The City (with bonus short story The Neighbor) Book Reviews

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Dean Koontz's finest work!. I have been a fan of Dean Koontz for many years. I would consider him to be one of if not my favorite author. I have read almost all of his novels and enjoyed each for different reasons and to varying degrees. Until the City, I would say that the Frankenstein series and of course the Odd Thomas series were by far my favorites. When I began to read The City, I found that I often stayed up too late to read and found excuses to put off tasks that I should be doing and reading instead. The City grabbed me and would not let go. This novel is in my opinion the absolute finest of Dean Koontz's work. It was touching, thought provoking, funny, just absolutely amazing. The characters were so real to me that I found myself dreaming about them as if they were family members or people in my day to day life. How I wish that I had a Grandpa Teddy, a slightly crazy but loved like a brother best friend Malcolm, a kindly father figure neighbor Mr. Yoshioka and of course Miss Pearl. Even the characters of pure evil were so entirely real to me as I read and became so drawn into this amazing dream of a novel. I am sad to be done with reading The City as it was such a wonderful heart wrenching, soul stirring and beautiful piece of work. I can not wait to start reading it a second time. I believe that this will be a book that I will read time and time again, each time deriving new meaning and new feelings from it. I may not go so far as to say it is a life changer, but I will certainly say that it made me think of my life in a new way, to appreciate my life and certain aspects of it in a new light and to realize that although some days may be a butter side down day...everything will be alright in the end. Thank you Mr. Koontz.

Disappointing. Don't waste your money. The story is very slow and never really goes anywhere. Nothing like his other books.

The First Book. I have not been able to finish…’nuff said

Gripping and haunting. I've followed Koontz ever since I discovered Intensity. And I've read many others of his books, including the Odd Thomas series. But this particular tale filled me with so many emotions. And I could not put it down. Jonah's voice was so beautiful throughout and his love for his family brought me to tears. It is a heady mix of love and humor tinged with terrible danger. Read it...but read the short story, The Neighbor, first. It's a nice intro to the amazing siblings, Amalia and Malcom.

The city. Sorry to say not one of his better ones.

BORING!!!. This is by far his slowest & least interesting book. I own every book he has written & I wish I could get my $ back for this one. Buy it when it ends up in the clearance bin.

The City. I missed the original good,evil,dog, child stories so wonderfully spun. This was reminiscent of those adventures. A great book to read.

Another Koontz Masterpiece. Once again I have fallen in love with a Koontz protagonist. If you are familiar with his work and are wondering whether this story lives up to the D.K. standards of FANTASTIC and AWESOME, the answer is without a doubt a resounding ABSOLUTELY! Mr. Koontz gives his protagonists endearing qualities that capture the heart and mind of the reader; innate kindness, the ability to gain understanding, wisdom and strength through devastating tragedies, as well as the ability to sense the supernatural and act accordingly. The protagonist in The City is no exception. As with John Calvino, Odd (or is it Todd?) Thomas, Jane Hawk, and many others, I find myself once again wanting to meet this character... to know more about him... to keep in touch with him... often wondering what he’s doing now. Thank you, Mr. Koontz, for this story. Thank you for the takeaways... a warmed heart, an awareness of things unseen, knowledge of what things were like during a time period when I wasn’t paying attention, a renewed hope that there are truly good people in this world, and so much more. Your truly, Shelley Collins

The City. More like a mosaic, than a jig-saw puzzle, The City is another Masterpiece. A devoted Stephen King fan, I must honestly compare the two authors: Steve is like beer; Peter, like vintage wine.

Gets better as you read. I'm a longtime fan of Koontz's, and have loved nearly all his books. For the first handful of chapters, I thought this was going to become the second one I'd not enjoyed. But as I read further, the nature of the story, the characters, and the world built on the pages grew on me and drew me in. By halfway through, I was enthralled. By 2/3 of the way through, I could no longer put it down and read far into the night, despite badly needing to be in bed early. The point: this is a fine story with charming characters and a mysticism that's old-school Koontz.

Steer Clear. I am a huge Dean Koontz fan. I've read many of his books and have like or (mostly) loved each one. However, this book was a true outlier in his pantheon of amazing tales. It was literally a slog, possessing none of his trademark transcendent prose. Move on and pray that his next book is more of his regular excellence.

The City. This book made me cry because of kindness, don't need to say anything else.

The City. Excellent!

The City. Slow and simple

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