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by Dean R. Koontz (Author) "Dominick Corvaisis went to sleep under a light wool blanket and a crisp white sheet, sprawled alone in his bed, but he woke elsewhere-in the..." (more)
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The author of Phantoms, Whispers and other thrillers takes an unconscionable time to tell his latest story. The "strangers" are thousands of miles apart when they begin to suffer inexplicable terrors. In California, Dom Corvaisis sleepwalks, fleeing from an unseen menace. In Massachusetts, gifted young Dr. Ginger Weiss's panic attacks threaten her career. A priest in the Midwest loses his faith suddenly, then finds he can heal fatally injured people. And, in Elko, Nevada, the owner of a motela tough ex-Marinebecomes paralyzed by fears of the dark. Mysterious clues bring these characters and others, similarly afflicted, to the motel, where apparently they had met long before. As they compare experiences, the victims realize they've been brainwashed and determine to find out why. That means facing death at the hands of a maniac in a scene that finally induces frissons of terror in the reader. But it's too late; Koontz has vitiated suspense throughout the narrative with numbing repetitions and long explanations of such matters as Jewish cooking, the baldachin over the altar at St. Patrick's Cathedral, a weaver's tools, etc. 75,000 first printing; $75,000 ad/promo; Literary Guild dual selection.
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Six strangers are unaccountably seized by nightmares, attacks of fear, and bouts of uncharacteristic behavior. The six begin to seek each other out as puzzling photographs and messages arrive, indicating that the cause may lie in a forgotten weekend stay at an isolated Nevada motel. Koontz has topped a fine roster of horror and suspense novels with an almost unbearably suspenseful page-turner. His ability to maintain the mystery through several plot twists is impressive, as is his array of believable and sympathetic characters. With its masterful blend of elements of espionage, terror, and even some science fiction, Strangers may be the suspense novel of the year. Recommended for popular collections. Literary Guild dual main selection. Eric W. Johnson, Univ. of Bridgeport Lib . , Conn.
Copyright 1986 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Koontz is the Master!!!, May 19 2005
By Christy (Vancouver Island, BC Canada) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Strangers (Paperback)
This is an awesome book! One of the top 5 best books I've ever read, and I've read hundreds. I recomend it for anyone with a heart, a sense of adventure and an open mind... you won't be able to put it down - I know I sure couldn't!! I only wish there were other authors out the who wrote wonderful stories like Koontz does but I haven't had much luck finding anything that even comes close... I'm going to start pulling my hair out soon:) I've read every Dean Koontz book and now I don't know what to do, someone told me to check out T.J. MacGregor's books and I have to say they were the closest thing to a koontz book that I've come across - I've read them all and I'd recomend then to other Koontz fans who are looking for something that comes close to his work. If anyone out there knows of any authors/books that a Koontz fan would love I'd love to hear from you - please email me at bastet22chris@yahoo.ca it would mean the world to me:)
Anyhoo, I totally recomend Srangers! It ROCKS, a keeper for sure!! I hope you enjoy it:)

Happy Reading!

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4.0 out of 5 stars Way Long, but stick with it!, Jul 9 2004
By David F. Nolan (Tucson, AZ United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Strangers (Paperback)
As others have noted, "Strangers" takes a VERY LONG time to get off the ground, and for the first half of the book you may be tempted to put the book down and give up. Stick with it! The endless background information and character development that Koontz provdes is both interesting in itself and relevant to the finale. By the time you get to the last 50-100 pages, he really has you hooked. You've come to know and care about the people, and see how their respective skills and flaws are crucial to the unfolding of the story. "Strangers" is not Koontz's best work -- that would be "Lightning" or "Dark Rivers" -- but it's a well-written thriller.
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1.0 out of 5 stars It opened my eyes, May 17 2004
By H. Baki (Salem's lot, trying to survive) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Strangers (Paperback)
Watchers was the first Koontz book I had ever read in 1987. I had been reading a lot of King then and I was wondering if there was anyone that could yield the horror he inflicted on us. When I read Watchers I thought: "Not the same calibre with a little bit improvement, Koontz may be a King candidate" Then I read Lightning and my impression was reinforced. Unfortunately I had read the only good ones from Koontz unknowingly, which were never perfect in the first place.

