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[Louann]

I like John Saul too, but I thinnk he has something against kids... Lol

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

Hey everyone. I've just been catching up - just got internet hooked up again a couple of days ago so I'm Back! Glad to see so many people joining. I'm excited to finally be able to announce that we now have more group members than the "old, original, other" Dean Koontz group. Thanks to Jason of the Borg for directing people here from there. I'm not in the old group anymore but I check in from time to time to see if there are new posts.

Thanks for the mention of the Stephen White group Christine :-) I'm also a big John Saul fan - I have to read everything new he releases even if I'm sometimes disappointed. He's taking a break this year and not releasing anything new. My favorites by John Saul are The Homing, The Manhattan Hunt Club and the Blackstone Chronicles serial thriller. I've also seen Tedd Dekker's books around they seem to be in the Young Adult or Christian Fiction sections and I haven't given him a try - I'm open for recommendations though. Sorry, this is a bit off topic just wanted to put in my response to earlier posts that I didn't see until now :-)

Anyway, everyone, stick around for more fun - Welcome to the group and thanks for joining. We currently have a group membership of 160!

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

Louann wrote: "I like John Saul too, but I thinnk he has something against kids... Lol"

Hey Louann & friends, I can't resist responding to this, but I'm gonna try to keep our discussion on topic so head over to our "Other Authors" discussion and we'll talk about John Saul, Tedd Dekker and Other Authors. Below is the link. see ya there in the newer posts.


Other Authors Discussion

[Emily]

Christine wrote: "Hey Jenna! Welcome to Koontzland! This is a great group. I also belong to the Stephen White group that Dustin Crazy also moderates. If you like mystery/thriller, his are pretty good. The Siege..."

I read House by Dekker and another writer and it was OK. He does insert a LOT of Christian views, and is considered a 'Christian' writer, his books are available at Christian bookstores. The book was OK but the overly religious punch you in the face ending ruined what otherwise would have been a great read. House was very...creepy.

[Emily]

Louann wrote: "I like John Saul too, but I thinnk he has something against kids... Lol"

When I found out I was pregnant I had to rid my house of all Saul. I still can't read him and have nightmares about waking up w/ my daughter standing over me watching me sleep. When I wake up and she's really there, I'm sure she's going to kill me. So yeah, I agree he REALLY has some issues w/ children!

[Emily]

Dustin Crazy wrote: "Louann wrote: "I like John Saul too, but I thinnk he has something against kids... Lol"

Hey Louann & friends, I can't resist responding to this, but I'm gonna try to keep our discussion on topic s..."

OOPS, sorry!

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

Emily wrote: "OOPS, sorry! "

:-) It's okay. I could see you replying to the comments in order and I was wondering what you'd think when you got to that one :-)

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

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[Jenna]

Dustin Crazy wrote: "FYI for all you goodreads addicts - Goodreads T-shirts, tote bag, mug, stickers etc. are available for purchase through cafe press - if you want to show pride in your favorite social network. I'm p..."

ooo fun! so new list....New Buffy Tee, Fringe Tee, GoodReads Tee, Buddha is my Homeboy Tee....etc.

[Sue]

Hello, everyone! I am Sue from Arizona. I own several of Koontz' books; my daughter has the rest. Since I am a dog person, I love that he has dogs in his books, and Watchers will remain one of my favorites of all time. However, my favorite thing about Koontz is his occasional genius. He has written a few books that are absolutely stunning in their depth and (sometimes) complexity. Dark Rivers of the Heart is probably the best example. From the Corner of His Eye is another. I keep hoping and praying for another in that category. In them meantime, I read whatever he writes and shake my head when he "doesn't meet his potential." I really prefer Stephen King, even though he isn't a dog person!

[Jaice]

Sue wrote: "H...In them meantime, I read whatever he writes and shake my head when he "doesn't meet his potential." I really prefer Stephen King, even though he isn't a dog person!"

Welcome, Sue. I'm sure quite a few of us will agree with at least one of those two statements. I know I at least agree with the former, if not (yet) with the latter.

[Maciek]

Jason "plasborgma" wrote: "Welcome, Sue. I'm sure quite a few of us will agree with at least one of those two statements. I know I at least agree with the former, if not (yet) with the latter. ."

Don't worry; you will.

[Jaice]

Maciek wrote: "Don't worry; you will."

We'll see. I won't say that I will or won't, as I have only read 3 of his books so far.

[Maciek]

To be honest, the only Koontz and King comparisons I encountered were done by the fans of the former and featured mostly unjust criticism of the latter. I don't think that it's possible to compare the two authors, as their output is so vastly different. They share nothing except for the fact that both were typed as horror authors early in their careers.

[Christine]

Maciek wrote: "To be honest, the only Koontz and King comparisons I encountered were done by the fans of the former and featured mostly unjust criticism of the latter. I don't think that it's possible to compare ..."

