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Midnight
by Dean Koontz
Product Group: Book
Publisher: Berkley (1989-11-01)
ISBN: 0425118703
EAN: 9780425118702
Dewey Decimal #: 813.54
Binding/Media: Paperback - 480 pages
SKU: 803
Condition: Good
Comments: Binding: Softcover. Condition: Good. 2 creases on front cover.
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Editorial Reviews
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Product Description
A series of bizarre deaths draws Tessa Lockland and Sam Booker to Moonlight Cove, where they team up with natives Chrissie Foster and Harry Talbot to combat the evil that threatens the community. Reissue. NYT. K. "
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Customer Reviews
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Shocking only in how bad this book is.
Rating  (1)
Date: 2009-07-20
1 out of 1 customers found this reveiw helpful
I was shocked how bad this book is. The dialogue is bad enough, but the constant interruption of the story for the sake of needless exposition, is even worse. I've read -- and liked -- other Dean Koontz books, but this one, and I know it was a NYT No. 1 bestseller, is just plain awful.
It's hard to argue with Mr. Koontz's success, but I can't for the life of me understand why this book was so popular. Few, if any, of the characters' actions are believable given the circumstances they're in. I don't want to give anything away, but real people don't act this way.
As in other novels, Koontz proves he knows nothing about police procedure outside of what he's seen on Starsky and Hutch. The hero, an "undercover" FBI agent, goes undercover using his own name and carrying a gun that Koontz even describes as one known to tip everyone off that the guy's a cop. Here's a thought, bring a different gun! Also, use an undercover ID.
It's also amazing that this FBI agent happens to be carrying around all the tools he needs to "hotwire" a car and that he can hack into a supersecret computer system by answering questions with wild guesses. Yet, he didn't think to protect his own identity.
This novel breaks just about every convention of modern fiction writing, yet it was No. 1.
Amazing.
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Gripping
Rating  (5)
Date: 2009-06-03
Midnight was I think my 4th read by Dean Koontz, and by far my favorite. From about page 2 it took a hold of me and I was determined to read it all, very gripping.
This book had more action and suspense than some of my previous Konntz reads, it was also a little scarier/creepier, which is usually what horror/suspense readers are looking for. I loved it. It was a VERY simple read as far as readability goes, or maybe it was just me, the last book I read was the Count of Monte Cristo (http://www.amazon.com/Count-Cristo-Oxford-Worlds-Classics/dp/0199219656/ref=sr_1_11?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1244051103&sr=1-11 ), quite a bit tougher.
Anyway back to Midnight has three fantastic heroines as well as one great villian with a twisted childhood who when he grows up decides he would like to do some science experiments on the towns police officers, converting them to sub-human beings, but in his mind, super human, but everything goes terribly wrong when these "converted" people start to change . . . quite exciting and creepy.
I highly recomend this book if you are looking for action, suspense, horror and a good ride, it also does a pretty decent job with character developemnt.
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Not his best
Rating  (4)
Date: 2009-01-27
Not his best.
The author goes a little bit too far describing the human-to-alien-back-to-human transformations of the creatures who are terrorizing this small town. There are pages upon pages of physical descriptions of the "bad guys" turning into werewolves and demons and machines (i.e. his bones crunched and the 2 inch thick cable came out of his belly button and plugged into the wall and he tried to attack...). I found myself skimming paragraphs because it was so similar to the ones I had read before. How many times can you describe a human genetically deteriorating into a monster?
However, the "good guys" (3 adults, a handicapped assistance dog, and a child) are endearing and you find yourself rooting for them to survive the ordeal. However, it would have been much more interesting to develop these characters and spend more time with them.
My recommendation, try Koontz' "Watchers" instead. That one is less science fiction, and more mystery and suspense.
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Chilling Depiction of Science and Nature Gone Amok
Rating  (3)
Date: 2008-10-09
Set in an isolated California community named Moonlight Cove, this horror novel pays homage to some of the finest most chilling horror stories of the fifties. The citizens of Moonlight Cove are changing. Against their will, some of them are surrendering to their most primal urges, transforming into ravening beasts. Struggling to understand and survive the town's transformation are four people: Tessa Lockland has come to Moonlight Cove to find out the truth behind her sister Janice's death. Tessa does not believe the official story that her vibrant, fun-loving sister committed suicide. FBI agent Sam Booker has come to Moonlight Cove to investigate a mysterious series of deaths that may indicate the corruption of the town police department. He is unaware that something more insidious, something infinitely evil has captured the soul of the town and its citizens. Ten year old Chrissie Foster knows part of the truth about what has happened. She narrowly escaped death at the hands of her own parents who have transformed into something so alien that Chrissie cannot even describe it. And high on a hill watching the disintegration of his beloved town is crippled Vietnam vet Harry whose telescope has given him a frightening glimpse of the hell which grips his fellow citizens. These four characters must find each other to uncover the truth and defeat the taint which has infected an entire town. Koontz has crafted a story which emulates "Invasion of the Body Snatchers" and "The Stepford Wives" to show an entire town corrupted by a scientist whose lust for power drives his genius. As always, Koontz develops sympathetic, realistic protagonists who inspire the reader with their courage and determination. He has an unerring touch in ratcheting up the suspense.
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One of Koontz's best!
Rating (5)
Date: 2008-08-02
this is just one of the best Dean Koontz book ive read. i just didnt want to put it down. if you a Dean Koontz fan, then this is a must buy!
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