Time to dump Dean Koontz from my reading list

[davidinalameda]

http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/chronicle/archive/2005/07/31/BAGKCE0QF41.DTL


Arnold has also cashed in big-time in recent days with a series of celebratory events coinciding with his 58th birthday. He raised a reported $1 million at events in Orange and San Diego counties, one of them a $25,000-per- couple gathering hosted by best-selling author Dean Koontz.

[Cha]

1. I never could stand to read

his books..glad I couldn't now.

I wonder if there are more celebraties in California..pimping for "The Shovelnator"?

[Wetzelbill]

2. great post

Screw you Dean-o, although I loved Intensity. But still, screw you.

[jaysunb]

3. Is he still alive ?????

I figured he'd run out of bullshit looong ago. :evilgrin:

[kestrel91316]

4. Alive and writing ...................

I always thought of him as the RW answer to Stephen King. Koontz's books always end with the hero getting the girl, or other happy crap. The bad guys are often into New Agey stuff, though the hero is never overtly Christian. And he sets his books most often in Orange Co, CA, which was the place that sent B-1 Bob Dornan to Congress.

[jaysunb]

5. I live in So Cal

so I'm very familiar with his locals. I used to think of his books sometimes when I pass places like Carbon Canyon, or Cleveland National Forest.

I liked Watchers, and that one with the smart dog. But I was sick and confined back in those days and was reading just about anything I could find.

[yorkiemommie1]

6. i dropped him a couple of months ago

and even posted here on DU about why i did it. years ago i really liked his books because of the southern california location, and the dogs, and the fact that he reflected soCal ethnicities in his characters. thennn.... the last couple of books began to seem a little preachy and rw-ish to me. when i saw the latest one at target, all i needed was a quick overview to put the book back on the rack a check of his political contributions confirmed my suspicions.

no more Koontz for me!!!!!!!

[Kerrytravelers]

7. Yep, dean-o is a very bad man...

http://www.newsmeat.com/celebrity_political_donations/Dean_Koontz.php

But, we do have Stephen King (who dean-o so desperately wants to be) on our team:
http://www.newsmeat.com/celebrity_political_donations/Stephen_King.php

[OffWithTheirHeads]

8. The guy is seriously fucked up

read intensity and decided that I did'nt need this shit in my brain.