Book Review: Ghost Country by Patrick Lee

Ghost Country by Patrick Lee
My rating: 6 of 10 stars

Usually with every trilogies or sagas there is also the possibility that the second book will drag on and give nothing and you will feel empty and without patience to start the third book. That's the evil in the second book - or to be more precise the Middle book Syndrome. It's a real thing... read this article "http://www.bookbrats.com/middle-book-..."

But this particular book that doesn't happen. I will not dwelt on the synopsis (read the review of the first book). This book starts two years after the incidents on the first book and Travis Chase (our main character) was sent to alaska to keep low profile. Why? (again check the first review but I will summarize here) Travis in the end of the first book got the information that he was the creator of the "The Whisper" and because of that Paige (the girl she loves) will kill him because his creation will result on the killing of a lot of people. But a new entity as come from The Breach and Travis must united with Paige. This book deals with the future world of what if. Imagine an X-Files episode mix with the Fringe and then add some more conspiracy theory and you've got it. Action scenes are there and inbetween we've got development of the characters, descrition of technology and the Entity.

I don't think this book is better than the first nor the third but it's a good book that will make you wonder what happens in the third.

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TV Series Review: Doctor Who (Season 10) 1973

Well... The tenth series of Doctor Who (1973) was quite sad... well at least the last season it was... But let us start....

The Three Doctors was an interesting tale with 4 episodes where we got to see the first three doctors. It was interesting to return to see William Hartnell & Patrick Troughton. Interesting little tale about how the Time Lords needed help. As a reward they made the Third Doctor realeased the Doctor form Time Travelling. Finally!

The Departure of Jo Grant... :(

The Second story was Carnival of Monsters. Good episodes about SS Bernice last voyage. Interesting tale of monsters and reality. I really enjoy Jo & Doctor connection.. I believe they both love one another.

Frontier in Space is a tale that puts the Doctor between a coming war between a future Earth & Draconian Empires. Really interesting tale that makes the last appearance of the Master (Roger Delgado) and the return of The Daleks

Planet of the Daleks another good story about the Daleks and their master-plan to conquer the galaxy. 

The last story was The Green Death that makes the last appearence of Jo Grant. What a bogus. I really enjoy Jo and I know that for once The Doctor loved her as well... it was to forced.. She meets a guy and decides to marry her (they even haven't kiss yet..) Weak weak weak resolution.. We see the doctor leaving the party sad...

Book Review: A Land of Ash by David Dalglish

A Land of Ash by David Dalglish
My rating: 8 of 10 stars

Wanting to know how good was David Daglish and seeing this anthology for free in his website I start reading it. A quick reading.

This is a anthology of several interconnected stories about the apocalyptic scenario of Yellowstone eruption. Long has been debated about what would happenend to North America and the World if that supervolcano erupted. The estimatives would be that North America would vanish beneath a mantle of ash and the rest of the world would suffer a nuclear winter.

Would it be a end-of-life scenario? I don't think so.
1815 eruption of Mount Tambora led to know "Year Without a Summer" but in no way a end-of-the-world scenarion. Maybe an USA end scenario. The USA would cease to exist as we know.

Now the stories:

-One Last Dinner Party by David Dalglish was the first story of this anthology and what a beginning. One of the questions of apocalpytic fiction is, when it comes how will you going to face it? It's inevitable, so face it proud or try in vain to hide? Daglish is a good writer.

-Alone on the Mountain by David McAfee - Second story set in the same world as the first. Here we are presented with a survivalist and the first look upon the End of the World as Yellowstone explodes. It is said that if he did probably it would mean a Nuclear Winter worldwide.

-Beach Puppies by Daniel Arenson. In this tale is another tale like the first. How will we face the inevitable? Here we learn about "lottery" tickets some people were awarded to escape the deathly cloud of ash."

