.

At least this is couched as a negative opinion quoted by one of the despicable characters

Years from now, when all the vehicles are electric, when tens of millions of acres of Earth’s surface have been destroyed by open-pit mining for the enormous quantities of lithium and cobalt and nickel and copper required for EVs, when thousands of new landfills have been crammed full of batteries that can’t be recycled and are leaking horrifying toxins into the water table, when thousands of square miles of windmills have made extinct hundreds of species of birds with disastrous environmental effects,

So continue depleting our earth of oil and continue with global warming? This is like his windmill deal

I will still—always, always—remember this special and exhilarating night, chauffeuring you two hither and yon in the dogged pursuit of justice, my destiny buddies.”

sexual revolution relieved them of the burden of responsibility, not to mention chivalry.”

Oh brother

Just so reductionist

This has to be inner fears coming thru. I know he doesn’t like to fly and i wonder if it’s not an element of deep phobia

How you live your life will earn the face you have in years to come; if you think you’re superior to others, if you can’t live and let live, if your arrogance inspires perpetual anger and resentment because others do not agree with you, then you’ll age into a face that reveals the corruption of your soul.

Again this reductionist (yes i know he’s always had relatively black &white characterizations but it’s gone to 11) and tonely deaf to the realization that your features are not related to being a good or bad person. He went bald for heavens sake

His bad guy “groups” have become homogenous yet always wonderfully developed and written

I mean lol. Literally lol just silly. But fun

That’s a great line

Aww

So he turned the trolly problem into murder. This seems to be in line with my issue with The other book 6h st ??

The ring delighted Harper. She said yes. To Benny.

Subtly reversing the agency of Harper proposing to Benny Bummer.

Not so subtle dig against the several current authors - rr Martin amongst others

Like his thesis but the roles of the leads don’t add up. Spikes intervention of violence and our main character murder shows that niceness is not enough. Koontz fun and wonderful writing and imagination intergraded with his politics and views on society become a muddled story in the end