The Darkest Evening of the Year
Mr. Koontz is a dog lover, with a particular fondness for golden retrievers, and strong supporter of animal rescues. His latest story is spun around a character named Amy Redwing, founder and driving force behind Golden Heart Rescue. It's typical Koontz, with maniacal characters living on the edge of another astral plane. It's unlike Koontz in the story spends a great deal of time in the reality of loving dogs, responsibility of breeding, and the purpose of rescue. Quote from the story, The Darkest Evening of the Year; "Dogs' lives are short, too short, but you know that going in. You know the pain is coming, you’re going to lose a dog, and there's going to be great anguish, so you live fully in the moment with her, never fail to share her joy or delight in her innocence, because you can't support the illusion that a dog can be your lifelong companion. There's such beauty in the hard honesty of that, in accepting and giving love while always aware it comes with an unbearable price. Maybe loving dogs is a way we do penance for all the other illusions we allow ourselves and for the mistakes we make because of those illusions." Dear God, she heard nothing awkward in that. In that was the perfect truth of her eight years in rescue, as she could never have put it into words." The book comes to it's conclusion in the typical, insanely fast paced ending that you find in all Koontz books. If you want to read a Koontz book for his signature on the edge of reality, you will find that in the story thread. However, his consideration and love of dogs has added a layer of tenderness that was very unexpected. It's a quick read. I'd give it a B- |
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| I bought it for James for his birthday and he's just getting around to it now. He said "Man, somebody really needs to settle down about how awesome golden retrievers are. Geez!" |
ButtersStotch wrote: "Man, somebody really needs to settle down about how awesome golden retrievers are. Geez!"
I agree! I'm sure Mr. Koontz has never had the pleasure of sharing time with a Sheepie. |
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