-Shelter by David Dalglish. In this tale we follow a child and a father trying to survive the initial impact of the cloud of ash. The first thing that will kill you after the initial blast is ash. It will kill from the inside out. Pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis (the largest word in english dictionary) will occur.

-Beach Puppies By Daniel Arenson. In this tale is another tale like the first. How will we face the inevitable? Here we learn about "lottery" tickets some people were awarded to escape the deathly cloud of ash.

-Toward the storm by David Dalgish is a tale of survive after the storm by Gertrude and Alice, the cat until they met Samuel a wanderer. What do you believe after a cataclysmic event? God? Or is everything a ilusion.

-Last words, uninteresting story. Weak and doesn't fit in this anthology. A few keywords like ASH but that doesn't mean that belongs here. Be careful what you wish for...

-Refugees - is there any hope remaining? The story was an interesting view of the aftermath of the Event and what must a human do to be alive.

-A Harmless American - for decades mexicans violate the border of the USA but now it's the other way around. What would you do if you saw another human being suffering?

-Secret Mission - forgetful story.

-The One that Matters - After the cataclystic event what does it matter? Help is on the way and the only thing that matters are children. Here we see the wide scope of humankind. Some will try to do the right thing while others will be ruled by animalistic side. This is the best part of all apocalpytic fiction.

- Let It continue - A light in the dark. This story is in the same tone of the "The One That Matters" but in a different way. Quite good story. Is life prioritary in this darkness and death?

Overall, good interconnected stories with a post-apocalpytic event. David Daglish is quite good writer and even if he was leaving is confort area and wrote as he wrote then he is an excelent writer.


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Movie Review: The Sea of Trees (2015) & The Monster (2016)

I have not much time to make lengthily review about the last movies I've watch so this are going to be rather small....

The Sea of Trees was one movie I start watching  in October but only finish in November. I started because it was a japanese/american movie and I thought it was horror but after watching 30m I understood it was not so I stop watching because it wouldn't count to the October Horror Fest.

The Sea of Trees is a story that is set mainly in Japan and deals with Loss and suicide. There is a place in japan, a forest to be precise with a history of suicides and death. So much people suicide there every year that they've got leaflets, signs and such to dissuade people of commit suicide. When I went to Scotland one of their bridges also famous for suicide also had some signs and telephone posts and a net so people won't commit suicide.

It's nice story with some interesting flashbacks that make us think and ponder our own life decisions. The main question is... Is suicide always wrong? 

Matthew McConaughey, Ken Watanabe, Naomi Watts all do a great job (basically this are the only characters in the all movie).



The Monster (2016)
This movie was a very good and strange. It's two movies in one. The "present" is about a woman and her daughter travelling to meet her father so she can live with him. Meanwhile the car breaks down and a monster makes siege. The other part of the movie the "past" deals with this woman and child trying to live with one another. The problem is that this mother is a "monster" per se because of drinking and drugs. I understand the allegory between the monster and mother and that made me be on the edge throughout the movie. The ending was very nice as we see her mother, who scream at her, who neglected her, who didn't give a crap, sacrificing for her child... I think out of guilt... like an Iron Maiden song... "It's funny how it is... you'll never miss it until it's gone away..."

Both the mother and daughter really stand out..

Movie Review: Hundra (1983)

I will make some small reviews about some movies I've watch this couple of months. 
I have watched Hundra or as someone would say... She-Conan. This movie went far beyond the concept of Red Sonja. Basically there was a tribe of woman living by themselves. Some were warriors and others were child-bearers. They only need man to procreate...  Imagine amazons.

So, one day when Hundra and her faithful cowardly dog went to hunt some men from a tribe basically killed everyone. Hundra as she returns confronts a dozen of those men and escapes but in the mountains she kills every one of them bar one.  She then went to ancient one and ask what she must do. Of course the woman said go Procreate to start anew. Where she ask? To the south. The bull clan? But they were the ones who kill my family... Yeah go there and procreate... WTF?

