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Life Expectancy
RRP: £6.99 Our Price: £2.12 (subject to change) Editorial Amazon.co.uk Review Life Expectancy confirms that one of the pleasures of reading Dean Koontz is that he is never especially likely to do the same thing twice in a row. Here he gives us a suspense novel with a supernatural element--Jimmy's dying grandfather prophesies at his birth that he will have five really bad days in his twenties and we watch these with real concern that he may not survive them. Even on the day of Jimmy's birth things go badly--a mad clown loses his wife in childbirth and massacres hospital staff; a bizarre feud between clowns and aerialists is a significant part of what follows. One of the strengths of Koontz's writing is that he works out in finely-blocked detail precisely how his average characters get themselves out of desperate situations by ingenuity and pluck, and without suddenly becoming super-powerful; even at his most wildly inventive, he remembers to be plausible. And this is one of his best books for a while simply because he has fewer axes to grind--this is pure story-telling of the smoothest kind. --Roz Kaveney. ReviewsMISPLACED HUMOUR Review date: 2008-08-30 Rating: 6 out of 10 The concept of the book is good - a baby born with his grandfather predicting five dire days to come in his life. But as so often with Dean Koontz he tries too hard to inject humour, and it is inappropriate. For instance, here he has his two protagonists, a man and woman, in the hands of a madman who is intent on blowing their brains out. Are they scared? Do they show terror? Are they wetting themselves? No, they exchange witty banter and silly jokes that would have been better left in the school playground. If a thriller HAS to have humour, and I find that debatable, at least make it believable and appropriate to the situation. Life Expectancy Review date: 2008-06-30 Rating: 10 out of 10 I fail to understand how anyone can possibly have anything bad to say about this book. It grabs your attention from the first page and leavs an improssion on you long after you finish. Koontz has written many incredible Books; Lightning, Watchers and Intensity to name a few, and this novel stands in their cohort of excellence. Some things Koontz has written recently are blend and mediocre, surviving primarily by on the reputation attached to his name. This however, is a shining beacon of hope for his creative tallents, reinforcing my belief that he can still reach the hights he has done in his past. I know that whenever a new Koontz novel is released I will think,...Maby, just maby it will be as good as Life Expectancy. Life Expectancy Lives On Review date: 2008-04-02 Rating: 8 out of 10 The basic idea of the birth of a baby coinciding with the death of its grandfather, at virtually the same time, and in the same hospital, was enough to raise my curiosity. When said grandfather correctly predicts the size and weight of the forthcoming baby, interest increases. And when grandpa then predicts five bad dates in the baby's lifetime, I simply began this book with great gusto. Such ludicrous happenings, so weird etc, drew my attention, no question. I wasn't disappointed - I thoroughly enjoyed this ride - and the predicted dates were always hanging there throughout Jimmy Tock's life, and add to that some crazy clowns and high-wire personnel, and you've pretty much got the idea. Add to that some belly-chuckle humour with extremely witty dialogue - come on - what more do you want? Loved every minute of it. Good book from a great writer Review date: 2008-01-22 Rating: 10 out of 10 I finished reading this book just a few days ago, and let me say that this is a good suspense novel. What can one do to prepare oneself for 5 days of terror in their lifetime, when you don't no what kind of terror your going to be confronted. Minutes before the birth of Jimmy Tock, his grandfather makes 10 predictions about his grandson, but more importantly... that Jimmy is going to have 5 terrible days in his lifetime. What is going to happen to Jimmy in those 5 days, that will be so terrible? Jimmy knows when those days will be, but is grandfather didn't give any clue to what horrors await Jimmy, for he dies de very moment is grandson is born. This is the main thread of the story, 5 terrible days await Jimmy Tock and we accompanie Jimmy Tock in those 5 days... Will he live past the 5th terrible day? That is a question one can answer only by reading the book. I loved this book due it's pacing, it's suspense... You are taken on a roller coaster of emotions. If you're a fan of suspense novels, and if you already know the work of Dean Koontz. Buy it, you won't be desappointed. If you don't know Deans Koontz's work... well this is a pretty good place to stat. Product Details/SpecificationsAuthors: Dean Koontz Recording label: HarperCollins Publishers Ltd Manufacturer: HarperCollins Publishers Ltd EAN: 9780007196951 Binding: Paperback Dewey decimal number: 813 ISBN: 0007196954 Number of pages: 560 Publication date: 2005-08-01 Language: English (Original Language) Language: English (Unknown) Similar ProductsJoin Our Mailing ListJoin our newsletter and you will be informed when this site is fully operational, the you won't have to keep checking back. Enter your email address and press send |
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