Sole Survivor (ISBN 0739334239)

Amazon.com Review:
Joe Carpenter, the hero of Dean Koontz's newest novel, Sole Survivor, is a man nearly paralyzed by grief. One year earlier, his wife and two children had been among the 230 victims of a plane crash that left no survivors. So when Joe encounters a woman who claims to have been aboard that plane and survived the catastrophe, and then she almost immediately disappears, he is understandably riled up. In the course of trying to track this woman down, Joe finds himself entangled in a web of shadowy conspiracy and perilous secrets. In this latest book, Koontz pumps up the volume and gives his readers what they've come to expect from him: an expert mix of cover ups, cults, bizarre suicides, and a shocking twist at the end that keeps Sole Survivor racing along from one improbable but undeniably thrilling event to the next.

somewhat anticlimactic:
i thoroughly enjoyed this book right up until the very end. a riveting and thought-provoking story overall. i wasn't sure what to expect in terms of an ending, but i was a bit disappointed by how koontz did this one. still, anything of his is worth a look in my opinion.

Boring...:
I just got done reading Sole Survivor by Dean Koontz and was overall disappointed. I read and own his book Watchers (which I think is an awesome book) and this one no where compares to it. Sole Survivor starts out slow, which is understandable because it is building the story line, but throughout the book it never really picks up a whole lot. There is a lot of rambling, and I had to keep reading parts over again because I would get lost in all of the scientific and off-topic jargon and unneccesary details and descriptions. There are some really good parts in the book that get you to the "edge of your seat" and some really decriptive scenes that play well in the story, but all in all I was just really bored with it. I almost quit reading it several times, but managed to finish it. I probably won't read it again.

My Seatback... in an Upright Position:
The takeoff was on time, flight smooth, and landing... well, a crash. I love how Dean Koontz can twist what you may believe to be supernatural into what is actually fact. And in some cases, it ends up being supernatural after all. In any case, it's Koontz's characters that make the difference in this tale. For me, this Sole Survivor was the book which allowed me to take Koontz out of his horror box and accept him in different genres.

Imagination and Surreal!:
Knootz is quite crafty and a master of keeping your interest I was trying to figure out how he would end this one. But a channel energy thriller like this truly makes you think about the after life and spiritual powers. The plot thickens as they try to explain it to those who have touched their lives through this experience. Quite imaginative and provocative at the same time. The conclusions it suggest about life are compelling and teaches you the importance of evaluating your purpose.

Bravo:
From the very first page I was hooked. I had never read any of Dean Koontz's books before but,for some reason this book caught my attention. The pace of this book didn't slow down for a moment. I really enjoyed how the author took special care in making sure that the reader understood the emotions each of the main characters were feeling. In return, I was able to better connect with each character on a different level, allowing me to enjoy the book even more. This book isn't hard to follow and throughout the whole book from beginning to end you keep asking yourself the same question. What in the world is going on here? I could not put this book down nor did I want to in the end so for this I say BRAVO to Dean Koontz.