I agree with you. Their writing styles are very different. For me, Stephen King has always been a favorite. I feel he can draw me into a story and keep me there much better than Dean Koontz. King is able to make the unbelievable, believable for me. I have never been able to figure out why he gets snubbed for his ability as a writer. I know its by people who have never read his novels but that label as a horror writer does come with limitations. Its too bad.

[Jaice]

Maciek wrote: "To be honest, the only Koontz and King comparisons I encountered were done by the fans of the former and featured mostly unjust criticism of the latter. I don't think that it's possible to compare ..."

I never said anything about comparing their writing here--you did. All I said is that there is a possibility I will like King better as an author after I read more of his books, which is a statement I could make about any author (though I suspicion it has a higher probability of being true for King than most others). Contradictory to what you said, I have mostly encountered King fans talking about how he is better than Koontz (see the Stephen King Fans group for evidence). In those situations (and in the opposite situations), I always take the same stance you just did--that it is not fair to compare their writing (it's fine to like one better than the other, but not to say one writes better than the other overall, as each has his strengths and weaknesses).

[Maciek]

I never said you did. What I did was describe my encounters with Koontz fans who told me countless times about how pathetic King is when compared to Koontz.
Not so much the other way, though. I wonder why that is.

[Jaice]

Maciek wrote: "...What I did was describe my encounters with Koontz fans who told me countless times about how pathetic King is when compared to Koontz.
Not so much the other way, though. I wonder why that is."

Where have you encountered this? As I said, I've encountered the opposite.

[Maciek]

It's been some time but I remember reading a topic on this on the Dean Koontz forum - http://www.dkoontz.com/forum/forum_to.... I stumbled upon the site by chance and found the topic; I remember some people being very...passionate about their stances. I don't understand this; who cares anyway?

[Jaice]

Maciek wrote: "It's been some time but I remember reading a topic on this on the Dean Koontz forum - http://www.dkoontz.com/forum/forum_to.... I stumbled upon the site by chance and found the topic; I ..."

I've never been to that site (or any other Koontz forum outside of goodreads, for that matter). I don't understand it either and try to stop it whenever I encounter it.

[Maciek]

I don't see the point, but from my experience you can't talk about Koontz without King popping up sooner or later, no matter in what context. I find it funny when people say they love the one but hate the other, as the two guys are propably buddies.

[Jaice]

Maciek wrote: "...I find it funny when people say they love the one but hate the other, as the two guys are propably buddies."

Yes, I figure they are friendly rivals, like Isaac Asimov and Arthur C. Clarke.

[Christine]

Maciek wrote: "I don't see the point, but from my experience you can't talk about Koontz without King popping up sooner or later, no matter in what context. I find it funny when people say they love the one but h..."

Who knows....maybe they are the same guy????? Have you ever seen them together? Hahahaha

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

Sue wrote: "I really prefer Stephen King, even though he isn't a dog person! "

This is such a funny statement :-)

[Emily]

Christine wrote: "Maciek wrote: "To be honest, the only Koontz and King comparisons I encountered were done by the fans of the former and featured mostly unjust criticism of the latter. I don't think that it's possi..."

I respectfully disagree, King is SOOOOOO WORDY. I think it's the German in me, but I just read his books and think couldn't he have just said, 'he walked across the desert instead of needing 800 pages to say,'he walked across the desert''? I prefer his movies for the most part, but even they can be 6 hrs long. sometimes I just want to scream GET TO THE POINT! However I do agree that Koontz seems to be going that route too, The Book of Counted Sorrows, is a major case in point. When the 'intro' to a book is more than half of said book, it's no longer an intro, in my opinion. I think the Face was the last Koontz book I really liked. That makes me so sad. He was always my go to author. Now I find I'm turning to others. I still read everybook he writes, but sometimes they sit on the shelf for a long time before I get to them.

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

Emily wrote: "I think the Face was the last Koontz book I really liked. That makes me so sad. He was always my go to author. Now I find I'm turning to others. I still read everybook he writes, but sometimes they sit on the shelf for a long time before I get to them. "

I am so sad too. I am just crying and my eyes are falling out. Emily, don't give up. I'm sure the next one will be better. Don't despair, What The Night Knows is here! (almost)

[Ksaza]

Hello my screen name is ksaza. I have collected all but five of Dean Koontz works many under his original pen names. The only ones I have not read are the ones under pen name Deana Dwyer. Apparently these were only written to keep him and his wife fed :D I couldn't pick a favorite although I love the "Odd Thomas" series.

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

Welcome Ksaza! :-) Thanks for joining! We are currently reading Night Chills and will be reading both Darkfall and The Face as a group in November. You're welcome to join us in the group discussions if any of those titles interest you. See you around!

[Jen]

Hi all. I'm Delphyne. I'm a huge Koontz fan, but I slowly stopped reading his books over the years. I have no good explanation for it, and I really need to catch up on the last few years of his books.

