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Type of bind: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 813.54
EAN num: 9780425099339
ISBN number: 0425099334
Label: Berkley
Manufacturer: Berkley
Quantity: 1
Page Count: 304
Printing Date: November 15, 1986
Publishing house: Berkley
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As Alex and Colin speed toward their new home in San Francisco where Courtney awaits them, they are pursued by a madman who is also eager to see Courtney.
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Dean Koonz's 'Shattered' is a thriller that starts with obsession that progresses to road range, then to attempts at murder.
Alex and his 11-year-old brother-in-law Colin start bright and early on a cross country trip from Pennsylvania to California. Alex's wife Courtney awaits him and her brother (they are his legal guardians since their parents are dead) in San Francisco, getting their new home ready for their arrival. Pulling out of their old driveway in grey Thuderbird, Colin notices a Chevy rental van following them. For the subsequent four days of their roadtrip, the van is never far behind.
Full of adventure and heart warming moments between Colin and Alex, this book is a thriller through and through.
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I remember reading "Shattered" ages ago, and really enjoying it. Seeing as how it clocks in at just over 200 pages, I recently picked it up again to pass the time on a lazy Sunday. The good news is that the base story of "Shattered" is still a gripping thriller. A man begins a cross-country drive from Philadelphia to San Francisco in order to make a fresh start in a new job with his new wife. Tagging along for the ride is the man's new "younger brother" through marriage. It's a chance for the two men to bond, get to know each other and prepare themselves for the momentus changes coming their way. Unfortunately, they've nabbed the attention of homicidal maniac who plans to waylay and murder them somewhere along their long journey.
It's a fun story, and as stated it's just barely over 200 pages, meaning you could retire the entire thing in half a day, or spread it out over two lunch hours. The story is reminicent of the films "Duel" and "Joy Ride". There is lots of action, and Koontz does a great job of ratcheting up the suspense as the story unfolds.
The only drawback to "Shattered", which very first hit bookshelves in 1973, is that it is terribly dated. Quite a bit of the novel deals with the protagonist running into prejudice against "hippies". References to Vietnam and Charles Whitman's sniper shootings, as well as Charlie Manson and Richard Speck as recent events also tie the novel to a certain time in American history, which is now three decades past. The police in the story discuss the "freaks" tearing apart the moral fabric of the country seems pretty antiquated now as well.
I still recommend this novel, but would love to see Koontz update this story as he has done with "Twilight Eyes".
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Alex and his young brother-in-law Colin drive cross country to join his new bride in San Francisco, pursued by her psychotic former boyfriend. What a mess this novel is. Even though it is such a slim volume (at barely over a hundred pages), it feels terribly padded. We are treated to many pages of inane dialogue between our two protagonists as they pass the time during their long drive, which makes them seem very irritating rather than endearing. There is a pointless subplot involving a police officer and a medical examiner whose actions have absolutely no connection to or impact on the main story. Although the story happens during the Vietnam War and Alex is presented as a bit of a hippie, the hostile reactions he gets everywhere he goes seem overdone. Finally, despite the brevity of the novel, Koontz doesn't provide closure in the abrupt final scene.
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Wow, was this book bad. Only because my stubborn self and the brevity of the book was I actually able to finish it. What is wrong with the book? Let us count the ways.
1) Despite Koontz's constant mentioning of how much the characters cared for each other, I never really cared about any of them. The only one who was interesting to me was Courtney and she was little more than a bit player.
2) What was the point of all the cross looks people gave to Doyle? Was it just to set up the weird conversation with the cop later? If so, he should have just cut all of it out, including the policeman and been done with it. It just seemed as if something else should have been going on, but nothing ever materialized.
3) What was with the investigation of the dead police officer? There were so many issues with this one that I should be doing subsections. First, how did the shot officer help the story? Was it just to show how psychotic George was? Second, what purpose did the conversations between the investigating cop and the CSI serve? I am still scratching my head as to why they were mentioned in the very first place. They didn't figure out who George was. They didn't help the story conclude. Aside from getting in the way, what was their purpose? And why were they brought back together later in a completely seperate investigation? They were completely and totally pointless and useless.
Despite having a good premise, this book has so many idiotic happenings and loose ends. It also fails to deliver any truly tense moments and has a lousy ending to boot.
If you are searching for a story with virtually no redeeming quality, Shattered is the one for you.
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i read it in one day easy not long but very clear and to the point the only thing i wish is that DK went in to more detail of why the villian was doing all of this i mean what was his illness
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