Koontzland - Dean Koontz discussion

The Darkest Evening of the Year has been selected (by a vastly popular vote) as our June 2017 Group Read :-)

Keep in mind, Dean has a new release, The Silent Corner, which will also be featured June 20th - July as a Group Read.

Please consider reading along with us!

Thank You!

I know I've read this one, I have the book, but I don't really remember it too well. We'll see if I join in, if life doesn't get in the way. ;D

It has a dog in it - I don't know if that helps you remember or not :-)

:)

Dustin Crazy little brown owl wrote: "It has a dog in it - I don't know if that helps you remember or not :-)"

Good one, Dustin. :-)

Let me guess....I'm thinking it's a golden retriever. :)

Hello all - I'm going to try and join in on this June read. Old school Koontzlander here...

Matt R. wrote: "Hello all - I'm going to try and join in on this June read. Old school Koontzlander here..."

We'd love to see you more often :-)

For those who don't know, Matt R. helped moderate The Koontzland - Dean Koontz Group in the early days, 2009-2010.

Going to start this one a few days early

Alrighty, I am getting near the end of Sole Survivor now :-) Will be going toward The Darkest Evening of the Year soon.

I hope to be finished Intensity before the 1st so I can start The Darkest Evening of the Year on the first but we'll see.

As expected it does show Dean's love for Golden Retrievers, Trixie & Anna. Am I missing any?

Fred wrote: "As expected it does show Dean's love for Golden Retrievers, Trixie & Anna. Am I missing any?"

Elsa is the newest furry addition to the Koontz Family :-)

I am currently reading The Darkest Evening of the Year. Having recently read Dark Rivers of the Heart, Sole Survivor and currently reading The Silent Corner - I'm not sure The Darkest Evening of the Year can measure up. It seems extremely focused on Golden Retrievers & Child Abuse.

It starts quick with Amy (main character) & Brian (her friend) saving a Golden Retriever, Nickie for $2,000. Then pasts are complex, Amy (main character) with Micheal -and- Brian with Moongirl. Agree?

don't give away too many spoilers please. *S* I'm finishing Intensity first

Fred wrote: "It starts quick with Amy (main character) & Brian (her friend) saving a Golden Retriever, Nickie for $2,000. Then pasts are complex, Amy (main character) with Micheal -and- Brian with Moongirl. Agree?"

Yes. I think Amy's past is the most mysterious.

Karen B. wrote: "don't give away too many spoilers please. *S* I'm finishing Intensity first"

I am waiting for an audiobook of Intensity from the library. I'll be finishing The Darkest Evening of the Year this weekend.

Have you not read The Darkest Evening of The Year before?

Dustin Crazy little brown owl wrote: "Karen B. wrote: "don't give away too many spoilers please. *S* I'm finishing Intensity first"

I am waiting for an audiobook of Intensity from the library. I'll be finishing The Darkest Evening of ..."

Yes I read it but don't remember too much about it. I was teasing Fred only it didn't quite come across that way and I apologize.

Here is a spoiler for you if you dare to click, Karen B. :-) (view spoiler)[There is a lot about Golden Retriever Rescue in The Darkest Evening of the Year & there is a Dog on the front cover of the book. (hide spoiler)]

Lots of focus on patterns in The Darkest Evening of the Year.

Thanks Dustin *LOL* You know I love Koontz's dogs!

Interesting that eyes and lighthouses come up as a reoccurring element to this story. I used to love lighthouses but I switched to windmills after reading Cold Fire by Dean Koontz.

Eyes are always significant in his books.

Karen B. wrote: "Eyes are always significant in his books."

That is true, now that I think of it. I am always looking for connections and that is one reason Dean's writing appeals to me so much - everything is connected.

Consider these Dean Koontz titles which are associated with eyes in the title alone:

The Eyes of Darkness
The Face of Fear
The Vision
The Mask
Twilight Eyes
Watchers
Dragon Tears
From the Corner of His Eye
The Face

Weird, Mormons have been mentioned in our three most recent group read selections including: The Darkest Evening of the Year, Sole Survivor and Dark Rivers of the Heart.

Dustin, good review of book title's that can be associated with "eyes".

I gave The Darkest Evening of the Year a generous 3 star rating. I probably should change it to 2 stars, but I really don't like to do that to my pal Dean.

I found Darkest evening of the year one of his scariest books.

I found the characters of Moongirl and Harrow to be very disturbing.

Dustin Crazy little brown owl wrote: "I found the characters of Moongirl and Harrow to be very disturbing."

I'm still reading it but yes they are.

Now I remember the book. You'll just have to get to the end.

Ok, I did have good intentions to post here occasionally but I had a slow start to reading this book. I have to be honest, I am not motivated at all to pickup the book but I will because I rarely don't finish a book once I get started. It's just not the Dean Koontz I know and love. I may need to just get back to some of his older works that I have yet to read.

I agree, Moongirl and Harrow are creepy but mostly I'm finding this book quite boring. Sorry, Dean Koontz was once of the first authors I really started to enjoy way back when but this book is just not cutting it.

I agree. I think I need to lower my rating of The Darkest Evening of the Year to 2 stars.

Read The Silent Corner, you'll like it.