Reviews

The Voice of the Night by Dean Koontz

kmt75's review

dark tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A

2.75

fran_fran_'s review against another edition

Every character was just  insufferable . Honestly how stupid could Colin be? Does he have no self preservation skills? No inner warning system? Like hello hmm this kid is off. 

telemanusjellybeanco's review against another edition

1.0

I quit 250 pages in. And I skimmed most of those 250 pages. I see why It was originally published under a pen name. It’s just not good.

literary_intoxicated's review

• Loveable characters? No

1.25

I almost DNF’d this halfway through. I could not believe a 14 year old boy could be that dumb. 
It only got a 1.25 rating because the boy finally understood what was really happening.  And int only got a 1.25 rating cause the end sucked. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, and Child death

Minor: Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, and Rape

ginabyeg's review

3.0

I’ve read several of Dean Koontz’s books over the last 4-5 years. To date, this is probably my least favourite. Perhaps this is one of his earlier works, and I’ve been reading more practiced works of his, I dunno. As with each of his novels, the action related to the main plot kicks in fairly quickly. However, this time it felt like it came into play TOO quickly. I feel like EVERYTHING moved along fairly quickly in this book—introduction of new characters, putting plans into place... I think it would’ve been beneficial to give more depth to each of the main characters, especially in terms of their family dynamic, to better understand why they were the way they were. I also feel like the title is misleading. Colin refers to the voices that he hears, but they played absolutely no role throughout the story. And then they just suddenly disappear? Again, backstory likely would’ve been helpful to at least have more depth and understanding to that aspect of his personality. Lastly, I wish they had expanded on the “blood brothers“ aspect. It seemed like the element of the supernatural that always exists in Koontz’s books was going to play out through the blood exchange they had made, but that never really happened. That would have been an interesting piece. If this was the first book by Dean Koontz that I had ever read, I probably wouldn’t pick up another one. Fortunately I have several good ones under my belt, so I am willing to try again the next time I need a suspenseful thriller—perhaps something further up in the timeline of his works.

traceyanneg's review

3.0

Okay, this book was good insofar that I couldn't put it down, but it was highly disturbing! It is about a 14 year old boy who sees himself as a bit of a geek. He moves into a new town and meets a "cool" kid who ends up being a murderer.

justlily's review against another edition

2.0

Ugh. I love Koontz but this was just not good. Not scary, not interesting, not captivating in the slightest. Just so not good.

mnyberg's review against another edition

2.0

A short quick read book. It's OK. 2.5 stars? One of his early books. Could have had a more imaginative ending.

librarian_wenn's review

3.0

Good eighties horror novel. The mom really pissed me off though. Fun quick read.

burbgur's review

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0