She went and found a man who she was interest to be her father's child.  But he didn't want her because she had no manners and was a barbarian. So she threat to kill him and said she would rape him. He said it doesn't work that way... She then went to the palace who basically enslaves woman and ask for tips from a slave girl.

The men there try to bow her down but couldn't do it... Then finally she learn, fvck the man and bear his child. Then the prince of the town who had a mission to break her down, kidnap her child and made her be on their knees. The slave girl with the help of the man release the baby and Hundra killed them all. 

She then leaves with the baby and the dog to go to the ancient one and start anew... the ancient one says in a narrator voice that part of Hundra lives in every woman.

I don't know what to think of this movie... It's a exploitation movie? It's a fantasy movie for women? I really can't understand. She is powerful as Red Sonja but it's different ways of seeing the world. Is this a movie to women? I don't know... It's in the borderline...

Monthly Update -November 2016 - Movies, Series and Animes

Here we go again to our monthly review... 

Stan Against Evil

Last month was focus on movies, this one I try to catch up with series and anime...

Series  (75 Eps)

• Doctor Who - I watch 37 Episodes. From Season 9 The Sea Devils (6); The Mutants (6) and the Time Monster (6). From Season 10 The Time Doctors (4) very interesting to see the first and second doctor again...; The Carnival of Monsters (4); Frontier in Space (6) And Planet of the Daleks (5 - missing one to finish it)
• Ash vs Evil Dead - Season 2 - I watched 8 Episodes.  A lot more darker than the first. Highly advisable...
• Z Nation - Season 3 - I watched 8 Episodes. Again, highly advisable to anyone who wants to watch some zombie fiction. A bit different from everything out there...
• Lucifer - Season 1 - I watch 3 Episodes with my wife. We are really enjoying them...
• Van Helsing - Season 1 - After a weak start I am enjoying a lot now... Everybody is dying. It seems they are trying to mix a bit and do a more dark series... Very nice. I watched 8 Episodes.
• Stan Against Evil - Season 1- I watched it all. 8 Episodes. Awesome comedy horror show. The main protagonist from Scrubs is excelent guy...
• Zapped Season 1 (?) I Watch the 3 episodes that come out.. Very interesting fantasy, comedy in the vein of Terry Pratchett.

Zapped

I also watch Modern Family & The Big Bang Theory with my wife but I am not counting in the grand total here...

I am going to start watching The Librarians S03. Probably going to finish Colony; The Expanse; Braindead; Slasher; Thunderbolth Fantasy; Aftermath and Dead Summer. 

Animes (70 Eps)

From Previous Seasons

•  Danganronpa 3: The End of Hope's Peak High School - Despair Arc - 8 Eps. Review Here
• Danganronpa 3: The End of Hope's Peak High School - Future Arc  6 Eps  Review Here
• Days 4 Eps - The Football series continue... Started Last season, continues. 4 Episodes to go...
• Saiki Kusuo no Ψ-nan (TV) - 4 Eps The comedy series continues... 5m episodes, each episode has 4 segment. Started Last season, continues. 4 Episodes to go...
• Hitori no Shita: The Outcast - 3 Eps Last season action, supernatural fightning anime...

Series that Started This fall...

• Bernard-jou Iwaku - 8 Eps - A nice series of 5m a piece about books...
• Kiitarou Shounen no Youkai Enikki  - 8 Eps - Another nice 5 minutes series about Yokai...
• Sengoku Choujuu Giga - 1 Eps
• All-Out  - 8 Eps -  A really interesting anime about a sport I never saw in anime.. Rugby
• My Wife is the Student Council President!+ - 9 Eps - The adventurous and misadventurous of a young couple (married because of their family) and their friends... A lot of fan-service. But too much funny to watch..
• Ao Oni: The Animation - 8 Eps A nice 5m series about a monster that is set to devour their house inhabitants... 
• www.working - 1 Eps - A reboot? Of some old series about a place and their emplyoees. Slice of Lifes meets comedy... So far so good.
• Nanbaka - 1 Eps - Can't really say I understood that comedy.. Basically a top prison facility and their prisoners... 
• Drifters  - 1 Eps - A Series about people being transported to another place... to do what? We don't know yet. We follow those three characters...

