If you like Koontz, you'll like this
341423
Residue has the feel of a Dean R. Koontz horror/thriller, complete with the clueless protagonist and his hyper-competent girlfriend. If you like Koontz, you'll like this.
4939432
This is a very different type of thriller series that Koontz has written. During the whole book I kept waiting for the other show to drop so it had me on the edge of my seat the whole story. It was part psychological thriller mixed with sci-fi fantasy. It surprised me continually. The characters we believable and I felt myself rooting for Odd Thomas to be able to live a normal life. This is the first in a series of eight and I intend to read the rest of the books in the series. I really like this character and his oddball collection of friends. I'm a Koontz fan and I really liked this book. If you like a good read for pleasure and escapism then read this book and or series.
4749727
Koontz is a wonderful writer who has created in Odd Thomas a great character. In this book Odd is discovering new aspects of his "power" and the plot is a bit more horror oriented. Good read!
2351272
Let me begin with the best aspect of this novel, the characters: Koontz is a genius at creating characters. There are four main characters in this book, the hero being a victim of Xeroderma pigmentosum, a skin disease that limits his life to total darkness. This causes the action to take place mostly during the night - over the course of two nights exactly. I can't say that this is a fast paced story because the actions stops very often when the author pauses to engage in recalls from the past.
He had a good plot for this book, but it is actually based on a previous novel titled 'Watchers'. This is not exactly a sequel, but you will find some reference in it to Watchers. There is a dog here too, quite similiar to the dog in Watchers. Koontz has a vivid imagination which proves quite interesting when celebrating the end of the world - figuratively speaking.
Another point I would like to make is that you cannot read this book without reading 'Seize the Night' because the story continues. 'Fear Nothing' is simply an introductory novel to the real action packed book 'Seize the Night'. This one is quite wordy too, which can be annoying when you're in the middle of a spine-chilling moment.
3373631
I've only read a couple of Koontz books so far (The Taking, Fear Nothing and Midnight) and I thoroughly enjoyed them all. Some people make the mistake of starting a book with predetermined expectations. Not surprising though, people do this with all genres of entertainment, and often find that the experience falls short. I don't.

This book does start a bit slow, with roughly the first half being introductions to the characters, with just enough of the paranormal happenings to keep you reading. Some readers will not make it to the halfway point, but if you do you will be rewarded with a great 2nd half. I'm not saying the 1st half of the book is boring because its not, it's just not the thrill ride the 2nd half is.

So, is this Old Koontz/New Koontz? Who the heck cares and why do people go on about that? Its a great read, that's all that matters. Buy it, borrow it, pirate it(don't do that), but make sure you read it.
4337281
I don't read every Koontz book released,I just pick one of up every once in a while.  Sometimes I love them, sometimes not so much.  The Good Guy is one of my Top Four Koontz novels along with the two of the Brother Odd books and Lightning.  It's fast paced with some well timed humor, interesting characters and a plot that makes you keep reading because you want your questions answered!  Definitley check it out.
683195
I thought this book compared very favourably to those written by Dean Koontz, in fact it was faster moving and scarier than the last Koontz I read.  Obviously, I enjoyed the book and think that if you like the genre you will be pleasantly surprised - or should I say, horrified - by Schweigart's work.  I think it truly first rate, and will be awaiting the promised sequel in February 2016.
4092447
The Taking (another Dean Koontz alien novel) is a highly underrated novel that ranks with among one of Dean Koontz's most entertaining novel. His characters (as usual with Koontz novels) are very well developed and highly likeable, you find yourselves caring for the characters. The dialogue is good, the plot twists and turns and the "villain" (many in this novel) is creepily written. Molly Sloan wakes up one morning to rain falling in her small California town. The rain is coming down hard and when she goes downstairs she discovers coyotes hiding on her porch, she's not entirely sure from what. She goes outside and the coyotes eventually run off and appear to be running from something.

