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| Topic Started: 3rd November 2008 - 04:02 PM (194 Views) | |
| Sir Quej Of Quejdom | 3rd November 2008 - 04:02 PM Post #1 |
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| cuppy | 4th November 2008 - 02:33 PM Post #2 |
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Not really a Dean Koontz fan. I read Soul Survivor but found it didn't create the tension like King does. Stephen King is god of horror in my opinion |
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| Sir Quej Of Quejdom | 5th November 2008 - 09:54 AM Post #3 |
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King is pretty good but I find Koontz is better at Character Building. I think King lets himself down badly on that note. Although his books are generally a bit scary, I think this is diluted a bit by the fact that you dont really connect with his characters and therefore dont feel like you are "Sharing" their experiences. You do tend to get that with Koontz. I am suprised you dont think Koontz builds the suspense. I would recommend the Odd Thomas series or a book like Phantoms or Midnight. Another thing you get with Koontz that you dont really get with King is continuation. Koontz likes to feature his characters in more than one book, the Odd Thomas series being a prime example. I also think Koontz has a wider scope than King as well. King is pretty much all out Horror, where as Koontz touches many genres, from the supanatural through SciFi to just your plain old ordinary household phsycopathic serial killer. He has even written a few childrens books. If you have any kids, I would highly recommend "Santas Twin" and the follow on "Robot Santa" |
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| cuppy | 6th November 2008 - 06:36 PM Post #4 |
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To be fair, I am basing my views of Koontz on the one book I have read, so its not really a thoroughly knowledgable. If you were to recommend any of his books (bearing in mind I love king books so that sort of book I like) what would you recommend? I might stick some on my christmas list for santa to bring me |
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| Dee | 6th November 2008 - 08:02 PM Post #5 |
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i agree that Koontz does build his characters very well, that's why i used to enjoy reading him, but then i found he was spending possibly more time on that than fabricating a good scary storyline. I love Koontz's early stuff, but the last few i read turned me away from him. Probably haven't read one of his for a couple of years now..maybe i should try again? |
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| Sir Quej Of Quejdom | 7th November 2008 - 09:47 AM Post #6 |
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Midnight has got to be my favourite. Phantoms is a good read as is Watchers, but I would recommend Midnight. Check out the reviews/info on my site: - Midnight Phantoms Watchers |
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| Fitz | 7th November 2008 - 11:19 AM Post #7 |
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King was the Daddy, but not as good as he was. Have to disagree with Quej on the characters, I do feel connected to them in most books, and as for continuation, the Dark Tower series is quite possibly the most absorbing read I have ever had. Odd Thomas series were very good, well worth a read. Sad, but hopeful at the same time. Jonathan Connelly will be the new Daddy if he starts writing about different charcters. Charlie Parker, Louis and Angel are great, but he needs to find new material now. |
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| Rich | 17th November 2008 - 10:34 AM Post #8 |
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I've never read any Koontz before but our lass got me one from a charity shop t'other day. I've just started it but can't remember what it's called, it starts with a woman called Amy Redwing and her mate Brian rescuing a dog from some bloke who smacks his family about???? |
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| Rich | 1st December 2008 - 09:39 AM Post #9 |
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Pretty good read, quite disturbing in parts.........................and then let down by the last 6 pages!!!!! It was like a really good essay finishing "and then my Mum woke me up for school" |
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| Fitz | 4th December 2008 - 11:08 AM Post #10 |
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Just got the Darkest Evening of the year - Sounds like the one Rich bought. Might as well give DK another go or SQoQ will throw a hissy fit..... :lolanimate: |
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| Rich | 4th December 2008 - 04:15 PM Post #11 |
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Yeah that's the one. |
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| Fitz | 14th December 2008 - 11:10 AM Post #12 |
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Jesus, what a terrible waste of paper. Terrible, terrible ending. |
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| Rich | 14th December 2008 - 05:15 PM Post #13 |
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So it wasn't just me that thought that then? please tell me his stuff isn't normally like that or it's the first and last of his I'll ever read. |
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| Fitz | 17th December 2008 - 01:04 PM Post #14 |
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The "Odd Thomas" series was pretty good. |
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