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 enlarge | Author: Dean Koontz
Publisher: Bantam
Category: Book
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Avg. Customer Rating:  180 reviews
Sales Rank: 1921
Media: Mass Market Paperback
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Pages: 496
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Dimensions (in): 6.8 x 4.1 x 1.3
ISBN: 0553589113
Dewey Decimal Number: 813.54
EAN: 9780553589115
ASIN: 0553589113
Publication Date: April 29, 2008
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 The Good Guy September 19, 2008
I enjoyed this book. I liked it from the start, it was interesting and suspenseful. It had Koontz' good humor in it as well. Throughout most of the book, you are reading from either Tim or the hired killers perspectives. I liked this, because this way you get to see what both are thinking during the story.
I also liked Linda and Tim's romance, it's not forced and gradually shows up.
 Far From Koontz's Best September 11, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I am a devoted Dean Koontz reader, but this book falls flat on a number of fronts. The characters are derivative and wholly uninteresting. Koontz violates the first rule of good writing: SHOW the reader, don't TELL them. Koontz tells us over any over how noble and courageous the main characters are, but he never actually shows us enough about them to allow us to come to that conclusion on our own. The plot is also quite derivative. If you're a loyal Koontz reader, you can see exactly where the plot is headed at every turn. There's no innovation, no surprises (except a few cheap ones), and therefore precious little suspense.
It really feels like Koontz phoned this one in. Even the bad guy is a weird-yet-incomplete cocktail of former Koontz villains. This flat, uneven, boring book is possibly his worst. There are better things to spend a few hours of your life reading. Sorry, Dean, maybe next time old friend.
A good review for The Good Guy September 9, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
You could use some of these getaway hints if you ever find yourself stalked by a hit men; it could happen to even you. And he worked in a Golden Retreiver, too.
Amazing Dean Koontz September 2, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I loved this book! I had gotten away from reading Dean Koontz, because i'm not a fan of the "Odd" books or the Christopher Snow books. However, Velocity, The Husband and now The Good Guy are what i look forward to in a Dean Koontz novel. I thought the relationship between Timothy Carrier and Linda Paquette was beautiful. And the way Mr. Koontz was able to impart a sense of humor in the midst of edge of your seat suspense shows what a masterful story teller he is.
Over the top September 2, 2008
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
As far as I can remember, this is my first Koontz novel. My wife and I listen to books on tapes when we travel. "The Good Guy" is admittedly interesting and held our attention but the plot was absurd, the main protagonist unbelievable if not ridiculously contrived. The hero, is of course, larger than life and the damsel in distress has deep inner strength founded in an injustice to her family. Cookie Cutter plot. Life is too short and there are too many equally entertaining novels out there that have a lot more to offer than this one.
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