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

Excellent!

Sorry to say not one of his better ones.

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

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

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.

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

I have not been able to finish…’nuff said

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.