The Taking Book Reviews

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Excellent. I bought this book on a whim for something to read on my lunch break. This is a seriously great book. I've read it many times since and always recommend it.

Excessive Metaphors!. Sometimes all you need to do is describe what's seen and go with it. When too many metaphors are made it takes from the story. I would get consumed by action and then feel I'm reading a thesaurus. I love Koontz but not this story.

Not his best. I love Koontz's books, but I had a hard time buying this one - the story - and I was totally disappointed with the ending. I was hoping for something that would "make" the book and my time worthwhile. I didn't get it. It still entertains though.....it's Dean Koontz.

The Taking. This book is typical Koontz in that it was scary, had dogs as a critical part of the story but he added a lot of his religious insite in the final chapter that made it exceptional for me. TS Elliot quotes were interesting as well.

One of Koontz’s creepiest in years!. Dean Koontz doesn’t think of himself as a horror novelist. As a fan of both suspense novels and horror novels, I definitely see him as an author of both. The Taking is among his best! Extremely creepy and terrifying, overwhelmingly suspenseful, sometimes very funny, this exciting shocker features all of the ingredients of Koontz’s best work, including two likable protagonists and a strong message about morality. It even includes a VERY surprising ending, one that exudes hope in an unexpectedly spiritual way! Enjoy!

A tour de force!. This book is just amazing. Unlike other books, the excitement starts from the beginning and drives you to the end. It's scary and absolutely incredible. A must read!

The Taken, heaven and hell restructured, the centre cannot hold.. Dean Koontz is also a sifter of wheat and his story The Taken gives hope in a world without much pure sunshine. The belief that science it stronger than religion is hell over heaven and in the end will not be. As William Butler Yeats wrote, "Things fall apart; the centre cannot hold; Mere anarchy is loosed upon the world. The blood-dimmed tide is loosed, and everywhere the ceremony of innocence is drowned; The best lack all conviction, while the worst are full of passionate intensity.". However, the Bible will rule out and sift the world as wheat. The center cannot hold, but heaven will overcome, Christians will win out. Thank you Dean Koontz for writing your own story of hope.

taking. beautifully written, the words compose images that take the reader to a different world. the plot is fascinating, but only a backdrop for the words.

Time crunch. Good book but very sudden ending.. Almost as if Mr. Koontz was on a deadline for the book..

Not his best. I've read a few of koontz's books and generally found them entertaining. I had to struggle to get through the this one, though. I consider myself to be pretty well read with a decent vocabulary, but I sometimes felt like I should have a dictionary handy while reading it. Much of the story details were unnecessary. An allegory for the biblical flood and cleansing could have been much more tersely written. No real need for all the fungi, creatures, molds, and organic space vehicles: It rained for a long time, flooded everything, few survivors, end of story. Plus there was no explanation as to why the ETs just left and returned the Earth to its normal state. It just ended.

The most thrilling ride of all!. An avid reader of Mr. Koontz, I found this book to keep me on the edge of the couch! Scary, thought-provoking, and all too believable....what if it did happen? This tome ranks in my top three: Watchers, Intensity and The Taking. I enjoyed it so much, I shared it with my priest! Definitely a good read for a stormy, wet night! Enjoy.

Dean is pure genius.. This work has inspired me so much. He thinks outside the box in such a way that you find yourself never watching TV....again!

What Happens in the End?. Can Anyone Tell me in details what happened in the end I didn't quite understand it. THANX!

Fantastic. This was the first book I read by dean koontz and I haven't stopped reading his books since.

Awesome!. Read this book in three days. One day I had called in sick to work because I just had to find out what happens. The ending blew my mind. I literally had brain matter hanging out one ear ;)

Terrible. I have been a fan of Koonts since I read Whispers years ago. His books have not left me wanting more for a while,but this one maybe the last one I will read unless I go back and reread some of his earlier books. I’m not a word master by any means but this is the first book in a very long time that I was happy to have a dictionary on my reader. The story it’s self was way to long and I skipped many paragraphs of it. Wish I had gotten a sample before wasting my money.

A must read. This book is great! Actually I don't think I've read one of his that isn't awesome !!!

Not a Fan.... Of this one. Not sure why the formatting of this book puts double spaces between the paragraphs but it’s most difficult to read. It’s more like stand alone thoughts—overly metaphoric even for Koontz (there is no modulation to the descriptive imagery, just over-done).Could not finish this story. Sorry for poor review. Characters are completely flat and unreachable.

The Taking. I've read at least 5 of Mr. Koontz works and I have to say I was surprised and very disappointed as I read The Taking. It's as if he wrote it hoping to sell it for yet another alien invasion B movie. Wow what a load of crap. Could tolerate the whole book. Please don't do this again.

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