Drifters

Movies (7 Eps)

Actually it was 6 but one of them I included there because I couldn't put on anime series. It was a closure for Danganronpa

• The Sea of Tress - Excellent movie. IT features a forest in Japan famous for a suicide spot. Hundreds of people commit suicide there each year. Of course the movie is more than that. It's about a man, who is trying to commit suicide. It's full of flashbacks and it was very beautiful in the end. Advisable.
• As the Gods Will - Another Japanese movie I watched. This was awesome. A movie that mixes The Hunger games and Battle Royale and throws a bit of Japanese anime. Excellent movie. Why a second movie wasn't make?

AS the Gods Will It.

• Baskin - Who could have guess that from Turkey came a great horror movie. Very interesting. A group of policemen go to a place that is a doorway to hell... Not that frightening but very good movie neverthless.
• The monster - The monster is a strange movie. It's two movies in one. One part is a child and her mother trying to fight a monster in the dark. The other part of the movie, told in flashbacks, is the relation of the mother and girl. And in the end we ask... What is a monster?
• Automata - was a movie I watch but didn't expect much. It deliver a punch. Basically humanity was killed off. Only a small portion of humans survive in filthy cities. They built robots to try to claim the desert. When they failed they were turn into housekeeping guys and other stuff guys. Basically they have two rules.. what happens when one or both rules stop working? It's basically I Robot in another guise. More serious. More interesting but less action scenes. I love Antonio Banderas movies..
• Dracula Untold - Being a huge fan of Dracula I watch this movie in one day. Awesome fantasy movie. This is not the real story of Vlad Tepes but a fantasy Vlad Tepes. He existed correct. He impaled people correct. He was not a good man, correct. After that it's anybody guess. In here he had a wife and child and he rebelled against the turks after they try to take away his son... As I said. Good advisable fantasy movie.
•  Danganronpa 3: The End of Hope's Peak High School -Hope Arc - The culmination of Danganronpa. Good finale, didn't understood why the need for it. They could have made one extra episode in Future.

Book Review: The Swordbearer by Glen Cook

The Swordbearer by Glen Cook
My rating: 8.5 of 10 stars

This is dark fantasy at it's core. No doubt about it. There is no hero, per se. There are goals and objectives and our main character will do anything to achieve it. Excelent!

But some things are just too damn confusing. Sometimes I can't really figure it out who is talking or why they are saying the things they are saying. It's a confusing tale.

The Swordbearer begins with giving us a lesson in history, geography and mythology which is nice but if I hadn't a book where I write the characters names and places and special events I would be at loss.

Almost no descriptions, a crude writing language (probably on purpose) but it confuse me. And the names of places and characters? Most of them are pure gibberish.

On the other end of the spec you've got a bleak, gritty, betrayals and almost near suffocating book.

Glen Cook is a odd duck. In one side you've got a great dark fantasy story but in the other you don't involve too much because most of the book alianates you with his characters and names and narration.

The Sword and the Boy reminds me of Elric but that's where the similiraties end. Don't forget this book was written 30 years ago. Most of the fantasy you read noawadays didn't exist - Sven Erikson, Robert Jordan, George RR Martin and others

****

"You want to stay alive, Sword or no, you'd better learn this lesson. You get your enemies, any way you can. Fight Fair, play the brave chevalier, and your're going to get your gut spilled."

*****

"-You fight fire with fire in this world. You don't see these Ventimiglians counting scruples do you
- If you sink to their level, we're no better than they are.
-What gives you idea that you are? Human is human boy..."

