The Good Guy by Dean Koontz Summary and Reviews
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Book Reviews of The Good Guy
Book Review: Easy reading that keeps you engaged.
Summary: 5 Stars
The story line starts off right away and hooks you. I really like Koontz recent books. When I finish reading his books, I always get in a good mood. This book makes you think, would I do that?? don't think so...Book Review: Excellent!
Summary: 4 Stars
This was my first Dean Koontz read, and I was very impressed. I'm not typically the type of person to say that I can't put down a good book, but this one made it very difficult to part with at the end of the evening. I especially love the amount of attention that was given to the 'villian.' Definitely worth reading!Book Review: Fantastic Book!
Summary: 5 Stars
A+, keeps you guessing all throughout. Complex Characters, humor, mystery, suspense. You really care about the characters in this book.Book Review: Far From Koontz's Best
Summary: 2 Stars
I am a devoted Dean Koontz reader, but this book falls flat on a number of fronts. The characters are derivative and wholly uninteresting. Koontz violates the first rule of good writing: SHOW the reader, don't TELL them. Koontz tells us over any over how noble and courageous the main characters are, but he never actually shows us enough about them to allow us to come to that conclusion on our own. The plot is also quite derivative. If you're a loyal Koontz reader, you can see exactly where the plot is headed at every turn. There's no innovation, no surprises (except a few cheap ones), and therefore precious little suspense.
It really feels like Koontz phoned this one in. Even the bad guy is a weird-yet-incomplete cocktail of former Koontz villains. This flat, uneven, boring book is possibly his worst. There are better things to spend a few hours of your life reading. Sorry, Dean, maybe next time old friend.
Book Review: Fast-paced thriller
Summary: 5 Stars
This, in my opinion, is one of Dean Koontz's best novels. There's none of the spooky supernatural stuff that makes many of his books so chillingly fun to read, but this one is so full of suspense and action, you'll be turning the pages until the small hours of the morning.
The premise of the book is interesting, the characters are very well done and the plot resolves in a very satisfying way. An excellent read.