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'Watchers' - Dean R. Koontz, 1987


​Perhaps unluckily for me, this was the first Dean Koontz book I ever read. Since then, no other book of his has matched up to this fantastic story.

The character of Travis is brilliant. And this tortured soul befriends a rather amazing dog who quite literally saves him and leads down a path of suspense and wonder.

I'm in awe of how he cleverly gives two points of view of a certain character in the book. He also terrifically employs a 'dual narrative' concept. These two separate story threads slowly and inexorably come together at the end of the novel.


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My copy of 'Watchers'
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The book has a hyper-real quality to it. A sort of an unreal quality. Even though it's gritty and grimy - at times it has a slightly hypnotic edge to it. Dreamy even.

But it's the characters; the characters that make this book so, so good. And Koontz uses exposition so brilliantly. There are times when you will be on the edge of your seat reading this.


I think the design of the cover for this book is superb. I love the blurred grass and there is a real sense that this is the 'point of view' of something as it quietly watches the house.
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This book is full of great tension. Also, it makes you think about 'perspective' and how a point of view can be so different between two people - and yet both can be perceived as being 'right'.
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