Lightning: In Progress (No Spoilers)

[Adelaide]

This topic is for those who are discussing the book in progress. No spoilers please!

[Adelaide]

I am doing a summer grad school thing right now, so I will be participating but probably minimally (and slowly.)

[Cheryl]

I am going to skip this book. I tried to read it years ago and it just wasn’t for me. Some Koontz books I like, and some I just can't get into. This is a purely personal opinion, so don’t let it deter anyone from reading this book.

[Sarah]

Man, I’m trying to remember when I have cared less about a group of characters. So far I’m a little 😴.

[Adelaide]

So I am pretty fried by evening right now, and this is something I can engage with without engaging if that makes sense. So, it's kind of the perfect grad school book, although I wouldn't actually call it good.

Koontz is hit or miss with me. I wish he wrote less, but better.

[Cheryl]

So glad the book is working for you, Adelaide! Sometimes a book isn't written well but it just clicks for me at the time. I think Koontz' books can be like that.

[Adelaide]

I CANNOT GO ON. With the book. I am 1/4 of the way in and it is just unnecessarily icky. I am brain dead because of grad school and there is nothing here for me to latch on to.

SORRY FOR THE BAD PICK Y'ALL. ratings can be dirty liars.

[Cheryl]

Don’t worry about it, Adelaide. It was worth trying something new. Koontz can be good or bad, and I never know if I’m going to like one of his books when I pick it up.

[John]

Have read, when I picked it up for this group got a few pages in and remembered, did find it not to my liking. One of a few authors I still read for "my horror" fix but I passed on this. Kings' latest "Later" was a good relief from his fumbles of late. Koontz last book I read "The Good Guy" was just a simple tale involving a limit amount of characters...and it works! Lightning just keeps adding more and more and it became to cluttered. Later.

[Cheryl]

John,

Thanks for the info about The Good Guy. Some Koontz books I like, some I don't. Your recommendation looks worth a try.