****

"Theis, no. I couldn't.
-What?"
-Kill men while they're sleeping."
-Best time. They don't fight back. You remember who they are? They could be the men who tortured your mother. Aren't you hungry? They have more than horses. Boy your age usually eats a ton of fodder a day.
Gathrid needed no reminder .His navel was griding against his backbone. But to kill men over something to eat...He was not that hungry.Not yet."

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Book Review: Sphere by Michael Crichton

Sphere by Michael Crichton
My rating: 7.5 of 10 stars

After trying and failing to finish Jurassic Park but having enjoyed Eaters of the Dead I gave Michael Crichton another try.

I don't know If I enjoyed it or no. I really don't.
The writing style is bland and it reads like a script. It's a fast-paced thriller no doubt about it. The plot itself moves forwards and makes you wonder what is going to happen but at the same time, in the end you will make a question. What happenend?

Allow me to elaborate. You've got a team of scientists and military that go diving into the depths to find out what kind of alien ship is lying there. Unfortunally the only thing you learn about the ship is that is not alien but earthly, but from the future. So now what? Why was it send here? What's the Sphere? Alien? Futuristic? What? What's it for? There are some questions that we never learn and that's is why I didn't enjoy more the novel.

The psychological side of the book is excelent. I really enjoy Beth, Harry and Norman battling the "Sphere" and the realization of the episode. The ending was in my opinion anti-climatic and left us wondering the questions I asked before. What the heck was the Sphere?

We learn a lot in this book, about how humankind dwell on the depths with low oxigen and such. We also learn about cryptlogy and other kind of science stuff. One thing I ask. If Norman was without his suit right in the end when Beth tries to kill him and he went outside, how come he was not crush by the pression in the water?

I will continue reading Chrichton books. State of Fear or Andromeda are on my pile to next to read.

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Book Review: Stay Out of the Basement by R.L. Stine

Stay Out of the Basement by R.L. Stine
My rating: 5.5 of 10 stars

Another one that I remember reading even after 15/16 years. This is how you know that the book had an impact on you.

Spoilers Ahead

Dr Henry, a botanist, was fired from his work and now works fulltime (and more) in his basement. His attitude is more reclusive and getting afar from his family. In the basement he is working with plants as they breath and moan. His father is also transforming at their young eyes.

As almost or all Goosebumps the reader gets a question in the end... Is it really over? After destroying the Dopelganger and everything works alright, Margareth grabs a plant that says that he is the real father.

Again first perspective (and a girl yet again).

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Anime Review: Danganronpa (Summer 2013 & Summer 2016)

Well to me it makes perfect sense to review these series as one since they are realistically a series with 3 seasons.

1. Danganronpa: The Animation (Summer 2013) - 13 Eps
2. Danganronpa 3: The End of Hope's Peak High School - Despair Arc (Summer 2016) 11 Eps
3. Danganronpa 3: The End of Hope's Peak High School - Future Arc (Summer 2016) 12 Eps
4. Danganronpa 3: The End of Hope's Peak High School -Hope Arc (Fall 2016) 1 Eps

Chronological are:

1. Danganronpa 3: The End of Hope's Peak High School - Despair Arc (Summer 2016) 11 Eps
2. Danganronpa: The Animation (Summer 2013) - 13 Eps
3. Danganronpa 3: The End of Hope's Peak High School - Future Arc (Summer 2016) 12 Eps
4. Danganronpa 3: The End of Hope's Peak High School -Hope Arc (Fall 2016) 1 Eps

Every Single one of the characters

Just to begin; this is based on a videogame which I did not play, and I pretty much get the picture. But there are a few things to know before starting watching this. ; The first Danganronpa is self contain. The second (Despair) can be seen without knowing nothing since it's set BEFORE the the first Danganronpa. The third (Future) can also be seen independently but to my opinion makes no sense if you do not seen the first Danganronpa. And the last one (Hope) if you didn't watch the previous also makes no sense since it's right after Future. In my opinion it should be the 13 Episode of the Future Arc.