[Jaice]

Delphyne wrote: "...I have no good explanation for it, and I really need to catch up on the last few years of his books."

This is a good place for that. :-)

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

:D What did I miss?"

A few group reads, but that's okay, I kinda missed 'em too :-) Are you gonna stick around a while this time? interested in reading Darfall or The Face?

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

Delphyne wrote: "Hi all. I'm Delphyne. I'm a huge Koontz fan, but I slowly stopped reading his books over the years. I have no good explanation for it, and I really need to catch up on the last few years of his ..."

Welcome to Koontzland Delphyne! :-)No explanation required, but I know for me one not so excellent book can turn me off an author for a while - we're happy to help you catch up :-) We're reading The Face and Darkfall as a group in November - feel free to join us in our group discussions & thanks for Joining our group of Koontzlanders!

[Jen]

Thanks Dustin! The Face was one of the last Koontz books I read (other than the Odd Thomas books). I'm pretty sure I've read Darkfall, too, but I've forgotten most of the details of even my most favorite Koontz books, so I'll try to jump in on one of them.

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

Delphyne wrote: "I'll try to jump in on one of them."

:-) Great. I'll try to be there too as I haven't read either title.

[Brian]

Thanks Dustin; I never knew that there is a seperate thread for this awesome author. I read "The Bad Place" over a decade ago and I was entralled. "Seize The Night" was excellent and from all the government (U.S.) experiments over the decades the book has the feel that such a thing could happen!

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

Brian wrote: "Thanks Dustin; I never knew that there is a seperate thread for this awesome author. I read "The Bad Place" over a decade ago and I was entralled. "Seize The Night" was excellent and from all the g..."

Well, thanks for heading on over here :-) We've got lots of discussions going on so choose the ones that interest you most from the homepage and feel free to comment if you want. We're currently reading Mr. Murder & The Door to December as December 2010 group reads. There is currently a poll to choose our January 2011 group read - the poll closes tomorrow(Tuesday) night. See you around!

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

Hi Bandwa, I really enjoyed Mr. Murder. Now we're reading What The Night Knows... I'm not too sure about this one :-( still hoping.

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

Bandwa wrote: "i, too, am reading what the night knows...i'd read that novella, darkness under the sun, (i think that's the title) on a christmas amazon kindle.

this what the night knows is intense...and i like..."

Come over to the What The Night Knows discussion thread and post your thoughts (if you want to :-) Here's the link:
http://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/3...

[Michelle]

I'm just not that impressed with What the Night Knows, I looked forward to it for quite a while since I heard about it, and now that I finished I feel let down. I wish I hadn't of bought it and just checked it out from the library-oh well.

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

Michelle wrote: "I'm just not that impressed with What the Night Knows, I looked forward to it for quite a while since I heard about it, and now that I finished I feel let down. I wish I hadn't of bought it and jus..."

Me too :-) Just finished today

[William]

Hi I'm William,and I'm from scotland.I have only been reading Koontz for the past year or so and enjoyed most of the books i've read.

[Jaice]

William wrote: "Hi I'm William,and I'm from scotland.I have only been reading Koontz for the past year or so and enjoyed most of the books i've read."

Welcome, Martin. It's nice to have a new friend from the U. K. join us. :-)

[William]

Jason "plasborgma" wrote:

Welcome, Martin. It's nice to have a new frie..."

Thanks for the welcome Jason.Who is Martin? LOL.

[Jaice]

William wrote: "Thanks for the welcome Jason.Who is Martin? LOL."

Oh, sorry about that, William. I was thinking of Martin when I was writing that post. He is a former member and moderator of the group from Ireland.

[William]

No worries Jason, Scotland is next to Ireland anyway,LOL.

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

Thanks for joining the Koontzland - Dean Koontz Group WILLIAM! :-) That is so funny that Jason called you Martin. I would sure like to see Martin again but that's another story.

[Tiffanie]

Hi. I'm Tiffanie. I just finished book 1-4 of the Frankenstein books. Loved them all. Have not read any of his other books, but 1 of my 5 daughters put about 15 of his books on my e-reader. Looking forward to diving into them.

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

:-) Welcome to Koontzland Tiffanie and Wally!
Thanks for posting!

Here's a link to a group topic where we discuss our favorite Koontz titles - it might give you some ideas of which books to try next. Also we have some group polls that are helpful. Hope you enjoy the group & that we see you both around!

Link to "Which are your favorites?":
http://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/2...

[Michael]

I agree. King is way too wordy. I tried the Shining and Needful Things and couldn't get through them.
Koontz is much better.

[Jaime]

Hi everyone! My name is Jaime and I am from Alberta Canada. I have been a huge Koontz fan for about 20yrs now and devour everything he puts out! My absolute favorite Koontz novel is Servants of Twilight. Scary stuff!

I hope you all have a great day and I am looking forward to some fantastic discussions!