It's been a while since I have read any books by Dean Koontz and I think I know why after reading The Whispering Room. The story line itself was fine. Jane Hawk is out to stop a madman (and his cohorts) from a crazy plot to basically take over the minds of people in order to promote his/their idea of how life should be. It kept me going as I wanted to see what happened, but didn't make me want to stay up reading all night, either.
It's not the story, but the writing that left me wanting more and I know this puts me in the minority as many people enjoy his writing. I found some parts annoying, to the point where I was counting. example: on about pages 9 & 10. the garage doors are referred to as segmented. Really? On consecutive pages using the same word? Like we don't know they are segmented? Again on page 100 and then again on 291. Have you ever read a book that had to use a word 4 times to describe something so necessary?
Ok, maybe that is something that doesn't bother you, but when words are your business, how about try some other descriptive words. This is just one instance, but it was enough to set the tone for my entire reading experience of this book and it just left me annoyed. It could have been said in far fewer pages, too. It just seemed too descriptive, too long in several areas.
It's not the story, but the writing that left me wanting more and I know this puts me in the minority as many people enjoy his writing. I found some parts annoying, to the point where I was counting. example: on about pages 9 & 10. the garage doors are referred to as segmented. Really? On consecutive pages using the same word? Like we don't know they are segmented? Again on page 100 and then again on 291. Have you ever read a book that had to use a word 4 times to describe something so necessary?
Ok, maybe that is something that doesn't bother you, but when words are your business, how about try some other descriptive words. This is just one instance, but it was enough to set the tone for my entire reading experience of this book and it just left me annoyed. It could have been said in far fewer pages, too. It just seemed too descriptive, too long in several areas.