So what it's this all about... It's quite strange to talk about this anime. Basically the first one is set on a tower where several contestants, 15 to be precise, are set completed isolated a
nd must find who the killer his amidst them. PLEASE DO NOT WATCH DESPAIR ARC BEFORE THIS ONE EVEN IF IT IS SET BEFORE. Basically you will not enjoy since you will know from the start who the bad guy/gal is all along. Basically the contest works this way, you must find who the killer his. If you cannot find who the killer is the killer is released and everybody else dies. As I said, each  person is unique and have some special abilities. We follow Makoto Naegi an average student  who is very lucky. 

From this moment on, there will be some spoilers.

After the dead of most of the classmates they finally discover who the killer is and 6 of them escape, including Kirigiri (Super High School Level Detective); Aoi Asahina (Super High School Level Swimmer); Byakuya  (  Super High School Level Heir);  Touko Fukawa (Super High School-Level Literary Girl & Super High School-Level Murderer) &Yasuhiro Hagakure (Super High School Level Fortune Teller)

We later understand that the one behind if all was another contestant  called Junko Enoshima ( Super High School Level Fashion Girl (Gyaru) / Super High School Level Analyst)

The second anime Danganronpa 3: The End of Hope's Peak High School - Despair Arc is set before the events of the first Dananronpa and deals with the Junko and how everything came to be. They talk about some uber-despair event and we later understand what was it. This series are highly depressing because it's full of despair and we some characters falling into despair. 

Danganronpa 3: The End of Hope's Peak High School - Future Arc it's set 3 years AFTER the first danganronpa and deals with the survivors of the first game and the Future Organization trying to rid the world out of Despair. It's very alike the first one since its also a game. This one is a bit different. Basically each one has some bracelet with a hidden rule and if they cross that rule they will die. They must find out who the killer is.

We have as main characters some of our survivors from the first Dangaronpa and the second one.

It's highly interesting and we follow Kirigiri with a group of survivors and Naegi with other group of adventurers.  It's interesting because we have several guys who are trying to erradicate Despair but each it's own way. After all, how can we control despair. Is not despair and other negative emotions also needed? After all aren't we humans made of good and bad emotions?

The last story HOPE ARC is set right after Future. In my opinion it should not be a new arc since it's the culmination of the FUTURE.

How to watch this you ask?

Danganronpa  (all eps)

Then either watch one episode of each or watch everything from Despair and then Future.

Danganronpa 3: The End of Hope's Peak High School - Despair Arc 

Danganronpa 3: The End of Hope's Peak High School - Future Arc 

In the end watch

Danganronpa 3: The End of Hope's Peak High School -Hope Arc

Advisable?

Yes and No. Unless you are prepared to watch all of the series, then don't watch. The animation is cool, there is no red blood but pink blood. If you don't like action and killing and such then don't watch it. Everyone dies in a horrible way... eheh

And I don't get it despair. Junko says that she wants everyone to fall to despair but she enjoys it. She almost is happy with it. How can you be happy with your own despair? It's quite hard to get it... But it's a nice series nevertheless. What I am trying to say is that it's kind of hard to understand everything...

TV Series Review: Doctor Who (Season 9) 1972

I've just watch the last episode of Season 9 of Doctor Who who run from 01/01/1972 to 24/06/1972. It features the Third Doctor (Jon Pertwee) and Jo Grant (Katy Manning). It has 26 episodes distributed between 5 stories.

The First Story was Day of the Daleks (4 Eps) and deals with some rebels from a future conquered Earth who come to the past to change history.

