" 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