Title: Two Words: Punchinello Beezo
Review: I couldn't get past the absurdity of the names in this book. The enjoyment of the plot was stymied by Koontz's incessant desire to merge so much fantasy into a tale that could have been simply given a more real feel to it simply by naming the characters something less abnormal. You don't have to name them Bob or Mary Sue, but Konrad and Punchinello Beezo do little to inspire empathy. No one can relate to a Punchinello, no matter how much he might be like your least favorite uncle, cousin or school yard bully. Any resemblance to any character, living or dead, burns to ashes in a plot that falls way short of Koontzian standards to which any long-time reader has grown accustomed.The shock and surprise delivered by the conclusion of this book loses some of the punch it would have otherwise had with characters named with less absurdity.
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