The second Story is called The Curse of Peladon (4 eps). This one was one of the first the TimeLords sent the Doctor to a strange land (Peladon) to help a truce treaty. Interesting we see the Ice Warriors as some good guys... (So probably it's the future)

The third tale was The Sea Devils. This story deals with two enemies of the doctor. First the Silurians who awaken and are trying to control the Earth (like previous series "DDoctor Who and the Silurians. They will make a third appearance in Warriors of the Deep (1984) and the fifth doctor. The other enemy is the Master. The master is imprisoned and the Doctor and Jo are going to visit it.

The fourth tale is The Mutants (6 ep) a tale that deals with a colony of a future earth and the way they deal with the inhabitants. This tale is almost a vision of an Indian american/Africa being controlled by the Europeans. 

The fifth tale  and the last one is The Time Monster that deals with the Master trying to summon Kronos a beast that lives beyond time to make his bidding and conquer earth. In this episode we learn that the Master is responsible of destroying Atlantis. The famous actress Ingridd Pitt makes an appearance in this episode.

It was a very interesting season. I must say I like Jo Grant and the Doctor is very physic getting on fights and so on. My only complain is the length of each series. If you watch it you know what I am saying. It seems you could comprise most of these series in two or three episodes. It follows the same route. Something happens, the doctor and jo go to investigate, someone is killed or arrested then the doctor and jo are arrested then they escape then they arrested then they escape an so on. I mean the Master in each episode got the hold of the Doctor. I can't believe why he didn't kill it. He could have it at least ten times in this five episodes. Cartoons suffer from the same malignat problem. The evil doers are stronger and usually takes the upper hand and then smartly heroes escape and defeat the evil doers.

Btw, I see Jo and the Doctor and I see a romance, something I didn't saw with any other companion. 

Book Review: Welcome to Dead House by R.L. Stine

Welcome to Dead House by R.L. Stine
My rating: 7 of 10 stars

What a good reminder of my good old days. I was just a child at the time not knowing nothing about fantasy or horror except with a few episodes in television. I remember buying them on a weekly basis (at the time it was released that way, after all they were released a couple years after the initial english printing) and what a joy it was.

This is a child book no doubt about it. But it was horror nevertheless...

A spill from a factory killed all the habitants from Dark Falls. Afterward they were resurrected and they need fresh blood every year, like undead vampires. To that they lure some people every year to a house, that they call Dead House, and kill it's occupants (as they became new undead). The ending leaves us with a question (as other books from Goosebumps. They destroy Mr Dawes but as they are leaving the city they saw Mr Dawes showing the house to new peoplle.

Excelent. This is one of those series alongside "Uma Aventura" that my unborn child will read... if he wants it.

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Book Review: Phantoms by Dean Koontz

Phantoms by Dean Koontz
My rating: 8 of 10 stars

"At last a book by Koontz that make you shiver. I am enjoying the dread behind the book, the unknown enemy... My only problem as all Koontz books are his characters. Always unrealistic perfect role models. The 14 year old that behave as a much older person, the harlem black officer who overcame everything or the sheriff who is a widower, knowing all perfect man..."

This was one of my entries when I was half the book. True true true...

Dean Koontz it's a great writer, no doubt about it. If he was not a good writer he wouldn't be a new york times bestseller for most of his publish books in the last twenty years. So, one must give him credit.

World bulding creation? Excellent.
Ancient Enemy creation? Excellent.
Eerie feeling reading the book? Excellent
Characters creation? Not so great
Finale? Disappointing

Koont's endings are the worst part of any of his novels. Why? Because everything ends well, the characters get in love and even if they surpassed unspeakable trials they get unscathed and unscarred. Thank god there is no dog in this book to save the day.

Our main characters are almost perfect godlike beings as I said before. The Enemy of the characters is the right opposite and of course totally evil, and of course it makes a mistake and bang, Good triumphs. It's anti-climatic. Anti-real. This is why, Koontz will never be bigger than Stephen King.

I won't stop reading his novels, that's for sure but as always I will start a new novel with the realization that I am not going to enjoy the end.

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