[Breathless] [By: Koontz, Dean] [July, 2010]

by Dean Koontz

Paperback

About the author

Acknowledged as "America's most popular suspense novelist" (Rolling Stone) and as one of today's most celebrated and successful writers, Dean Ray Koontz has earned the devotion of millions of readers around the world and the praise of critics everywhere for tales of character, mystery, and adventure that strike to the core of what it means to be human.

Dean, the author of many #1 New York Times bestsellers, lives in Southern California with his wife, Gerda, their golden retriever, Elsa, and the enduring spirit of their goldens, Trixie and Anna.

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Reviews

[Cindy Koch-Krol · Rating 4 out of 5]

Being that I am not a very brilliant scientist, I cannot speak to the chaos theory that is the basis of this book. I understood it in the long run, but I never would have interpretted it thus if it hadn't been for the one character that acted like the "idiot guide" for me. Anyway, the thing I like best about this book (and indeedm Koontz as an author) is that it is equal parts hopeful despicable. The two oposite ends of the drama spectrum. Every crazy and despicable thing that a human can sink to is represented in this book and is somehow dealt with by the appearance of this new species of creature. If you really believe that people are beyond hope and cannot change, this book pretty much proves you wrong. I have profound love for many of the characters in this book. The homeless man who foils the plot to kill a lawyers family, the vetrinarian with the tragic past, and yet another of Koontz's great doggy characters!

I read this on Youtube Audio, so thank you for that!

[Robert Maguire · Rating 1 out of 5]

I quite enjoyed the first third of this book. I began to lose interest in the second third but slogged through. At the end of the book I was not only disappointed but slightly angry that I wasted my time finishing it.
This was my first, and very possibly my last, Koontz. The premise of the story was laughable. There is 'suspension of belief' and then beyond that there is 'cessation of all credibility'. This book partakes of the latter.
Nothing in the storyline is ever properly described, explained or evaluated. Save for a few minor plot lines intersecting at the end, this story starts nowhere and ends in the same place.
The characters are dull and poorly developed, which makes it very hard to engage in what is ultimately a tissue thin storyline.
I may give Koontz one more try in the future but not until this effort has been adequately forgotten and only then if it's a swap book from a free street library.

[Monica · Rating 4 out of 5]

He always develops great characters and spends quite a bit of time doing so. However then the story comes to an abrupt end. I wish he would finish the story better and give us some closure with the characters.
Great story, great characters, then it hits a brick wall.

[Chris Webster · Rating 4 out of 5]

Lots of contrasting threads, with intriguing creatures and the good, the bad and the ugly all in there to entertain and engage readers.

[Lynn · Rating 5 out of 5]

I am amazed at how Koontz can pull some disparate events and lives together for a very thrilling and satisfying ending. (And of course, I love it when he includes a wonder dog!)

[Michal Neckař · Rating 1 out of 5]

Still the same crap as while read for the first time!