Koontzland - Dean Koontz discussion

Back in 2009, Relentless was a new release and the reason I joined Goodreads becasue I needed like-minded people to discuss the writing of Dean Koontz with. Around this time I also enjoyed reading Dead and Alive (Frankenstein, #3) where I met Jocko and A Big Little Life: A Memoir of a Joyful Dog. All these were new releases in 2009.

Since then, I've re-read Relentless many times and still find it an enjoyable thrill ride. I didn't realize the novel would be so controversial. In Relentless, Dean mentions Amazon book reviews and introduces readers to a book critic villain with sinister intentions. In response came critical book reviews for Relentless. It is always interesting to see how books affect different people.

This is a fairly short novel for the shortest month of the year. I hope you'll consider reading or revisiting Relentless with us.

Happy Reading Koontzlanders!

That one was fun. I'll check the conversations out anyway.

Thanks Charissa

Have to. My tbr pile is pretty big. And there is so little time in the day. :D

Yes. Sometimes I take on too many books at once - like right now :-)

Oh I do that too. Right now I have two on my Fire - an audio book and a Kindle book that I am reading (not counting the ones shelved there); a hardback, and an audio book on my Fire that I keep by my bed. Actively reading all four books

Karen B. wrote: "Right now I have two on my Fire - an audio book and a Kindle book that I am reading (not counting the ones shelved there); a hardback, and an audio book on my Fire that I keep by my bed. Actively reading all four books .."

I'm "currently reading" eleven books, about seven of them actively :-)

Dustin and Karen B, You two made me smile. I feel a little eccentric when I have four going like you, Karen. Not any more. But seven actively reading! Dustin, really? LOL. I love it.

I do the same thing. I have a lot going right now. Lol. I find it a joy to do it this way. Have a variety so you can go back and forth and between.

Okay so I snagged my copy off the shelf tonight and started reading, only the first two chapters so far, but I have to say I am loving it so far. I must say I haven't re-read this one since it originally released ( what is that 10+ years?) so it feels completely new to me. Strange how memory works. Some books I love and re-read often. Some books I have memories of loving and yet never read again. Also strange is the fact that I can remember things from my childhood 40+ years ago and yet often have trouble remember things from a week ago, lol.

Now speaking about reading multiple books at once. I used to do that all the time. Well, to be honest I still do, but usually it's two or three, but I can remember on more than one occasion reading nearly 10 books at once...and when I say at once, I mean almost just that. I would lie down on the sofa in the basement or living room with a stack of books, read a chapter, switch books, read a chapter, switch books...repeat until back to the original book and then start again.

This is one of my favorites. I believe I will read again as well.

Finished this one on the 28th, just before the end of the month. I must say, I enjoyed it. Milo was a little strange, but his parents treated him like he was a normal boy. It might be interesting if Dean went back and wrote a book about Milo grown up.