Classic, nasty Dean Koontz
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Who else but Dean Koontz could cram incestuous lesbian twins, cannibalistic cats, mutation through teleportation and an unredeemedly evil, testosterone-driven subhuman villain into one book?
From the opening moment when Frank Pollard wakes up in an alley with no memory, to the last page of its twisty plot, Koontz never quite finishes piling up the shocks here, never lets up the pace for one paragraph. Bobby and Julie Dakota, the married private detectives hired to try to discover Frank's missing past, are so very lovely, so head-over-heels in love and so perfectly in tune with one another that it can only be a matter of time before something really nasty happens to them. And it does.
This is truly a horror novel worthy of the name. I've pretty much despaired now of finding a book that will actually scare me: but this did all the next best things, shocking, distressing, gloriously well-plotted... Koontz is the best horror novelist beginning with K that I know!
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Classic Koontz
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We need writers like Koontz. It's authors like him who break the mould, save us from mundanity and keep fiction fresh and innovative without loosing a moment's entertainment value. He dares to be absurd and outrageous with his storylines, and does it with a touch of genius. If you want something truly original, yet gripping and fast-paced, DK is your man. THE BAD PLACE is typically outlandish fiction for Koontz. It touches on themes such as teleportation, telepathy, mutation and aliens, all in one story!
Originality of plot is not the only great DK quality. In THE BAD PLACE, he shows us what he's really capapble of on a techincal level with his writing. He gets into the minds of some very interesting characters and lets us see their thoughts, yet all in 3rd-person perspective. Brilliantly executed stuff.
My only criticism with THE BAD PLACE, as with many other DK books I've read, is the sickly-sweet chliche ending in those closing pages. But I suppose that's all part of the fun.
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One of Koontz's best!
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This is one of my favourite DK books. Interesting characters, fast paced and a story line that will have you hooked.
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One of the best books I have ever read!
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This was the first Dean Koontz book that I had ever read, and perhaps may be why I still think of it so fondly as one of my favourites. Very 'off the wall' and different from anything I had read before. The characters were strong, the story unusual which leaves you gasping for more. Perhaps what impressed me most was Thomas, the boy with Downs Syndrome - DK somehow made me think about how frustrating it must be for someone with a condition like this when they struggle to communicate their feelings. It really got you inside his head and touched me in a way that no other author has. I just couldn't put it down, desperate to know what happened next and yet sad when I finished it. Hence the reason why I have recently re-read it and still enjoyed it as much as the first time. I would recommend it to anyone.
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A excellent read for a horror fan
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A unique story, a different concept for horror. I found this book sooo good that I would recommend it to every body even those who are not interested in horror.
"The Pollard family are the most unique family, one of a kind."
every page rises goosebumps, 'I was not able to put the book down, I read it in one night'.
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