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Topic: t/j on Stephen King Dean Koontz?

scaredyKat
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Posted: 8:35 PM, September 9th (Monday), 2013

I discovered him when I ran out of SK books long ago. My all time favorite is Watchers. If you are an animal lover, it's just great.
The creepiest one I remember was Midnight. I didn't sleep that night, and later, kept imagining my son becoming part computer....

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epiphany2006
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Posted: 9:51 PM, September 9th (Monday), 2013

My fav Dean Koontz are From the Corner of His Eye, By the Light of the Moon, and the Odd Thomas series, Life Expectancy, One Door Away from Heaven. Shoot, pretty much all of them.

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wildbananas
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Posted: 10:31 PM, September 9th (Monday), 2013

I love a lot of his books but I think my favorite is "Lightning."

Travel light, live light, spread the light, be the light. ~ Yogi Bhajan

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trumanshow
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Posted: 8:34 AM, September 20th (Friday), 2013

I loved his earlier books but thought he jumped the shark about the time of "From the Corner of His Eye"

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JanaGreen
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Posted: 9:15 AM, September 20th (Friday), 2013

Intensity. Best Dean Koontz book!

Although I loved Watchers too. It was so sweet.

He's 41, I'm 35. One awesome 6-year-old daughter, and a brand-new sweet baby boy, June 5.

Posts: 7716 | Registered: Aug 2010 | From: The land of a thousand guilts and poured cement

darkbeast
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Posted: 9:17 AM, September 20th (Friday), 2013

Brightbeauty loves Dean Koontz. I had never been interested in him (or Stephen King). I picked up "Frankenstein: Prodigal Son" at the used bookstore recently and it's the best thing I've read in a while. Quick and fun--it's brain candy!

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JanaGreen
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Posted: 9:52 AM, September 20th (Friday), 2013

I loved the Frankenstein books!

A lot of people like the Odd Thomas books. I thought they were ok but couldn't really get into them.

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Jrazz
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Posted: 1:42 PM, September 20th (Friday), 2013

Dean Koontz is all over the map.

If you want to never ever EVER sleep again, I recommend "The Taking."

I second wb's "Lightning" recommendation - that one is epic.

His "Odd Thomas" books are a kinda Stephen Kingish, but not quite as detailed (or complicated, if you will)

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LosferWords
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Posted: 5:13 PM, September 20th (Friday), 2013

Intensity. Best Dean Koontz book!

I'm going to have to agree with you there, Jana!

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Teach8
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Posted: 6:04 PM, September 20th (Friday), 2013

Yup...loved Intensity! Definitely my favorite. Like Odd Thomas and Frakenstein...but still...can't replace The Stand or It by King. :)

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JanaGreen
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Posted: 3:37 PM, September 24th (Tuesday), 2013

If you want to never ever EVER sleep again, I recommend "The Taking."

I'm not sure if I've read that - honestly a lot of his books kind of run together for me. I'll have to read the plot summary!

ETA: OK I don't think I've read that. I did remember another one I read recently, 77 Shadow Street. It was pretty good, but the novella included at the end, The Moonlit Mind, was better. I really wanted more of THAT story.

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