Relentless
Published: 2009
Author:
Dean Koontz
Genre:
American, Conspiracy, Fiction, Literature, Murder, Psychological,
Science Fiction, Suspense, Thriller
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the summary of this book here:
Relentless Summary
The
Review
Relentless is a suspense thriller from bestselling
author Dean Koontz. The plot follows best-selling novelist Cullen
"Cubby" Greenwich, his wife, son, and family dog, Lassie, as they are
hounded and hunted by Shearman Waxx, a feared and respected national book
reviewer. Dean Koontz possesses a talent that few authors in ANY genre
characteristic. He is a master at creating absolutely astounding characters and
placing them in believable situations, with conversations and character
engagement that is purely a pleasure to read!! This book is yet another in a
long line of excellent, captivating reads!!
First a note… I wasn't supposed to
review this book for at least the next five days, but I had to get it out of
the way because I accidentally posted the summary of this novel on my summaries
blog. The reason for this is that my laptop is basically dead and I'm just
dragging its dead body around, and it's causing these kinds of mistakes because
I need to switch off my laptop in under 45 minutes or forcefully shut it down
by pressing the off button. After all, the system gets stuck and all my work is
lost if not saved on time. I'm sharing this information because I might make a
mistake or add a wrong link, so please let me know if you find a mistake or an
issue because I've noticed missing links and missing paragraphs in the last few
days since my laptop began to die.
I am a long-time Koontz fan, so I may be
considered biased in certain circumstances, but I still try to be as honest as
I can be. The difficulty is that I can't create a bogus bad review if a writer
has wonderful works. The core theme of this novel is the main guy - a
successful author - and his family being hounded by a psychotic book critic. A
fairly unique premise that piqued my interest. I was enjoying it more and more
as I read. I don't usually do spoilers in reviews, but there are some below.
It's the only way I can explain why I gave the points and recommendations I
offered. But don’t worry I am not actually going to tell what happens and will
be as cryptic as I can.
When it came down to it, I just found it
very simple to become concerned about the fate of the major characters. Author
Cubby and his wife Penny dedicate the book to providing this back and forth
interaction going which I'll openly acknowledge was actually hilarious for
perhaps the first few of the chapters although it gets turned further
than believing and just never fades away if you are not into this kind of
material then it may be as it sounds as I just typed or it may be as much fun
as I had with it so the choice is yours as a reader to decide if you want to
read that or not but for me it was amazing. They seem to always carve out time
to still have a page of back and forth zingers, even if they're almost certain
to be gunned down, blown to smithereens, or burned to a crisp. And that's not
all since the best conversation in the book is saved for their
six-year-old brilliant child Milo. I was so taken with his complicated
responses that I began wishing to meet a kid like that or even an adult who
could talk and understand what Milo was saying, but I know that many
readers who only read for fashion or socializing may begin skipping lines
whenever he and Cubby were chatting.
Dean Koontz's writings aren't
particularly realistic almost all of the time because I can suspend belief for
quite a while and towards the final moment this one managed to jump the shark
totally and utterly and gave me the ending that exploded my head and made me insanely
satisfied. There are also several mentions about how one of the central
protagonists will be dead by the end of the novel and - I cite - "their
lives will never be the same". I was sad and hurt while reading as if
someone I cared about was about to die, but that feeling was enough to keep me
reading to the end to find out what really happened in the hopes that something
good would happen and I would be happy at the end.
The point is, it happens and does not
happen at the same time, and you must read it to discover the magnificence that
made me madly happy at the end, yet it is not even death or no death situation.
This situation and the ending will undoubtedly shatter your brain into a
million pieces, and one of two things will happen to you: you will either be as
happy and goosebumpy as me, or you will burn the book and despise the author,
so just have fun getting there.
So, yes, I was quite pleased with this.
The author has demonstrated in the past that he can write impactful thrillers
with comedic elements, and you can try the much-underrated TickTock for a good
example, but Relentless is a bit different because of too much banter and the
double-edged sword ending, as I mentioned earlier, and it becomes a choice of
who is reading. I recommend it but first, read the review thoroughly to see
whether you are the type of reader that enjoys all of this or not.
Final Thoughts
Another excellent book in this writer's
illustrious career. I like how the narrative arc unfolds gradually and how the
characters come to terms with it. A nice tie-in to the Nameless series, which
was also fantastic.
Milo is the name of the kid. He's a
genius. Is this a sly shout out to the band Descendents, or a happy
coincidence?
I've noticed a few reader friends being
unable to accept a kid who can talk like Milo and do what he does because he is
too young. I must tell the readers that I have never met a kid like that, but I
was the one who was able to talk and discuss crazy science stuff with my granddad,
who was actually a dean of science. I finished a 30-volume encyclopedia and
almost all his books that were in his study by the age of five, and I was
asking my father questions that he had no idea about, and only my grandfather
was able to keep up because I was basically more advanced than him at the age
of five. We talked about robotics and even artificial intelligence at the time
when no one thought it was possible, but one thing that made him smile with a
proud grin was when I was telling him about the periodic table and some
experiments about Philosopher's Stone. But I discovered that making gold in
that manner is more expensive, so I gave up. Just Google Philosophers Stone to
get an idea of what I'm talking about. The
only reason I'm sharing this is that it is feasible to locate a kid like Milo,
and perhaps someone you already know is like him but you have no idea since you
may assume the kid is just talking about playing or his toys or games.
This is a fantastic novel full of
amazing and terrible events. Dean Koontz is the master of these earlier
thrillers. He immerses you in the exploits of the Greenwich-Boom family, and
you root for them all the way to the finish.
Synopsis
“Literary critic Shearman Waxx can kill a good
book with just a few acidly worded bon mots. And as one unlucky author is about
to discover, that’s not all he’s prepared to kill. . . .
From #1 New York Times bestselling master of suspense Dean Koontz comes a
mesmerizing thriller about the battle of wills that ensues when a successful
author and likable family man confronts a reclusive sociopath who wields an
all-too-deadly poison pen. Respect Shearman Waxx’s opinion and you might escape
with your career intact. Cross him and he’ll destroy you, your family, and
everything you hold dear. For the title “America’s most feared critic” isn’t
one Waxx takes lightly. He takes it literally. And now Cubby Greenwich, his
wife, Penny, their brilliant six-year-old Milo, and their uniquely talented
non-collie, Lassie, are all about to learn the true meaning of “culture war.”
BONUS: This edition contains an excerpt from Dean Koontz's The City.”
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Rating: 90/100
Recommended: 100/100 Yes.
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