Stand Alone Novels 2008-2020: Relentless (Group Read - December 2014)

[Dustin the wind Crazy little brown owl, Colorful Colorado]

Relentless has been selected as our December Group Read. Here is a brand new thread for discussing the book. FYI there is an older discussion thread for this book in the Stand-Alone Novel folder. Please use spoiler alerts as needed.

Relentless is one of my personal favorites. I had a really fun time reading Relentless for the first time shortly after it was published in 2009 and I have enjoyed re-reading the book. I look forward to re-reading Relentless again in the near future :-)

We hope you'll consider reading or re-reading Relentless with us. Thank You Koontzlanders!

[Tracy]

Ohhh...I'm excited about this one.

[Dustin the wind Crazy little brown owl, Colorful Colorado]

Tracy wrote: "Ohhh...I'm excited about this one."

ALWAYS!!!! :-)

[Paul]

I will be reading this very soon but will add my thoughts to the group.

[E.]

It's been several months since I've read Relentless. I read a lot of books, pretty quickly, so only those that really stand out stick with me (Intensity, Innocence, Lightening, Watchers)
so I would like to re-read this one with the group, taking it slower and enjoying the feedback of others as they read along.

[Dustin the wind Crazy little brown owl, Colorful Colorado]

Time for everyone to get their copy of Relentless! Happy December Koontzlanders!

[E.]

Has anyone started Relentless yet? I'm finishing up King's The Talisman before I read the sequel Black House. Plan to read Relentless in between.

[Tracy]

I'm going to the library to get the audio thus weekend.

[Dustin the wind Crazy little brown owl, Colorful Colorado]

I re-read Relentless this past week. I think this was my fifth or sixth time reading the book (hard to keep count). I still love the story.

[Tracy]

Ugghh...I didn't get to the library. All of this shopping is getting in my way of reading.

[E.]

I really like the first few pages, the humor in introducing the family, everyone's bizarre names. It sets a tone for the rest of the book.
World War Waxx

[E.]

I think I'm going to like reading this story again. After the first few pages, the whole story came back to me. I'm going to read it a few chapters at a time to appreciate it more.
Just left off after Milo's restroom incident

[Tracy]

E. wrote: "I think I'm going to like reading this story again. After the first few pages, the whole story came back to me. I'm going to read it a few chapters at a time to appreciate it more.
Just left off a..."

I love that part.

[Danessa]

I just now saw this... Oops I'm currently reading a different dean koontz book but will read relentless next!

[Dustin the wind Crazy little brown owl, Colorful Colorado]

Danessa wrote: "I just now saw this... Oops I'm currently reading a different dean koontz book but will read relentless next!"

Which other Koontz book were/are you reading?

[Danessa]

I'm reading sole survivor for the first time

[Barbara]

I love Sole Survivor!!!

[Danessa]

I'm almost done with it but it's been a great read so far.

[Karen B.]

I guess I got things out of whack because in November I read Relentless. I really like this book. Maybe some non-Koontz reader critics don't like the similarities to some of his books but I do. I love the relationships that people develop and of course any book that has a dog ... even if it's not a Golden who is more intelligent than he lets on. (and I also love the cat Mungo Jerry in the Moonlight Bay series). I am trying to get myself to add my Amazon reviews on here too.
I can't wait for Saint Odd.

[Dustin the wind Crazy little brown owl, Colorful Colorado]

You are not alone. Relentless is still one of my favorites.

[Tracy]

Doing a reread of this one. A little late but I love it anyway.

[Karen B.]

It's also one of my favorites.

[Dustin the wind Crazy little brown owl, Colorful Colorado]

I have a hardcover of Relentless and the book under the jacket is WHITE. Typically, Dean's books are Black. Saint Odd is PURPLE. I just find this interesting.

[Dustin the wind Crazy little brown owl, Colorful Colorado]

Gotta read Relentless every year :-)

[Karen B.]

Dustin that's how I am with Watchers. It's my fave and I need to re-read it again if not every year, every other year.

[Tracy]

I read Relentless every year as well. I like to read Life Expectancy whenever possible to.

[Karen B.]

I also love reading Lightning over again. I know I am the rare one who actually likes to re-read What the Night Knows. There is so much I have highlighted in that book about the nature of good and evil.

[Dustin the wind Crazy little brown owl, Colorful Colorado]

Lightning, Yes. What the Night Knows, No. :-)

[Dustin the wind Crazy little brown owl, Colorful Colorado]

Tracy wrote: "I read Relentless every year as well. I like to read Life Expectancy whenever possible to."

Yes on Life Expectancy :-)

[Dustin the wind Crazy little brown owl, Colorful Colorado]

Karen B. wrote: "Dustin that's how I am with Watchers. It's my fave and I need to re-read it again if not every year, every other year."

Watchers was the very first Dean Koontz book that I read. I enjoy it more every time I have read it :-)

[Karen B.]

Dustin, yes I feel like it was my first ... it may have actually been my second or third but it is the one that got me hooked on Koontz. My first was Strangers and I loved how you just didn't know until later what had happened to all of these "strangers".

[Barbara]

I read Strangers so many times I could recite it......I have not read it in years.....maybe it's time to read again......Phantoms was my first Koontz book!!

[Dustin the wind Crazy little brown owl, Colorful Colorado]

Barbara wrote: "I read Strangers so many times I could recite it......I have not read it in years.....maybe it's time to read again......Phantoms was my first Koontz book!!"

I would be interested in Strangers. Maybe nominate it for March Group Read? :-)

[Karen B.]

can we nominate more than one? Then I would like to nominate Strangers

[Barbara]

I have Strangers so that's easy for me!! ;D