The rain is a weird silver color and the smell of the rain disturbs her. She finds out that the rain has all but disconnected phone service and when her and her ex-priest husband Neil turn on the TV they find that a worldwide weather phenomena is in progress. People are dying and they begin to feel that they must get out of their house. When they leave they encounter a number of weird things: talking dolls, people sinking into the floor, Molly's serial killer father Michael Render. The story is really entertaining, Render has some of the best dialogue in the book and the scenes with Render and Molly are terrifying. The dog (Virgil) is a terrific plot point, overall, the solution to their problem involving saving children is a little weird and not the best thing Koontz has ever come up with, but this is a great book. B+
3483839
I've enjoyed the Dean Koontz way with the lexicon in the past, and he appears to have polished the prose in this Odd Thomas novel.  I hadn't read any books in the Odd series, but this book held up as a stand-alone volume.  I had to get used to the main character and his way of viewing the world, and the stretches of description without dialog required an attentive effort that I usually felt was worth it.  Like many stories with elements of time shifting, it was not totally clear how the pieces all came together in a quasi-scientific sense, but the story shined through as the unifying force that brought satisfaction regardless of some question marks above my head.  A horrific character group showed up once too often for my taste, and I craved relief from them just like some other characters in the novel wished to be free of them.  Repetitiveness is an occasional flaw in books by Dean Koontz when he is not in top form, but this Odd book seemed to bring out some of his best writing style.  I'm not sure if other Odd series books have this same form of long descriptive passages and thought processes of the main character with limited dialog.  I liked the scary setting and bizarreness of the world created here in the Odd Thomas Apocalypse. I enjoyed reading this story, and I appreciate the poetic turn of a phrase or painting of a scene.
2294654
If you  enjoy this genre, then you will enjoy this.
1923932
I don't know why, but I like Koontz. Koontz is the master user of the stacatto writing style.  Fast..light on content...a page turner.  Koontz has created this character, though, that is...well...FANTASTIC.  Koontz, your readers really love him.  I'd encourage you to not just think of Odd doing things...think of him how your readers embrace him.

This book is another in line with the formula.  But Koontz, my friend, you had a real opportunity here to go for something bigger.

You allude to the ethical/conflict around human creation of life.  But never really get there.  This COULD have made Brother a spectacular book. (Humanity is simply too impure to creat life without disaster). This book Could have gone to a deeper level than any other.

Also you should know that you get more bang for your Odd buck having him in dialogue with other characters than the reader him/herself.  Try to use the "talking to the reader" dialogue a little more sparingly...it is an easy out.

In all, a good read.
3389054
The Bad Place, and Strangers are my two favorite Koontz books.  In The Bad Place, Koontz is able to get bizarre and still pull you in with dazzling suspense.  I agree with another reviewer that the end does seem a bit rushed, but this is still a fantastic story.
196810
I'll not waste your time with another run at the plot. If you usually like Koontz, you will probably have this book already; if you don't care for Koontz, give it a try anyhow. It is not his usual story. It will keep you interested to the end! And, yes, it would make a great movie plot! Hope someday it makes it to the screen!
2638785
Ive been a fan of Koontz since was in middle school enjoying such books as The Face of Fear, Funhouse, and Hideaway.  Watchers did not disappointment me.  Koontz has a sharp attention to detail and has a way of drawing the reader in the middle of the story.

After reading Watchers, I felt a small sense of loss because all stories must come to an end.  There were a few surprise moments that took me off guard and after realizing it, I felt a bit naive, but it reinforced the idea and feeling of suspense that his often found in his writings.

Im not going to give the story away, but based on the authors own feelings about this piece and the responses encapsulated with positive feedback from his fans, Id say DO NOT pass this one by.
75046
"This book was a little out of genre for Koontz. It reads more like a Harlan Coben novel. However, since I love Coben AND Koontz, once I got over looking for 'Koontz trademarks', I really enjoyed this book.
No, there are no aliens or supernatural stuff. But, there is a great storyline with a good surprise.
Try it. If you really like it, go buy some Harlan Coben books, they will be right up your alley."
4676848
If you've read Koontz before and like his work, you will love this one.  Like so many of his books, he builds characters with the strength, humility and compassion most of us strive to embody in our own lives.  I always feel I can be a bit better person towards others after I read a Dean Koontz novel.
61305
I love the way Koontz is using novellas to bring readers into forthcoming stories.  Reading Wilderness gave a unique insight into the character in Innocence.  This allowed me to understand the context of the underground world the lead lives in.  Analogies abound in this story lots of neat twists and turns, I'm wondering if this is a new Character like Odd...