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One Door Away from Heaven [Englisch] [Taschenbuch]

Dean Koontz
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Produktinformation

  • Taschenbuch: 704 Seiten
  • Verlag: Bantam; Auflage: First THUS (29. Oktober 2002)
  • Sprache: Englisch
  • ISBN-10: 0553582755
  • ISBN-13: 978-0553582758
  • Größe und/oder Gewicht: 10,6 x 2,9 x 17,4 cm
  • Durchschnittliche Kundenbewertung: 3.7 von 5 Sternen  Alle Rezensionen anzeigen (9 Kundenrezensionen)
  • Amazon Bestseller-Rang: Nr. 39.062 in Englische Bücher (Siehe Top 100 in Englische Bücher)

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Dean Koontz virtually invented the cross-genre novel and in One Door Away from Heaven he mixes an action thriller with post-X Files alien paranoia to remarkable effect. Micky Bellsong is a young woman at a crisis point in her life, unsure of where she should be heading and using a stay at her Aunt Geneva's to sort out her life. Then the precocious and deformed Leilani Kronk walks into her life telling stories of her stepfather Preston Maddoc and her drugged-up mother who both believe aliens will beam the girl into their mothership and heal her deformities before her 10th birthday. But tales of Preston's vicious past, including his hand in several murders, leave Micky believing that a far more terrible fate awaits her friend so when the Maddocs head off taking Leilani with them, Micky pursues.

Typically with a Koontz novel, nothing turns out to be what it seems and the author relishes playing with you, tugging you this way and that in a meticulously crafted plot that tightens like a noose with every turn of the page. His characters are exceptionally drawn, driving the novel forward with realism and warmth. Micky is one of his more attractive young heroines but the real star is Leilani, a mature young girl whose plucky nature and sparkling dialogue instantly make her Koontz's most memorable creation. She is the embodiment of the very moral core of every Koontz novel; despite her deformities and dreadful upbringing, her buoyant optimism is what drives Micky on to do good. Likewise, it is Koontz's firm belief that despite the violence, pain and suffering, there is always goodness to be found in every person and situation if you are prepared to look for it. Koontz has once again delivered a work of spectacular fiction and proven why he is one of the premier novelists of his generation. --Jonathan Weir -- Dieser Text bezieht sich auf eine vergriffene oder nicht verfügbare Ausgabe dieses Titels.

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Dean Koontz virtually invented the cross-genre novel, and in One Door Away from Heaven he mixes an action thriller with post-X-Files alien paranoia to remarkable effect. Micky Bellsong is a young woman at a crisis point in her life, using a stay at her Aunt Geneva's to sort things out. Then the precocious and deformed Leilani Klonk walks into her life, telling stories of her stepfather and drugged-up mother, who believe aliens will beam the girl into their mothership and heal her deformities before her 10th birthday. But tales of the stepfather's vicious past, including his hand in several murders, leave Micky believing that a far more terrible fate awaits her friend. So when the parents take off with Leilani, Micky pursues.

As is typical with a Koontz novel, nothing turns out to be what it seems, and the meticulously crafted plot tightens like a noose with every turn of the page. His characters are exceptionally drawn, driving the novel forward with realism and warmth. Micky is one of his more attractive young heroines, but the real star is Leilani, a mature young girl whose plucky nature and sparkling dialogue instantly make her Koontz's most memorable creation. She embodies his belief that despite violence, pain, and suffering, there is always goodness to be found in every person and situation. Koontz has once again proven why he is one of the premier novelists of his generation. --Jonathan Weir, Amazon.co.uk -- Dieser Text bezieht sich auf eine andere Ausgabe: Gebundene Ausgabe .


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Micky Bellsong, a young woman with a troubled past, stays with her aunt for the time being, trying to find out what to do with her life. In that crossroad situation, she meets young Leilani Klonk, a witty, precocious, and highly intelligent girl whose buoyancy and positive attitude neither wither despite her physical handicaps nor the abuse by her drug addicted mother and uncanny stepfather. Leilani fears that her father, whom she calls Dr. Doom, plans her murder -- and Micky believes her.

Dean Koontz's novel "One Door Away From Heaven" is definitely entertaining. The different storylines entwine slowly but surely until the book's gripping climax and thought-provoking end. The characters are quite memorable -- well-detailed protagonists, a really mean villain, aliens, and a very lovable dog. Some dialogues have an almost screwball comedy quality which makes you laugh out loud. Yet the book not only entertains, but also has a life-affirmative message.

At times, Koontz goes a little bit overboard with flowery descriptions and metaphors. Moreover, it takes a lot of pages until the different stories finally form a joint picture. The end comes somewhat abrupt and seems a bit forced. Nonetheless, "One Door Away From Heaven" is a thrilling and also rewarding read which will touch you and leave you with a warm feeling.

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With the years Koontz' novels have become better and better. This one is definitely one of his best. His characters are well developed. The plots that he creates are thoroughly interwoven and lead to an excellent and very exciting climax. Of course, the characters are not realistic, Koontz does not want them to be. The monster father is too monstrous, the nine-year-old girl speaks like a fifty-year-old woman and the aliens are not of this world anyway, the Hollywood twins are too much like super James Bonds. Therefore the author creates a mix of genres (SF, Horror, mainstream, philosophical novel) which allows him to convey his message in different ways. He also breaks with the tradition that we frequently find that beauty comes along with goodness and vice versa. Beauty here is no concept of the mind, you can never be sure about a character. Nothing is real, but in the concert of the different characters, good and bad, before the background of a very realistic setting the message becomes very real, and we look into the abysses of the human mind and soul as well as at examples of goodness in some humans (and dogs). And we see all beings as parts of a larger context and concept. I see a minor flaw in the fact that the author sometimes is too much in love with his own imagery, so that it often becomes somewhat redundant and disturbs the advancement of the plot. The same is true for his philosophising.
But this novel is Koontz' first real attempt at serious literature and the attempt has been successful!
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Micky Bellsong, a young woman with a troubled past, stays with her aunt for the time being, trying to find out what to do with her life. In that crossroad situation, she meets young Leilani Klonk, a witty, precocious, and highly intelligent girl whose buoyancy and positive attitude neither wither despite her physical handicaps nor the abuse by her drug addicted mother and uncanny stepfather. Leilani fears that her father, whom she calls Dr. Doom, plans her murder -- and Micky believes her.

Dean Koontz's novel "One Door Away From Heaven" is definitely entertaining. The different storylines entwine slowly but surely until the book's gripping climax and thought-provoking end. The characters are quite memorable -- well-detailed protagonists, a really mean villain, aliens, and a very lovable dog. Some dialogues have an almost screwball comedy quality which makes you laugh out loud. Yet the book not only entertains, but also has a life-affirmative message.

At times, Koontz goes a little bit overboard with flowery descriptions and metaphors. Moreover, it takes a lot of pages until the different stories finally form a joint picture. The end comes somewhat abrupt and seems a bit forced. Nonetheless, "One Door Away From Heaven" is a thrilling and also rewarding read which will touch you and leave you with a warm feeling.

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