tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2728909293998777391.post1387100501805577971..comments2024-03-28T04:15:00.814-07:00Comments on Jerry's House of Everything: WHAT THE NIGHT KNOWSJerry Househttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09482856733981933159noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2728909293998777391.post-5821830936855306902011-01-14T03:38:42.061-08:002011-01-14T03:38:42.061-08:00I haven't really enjoyed a new Koontz, and I&#...I haven't really enjoyed a new Koontz, and I've not read a lot, mind you, since his SF/Fantasy days. I did read most back then, but haven't enjoyed the re-invented, both in writing and physically, author's work since then.Randy Johnsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16627907086811387527noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2728909293998777391.post-32998122640393187252011-01-13T23:35:41.408-08:002011-01-13T23:35:41.408-08:00He's always struck me as a lazy writer, and la...He's always struck me as a lazy writer, and lazy in a different way than, say, Stephen King is, too often...perfervid where King tries to be folksy. This goes back to his early '70s sf/fantasy...Todd Masonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01815516018079824802noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2728909293998777391.post-42612602611536030072011-01-13T19:04:43.610-08:002011-01-13T19:04:43.610-08:00I tried one or two of his books, but as you descri...I tried one or two of his books, but as you describe here, it seemed manufactured, by the numbers. He has a good concept but doesn't take the time to build characters around it. He knows he can sell plenty of books without putting in the sweat and blood.pattinase (abbott)https://www.blogger.com/profile/02916037185235335846noreply@blogger.com