Title: Nothing spectacular for Koontz, but still very good
Product review: Koontz has been a bit of hit-or-miss over the past 5 years or so. "From the corner of his eye" and "Odd Thomas" were bull's eye, while "The Face" and "The Taking" didn't quite hit the spot.However, having said that, Koontz never puts out anything BAD - this is merely comparing him to himself. Make no mistake, The Taking is a solid story masterfully told, it merely fails to create the kind of mesmerizing athmosphere you find in the better ones.The book itself is somewhat short, but the storyline is pretty simple so it's probably wise to keep it snappy to avoid "Stephen King Syndrome" (pointless blathering for 800 pages before anything happens). While simplistic, the story works and the characters are alive. Simply put: this is nice, light summer reading.
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