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BOOK: Fear Nothing
AUTHOR: Dean Koontz
By Clarence Carter
Intricate, devious, suspenseful — give this book praise. This is my first Koontz book. His work came highly recommended from a friend. She loved his work in college and swore by his books.
I wasn’t disappointed. In this instance, I didn’t even read the piece on the back because I didn’t want to be swayed in any direction. I wanted to go in as blindly as I could.
Koontz has the goods. He is a great storyteller and paints a Mona Lisa with his words. My biggest complaint, the unnecessary use of big words. I understand you are a smart man, but the layman doesn’t know what half of those words mean. I struggled with some of them and thought there was an easier way. This book was thought-provoking and sinister in ways I hadn’t expected. Koontz kept me on the edge of my seat for nearly 200 pages of tantalizing build.
Never in all the books I have read, did I read one where a dog was a dominant character, which came as a big surprise; although a risky move, it paid off. I loved the dog Orson and how he interacted with the main character, Chris Snow. Their relationship is certainly book-worthy. I tip my cap to you Mr. Koontz, good work. If it weren’t for the use of such confusing language and the predictability of the ending, it would have gotten a higher score. 8/10.
Clarence Carter, an avid reader, resides in Auburn.
