Dean Koontz
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| Title | : | Sole Survivor |
| Author | : | Dean Koontz |
| Book Format | : | Paperback |
| Book Edition | : | Special Edition |
| Pages | : | Pages: 403 pages |
| Published | : | July 25th 2006 by Bantam Books (first published January 1st 1997) |
| Categories | : | Horror. Fiction. Thriller. Mystery. Suspense. Mystery Thriller. Fantasy |
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A catastrophic, unexplainable plane crash leaves three hundred and thirty dead--no survivors. Among the victims are the wife and two daughters of Joe Carpenter, a Los Angeles Post crime reporter.A year after the crash, still gripped by an almost paralyzing grief, Joe encounters a woman named Rose, who claims to have survived the crash. She holds out the possibility of a secret that will bring Joe peace of mind. But before he can ask any questions, she slips away.
Driven now by rage (have the authorities withheld information?) and a hope almost as unbearable as his grief (if there is one survivor, are there others?), Joe sets out to find the mysterious woman. His search immediately leads him into the path of a powerful and shadowy organization hell-bent on stopping Rose before she can reveal what she knows about the crash.
Sole Survivor unfolds at a heart-stopping pace, as a desperate chase and a shattering emotional odyssey lead Joe to a truth that will force him to reassess everything he thought he knew about life and death--a truth that, given the chance, will rock the world and redefine the destiny of humanity.
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| Original Title: | Sole Survivor |
| ISBN: | 0553589490 (ISBN13: 9780553589498) |
| Edition Language: | English |
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Ratings: 3.79 From 26207 Users | 719 ReviewsAssessment Out Of Books Sole Survivor
Made it through 30% before I finally gave it up. I've only read a few Koontz books and wasn't impressed by what I did read. Sole Survivor only confirms that I'm not a Koontz fan.You'd think it would be pretty difficult to make a man who lost his wife and two daughters in a plane crash unsympathetic, but Koontz makes it look easy. The first 20% of the book is the main character going on and on and on about he's suffering, miserable, angry, unable to ever move on, yadda yadda yadda. We get it. The
Very thrilling read. Paranormal activity, intrigue, conspiracy, shadowy capitalists, moral dilemmas, remote viewing, car chases, and a major social critique of urban society. 4.85/5
I was pleasantly surprised by this one. I go back and forth with Koontz, because his story ideas are always out there and strange (which is a good thing), but his prose is a bit self aggrandizing. He strives to infuse deeper meaning within his suspenseful plots, and sometimes it just falls flat. That is exactly what happens with the end of this novel. It isn't as fast paced as I thought it would be, but it was beautifully twisty and had a truly intriguing plot. The end of the story just
This is the worst of his books that I have read so far. As with most of his books, there is an interesting concept - cloning. However, the story, itself, was drab. I thought the main character was annoying and dumb. Of course, I understand his desire to find the daughter he thinks is alive, but the way he acted really frustrated me and I never really felt any sympathy for him except in the beginning when I didn't know his character well enough. I could actually say that I almost skimmed this
Reviewed first at Brunner's BookshelfI have to say that I am not a huge Dean Koontz fan. My wife was with his earlier work but there came a point when his books just got really weird and our interest faded. I have some of his books that I really liked, Tick Tock and Life Expectancy to name a few. This was another book that kept popping up in my hunt for horro books for the R.I.P. challenge. I figured I would give it a try. Let's just say I was expecting a horror novel and this isn't.The book is
Classic Dean Koontz. A good story, some gruesome bits, lots of action and a touch of the paranormal. An undemanding and thoroughly enjoyable read.
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