This is not a story about the Frankenstein monster but about the monster Frankenstein. Just what kind of gall and arrogance does it take to believe you can create life in your own image and likeness? How much more is needed to believe you can do a better job than God?
Mr. Koontz takes on these questions and does a very credible job answering them. The Frankenstein monster, now more than two hundred years old is in little evidence. The hero and heroine are two New Orleans cops. These two very real and human characters are caught up in the bizarre plan to wipe out the human race and replace us with “New and better people” cooked up in Dr Frankenstein’s lab.
This is not a light hearted, try and scare you for fun, story. This is a very serious comment on how we are wiping out the old, and filling it with the new. It is a story about heedlessly ignoring out humanity and being blind to the consequences of our planning the future. I especially like the way Mr. Koontz details how unintended consequences can bite you …..Well just about everywhere.
This is the first in a trilogy that becomes a series I highly recommend This is a very good read, a well written story and has something important to say. Thank you Mr. Koontz.
It’s been a long time since I posted anything on this site, let alone a good review of a book. I haven’t been lazy, at least not idol. Also, I have not put very much information about me on my site, so here is a small amount of catch up.
I am a middle school technology teacher. Among other things I teach wood working and love to be in the shop building things. I have a shop at home and took a lot of time this summer just being in the shop and making furniture. A lot of work and fun for me but did nothing for the blog.
I did not stop reading. In fact I probably read a bit more than usual, except the week I struggled through a book given to me by an aunt in law. So, now that I am back at school and working at the computer more consistently, I will be back to posting reviews on my site.
I hope you all had a good summer and are ready for some short days and long evenings which lend themselves well to sitting down and enjoying a good book.
Did I mention wine? A good book and a class of wine? I guess I’ll save that idea for another post.