After these books, I read Strangers...and all the charm Koontz created disappeared at once and never came back...because he has not any charm at all. This book, full of silly characters, extremely boring, irrelevant details, mind-boggling, uninteresting descriptions, sophomoric humor attempts is like a huge nightmarish (in a bad way) journey which is not tasty...and then comes the cake of everything: One of the silliest endings this world will ever see: a usual, paranoic, Koontz-formula: Governmental conspiracy. I remember that I felt as silly as those characters because I just read a crap book until the very crappy end and though signs were almost everywhere I couldn't understand how bad it was.

Since then I read some other Koontz books only to find that he is a hack. But reading his books helps me appreciate how good books King, Barker or Straub have produced. Koontz is in the same league with Danielle Steel and Nora Roberts, only a male version of them.

If you like King, Straub, Thomas Harris, Clive Barker, well even Robert McCammon who is also a not very good writer, my advice to you is avoid Koontz like a plague. If you like non-interesting characters, silly and flowery descriptions, unimaginative writing, 5-year old jokes and no suspense at all but an easy book with short sentences and chapters I have to admit that Koontz books meet all these qualifications.

This book opened my eyes. and I hope this review opens your eyes, too.

At least this book contained no dog. But does it? I cannot remember as all Koontz books have the same sketch-out characters and I am sure without a dog character Koontz feel naked. If there is not any silly, over-intelligent dog in this book then you count yourself lucky because Koontz put enough number of overintelligent, loyal, syrupy dogs in his books to fill the whole universe that it is hard to find a book from him without them.

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5.0 out of 5 stars A complex and suspenseful thriller!!
"Strangers" revolves around a handful of people with different backgrounds, that are living in different parts of the United States. Read more
Published on Mar 14 2004 by Freddy Jones

5.0 out of 5 stars The Best Koontz
I've read pretty much all of D. Koontz's books. This is the best. It chilled me when I first read it, years ago. If you are starting to read Mr Koontz, go with this one first.
Published on Feb 9 2004

3.0 out of 5 stars War and Koontz
I usually read books a lot heavier than Koontz. But now and then, whenever my brain is throbbing from too much Satre and Dostioffski, I often pick up a Koontz book for "light"... Read more
Published on Feb 6 2004 by B. M. White

1.0 out of 5 stars NO WAY!
I've read other books by Koontz and this has been a big disappointment! The beginning just dragged and I found myself skipping sections by the time I reached the last new... Read more
Published on Feb 1 2004

4.0 out of 5 stars A book that has not aged well
From coast to coast in the US, unrelated people are having the same problems: nightmares, sleepwalking, phobias, fugue states and an inexplicable attraction to the moon. Read more
Published on Jan 19 2004 by J R Zullo

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent
The book was not too long, rather it was too short. The ending is where your starting to come to Nirvana with whats happening in the world at the time and you'd like to know what... Read more
Published on Jan 6 2004 by Heather

4.0 out of 5 stars It's a Mad Mad Mad Mad World.
It took me a while to finish STRANGERS, but that is not to say it was boring, it was actually a huge Robert Altman esq. sized thriller. Read more
Published on Dec 1 2003 by Daniel Vullo

4.0 out of 5 stars very good, but....
I thought that this was a good book. I enjoyed reading a lot, I mean I spent all weekend doing nothing but reading it. Read more
Published on Nov 12 2003

4.0 out of 5 stars Excellent book but very long to get into it
This was one of the first books that I read by Koontz and I must say it was pretty darn good. I picked this book up however, and it took me over 3 months to finish it because I... Read more
Published on Nov 5 2003 by Paul Miller

5.0 out of 5 stars Part of the Trinity
Along with Watchers and Lightning, this book forms the top tier of Koont's writing. It was the first book of his I ever read and remains a favorite to this day. Read more
Published on Oct 27 2003 by Avid Reader

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