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" The story is intense and disturbing, but well worth the read. The only reason I give it four stars is that the killer is rather obvious soon into the story. "
- Jennifer, 2/18/2014
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" Piston of lovemaking was something awesome! "
- Matīss, 2/18/2014
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" I just love Koontz "
- Wendy, 2/13/2014
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" Loved this book. Though through the whole book I just knew who the person after her was... yet I found out I really didn't know. "
- Melissa, 2/6/2014
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" My first thought when I finished this book was: "Meh". It really did try to be suspenseful and there was a real stab (pardon the pun) at an intricate storyline. However the end product was a little overly gruesome with the 'supernatural' element becoming a bit cheesy by the end. Based on character set up in the first few chapters I had the feeling I knew who was guilty from the beginning. Thus the rest of the book acted simply as a diversion, an annoying 'look over there, look over there' distraction. Apparently this was written back in 1977 so I'd say overall it was a good start for Mr Koontz. "
- Amanda, 1/31/2014
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" I have read an upwards of 20 Dean Koontz books, and I consider him one of my favorite authors. However, The Vision is not one of his best works. I'm giving The Vision a two star rating because the best word to describe it really is "ok." It's about 350 pages long, but a pretty quick read. (I finished it in about 3 days.) Many of the pages are filled up with character dialogue, so they read very quickly. The characters themselves were interesting and, for the most part, witty (especially Lou and Max), but overall I found them either unlikable or underdeveloped. I would have liked to hear more about Mary's brother Alan or more of a background on her husband, Max. Mary Bergen herself, the main character, was a little annoying to me. My main problem with the book was that I felt it didn't start to get really interesting until 200 pages in and very shortly afterward, once it finally started to get interesting, the identity of the killer was glaringly obvious to me. So, I spent the last 100 pages or so just waiting for the characters in the book to figure it out. However, the book still held some surprises for me and, in places, it still managed to give me that on-edge, creepy-crawly feeling that I hope for when I pick up a Dean Koontz book. The ending was satisfying, but it was all resolved pretty quickly and left me with a few minor unanswered questions. So, all-in-all, I wouldn't say The Vision is anywhere near being one of my favorite books (or even one of my favorite Dean Koontz books) but I enjoyed it for the most part. "
- Lauren, 1/30/2014
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" This is still my favorite Koontz book!!! "
- Tiffany, 1/25/2014
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" This book was suspenseful, but I haven't decided if I liked the ending or not. "
- Kristi, 1/24/2014
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" I had read this book many years ago, but am re-reading them now. This was a great, suspensful book. I'm glad I couldn't remember what happened at the end! "
- Sherri, 1/21/2014
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" This was a quick easy read. I wouldn't consider it one of Koontz's best books but he wrote it in the beginning I his career. I still love his books. "
- Jamie, 1/20/2014
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" Without wanting to sound too harsh, Dean Koontz, along with John Saul and couple of others, is one of the worst possible writers I have ever read. Koontz is a classic case of 'right ideas in (extremely) wrong hands'!!! "
- Lev_Boy, 1/9/2014
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" This was a decent read; decent characters, decent plot, decent suspense, decent pace. But I can't give a more descriptive description than that. "
- Steven, 12/21/2013
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" I was probably too young to read this when i did considering what the out come was. I think i was 12 or 13...first book i read from koontz "
- Jenny, 12/20/2013
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" For a so-so story, the first ed HB sure comes dear! "
- Teresa, 11/6/2013
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" This was the very first Dean Koontz book I read. I remember liking the action in the book and the idea of clairvoyance. "
- Jen, 8/24/2013
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" A completely decent and suspenseful supernatural mystery - it was far better than the last two books I read. "
- Mike, 7/13/2013
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" This was one of Koontz's more disturbing. The woman is a psychic who has some issues with her mentally sick brother. Some of the sexual scenes were a bit distasteful, causing the four star rating despite the adrenaline pumping excitement and horror. A quick read too. "
- Tara, 3/20/2013
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" Picked this up at a yard sale over the summer. Really enjoyed the twists and turns. Found myself trying to figure out "whodunnit" and was totally wrong of course. "
- Samantha, 1/24/2013
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" Disappointing when you know "who done it" 1/3 into the book, and the author thinks he is leading you on until the final pages. "
- Kelly, 1/11/2013
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" An early work -- before Koontz hit the big time with Midnight. "
- Michael, 10/19/2012
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" Very good read at the end you want to say - Oh no you didn't. "
- Darlene, 8/17/2012
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" I liked it okay, but it was almost too gruesome for me. I learned to expect it from Koontz, but this one hit me especially hard for some reason. Maybe because I read it after Watchers and I loved Watchers "
- Katie, 5/8/2012
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" I normally like Dean Koontz, but this one was too horrifying for my taste. Satisfying, though. "
- Randy, 12/5/2011
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" Started out to be a good story but degraded into something a bit more grotesque as the story progressed. "
- Brian, 11/6/2011
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" I don't know if I read this before, or if it was completely predictable, but I wasn't surprised by anything that happened. "
- Melissa, 9/23/2011
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" This was a decent read; decent characters, decent plot, decent suspense, decent pace. But I can't give a more descriptive description than that.
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- Steven, 6/24/2011
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" Truly enjoyed the book. I read this book in 24 hours which I have never done with any book. There are clue through out the book as the identity of the killer but you are never 100% sure until near the end.
An early work of Koontz which I seem to enjoy.
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- Denise, 6/7/2011
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" clairvoyant, Mary Bergan, assists police in catching a murderer. But is he dead or coming after her?
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- Nana, 3/29/2011
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" I really like Dean Koontz, but I found this book to be much more graphic than others. I enjoy his edge of your seat writing, but this was not one of my favorites.
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- Nancy, 2/27/2011
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" I am a Koontz fan, but not of this novel. Somehow reading about a vicious rape that a six year old girl endured, really turned me off of the whole novel. Not one of his best.
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- Erin, 2/24/2011
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" really keep me going, loved it.
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- Nina, 2/18/2011
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" It was creepy and the ending was a little vile. I also thought it was pretty predictable.
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- Amanda, 1/16/2011
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" This is pretty much your run-of-the-mill supernatural thriller: woman has psychic powers because of a traumatic experience and predicts murders before they happen. I was able to predict the story line based on the jacket description.
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- Nina, 10/1/2010
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" Two stars is generous. Crappy writing, a bit predictable, but somewhat interesting plot. A lot of Koontz's early writing is a crap-fest. The back and forth banter between characters makes me want to claw my eyes out.
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- Marian, 8/12/2010
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" Loved this book. Though through the whole book I just knew who the person after her was... yet I found out I really didn't know.
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- Melissa, 6/19/2010
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" A solid effort by Koontz. There are some decent spine tinglers during the read.
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- Ryan13, 4/25/2010
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" This is the one and only I've read by Dean Koontz so far. I really enjoyed it.
Would make an awesome movie.
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- ?, 4/20/2010
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