Velocity
Friday, January 05, 2007
First up, I admit I'm not a book person but I do read books. Incidently, clearance sales seem to pop up where it's convenient for me to visit multiple times and during these, at least half a dozen times, visits I stumbled upon a book so captivating that I couldn't keep my hands away from it. That is until my mum said "too expensive", then back to the table it went. Of course I tried persuading, but my persuading power is really terrible!
If I wanted that particular book, I have to get it myself. As stingy as I am, I took 18 bucks and headed to the supposed second last day of the sale, it was supposed because the sale has been extended to the 28th of January, grabbed the book and headed back home happily.
"The Terminal Man" had to wait, this book was far too captivating. If ur wondering what book has so much power to draw me into buying my first ever book, it's Dean Koontz's Velocity.
Synopsis
A lonesome bartender by the name of Billy Wiles has been chosen by a "freak" to choose his first victim. Would it be a blonde school teacher or an old lady involved in philantrophic work? With his action or inaction, Billy chooses the victims and the killer gladly kills them. Billy is soon trapped into being an "associate" of the killer or even worst, the suspect of all the killings. *ok my synopsis sucks* Billy has to cover up and is soon in too deep to get himself out. *actually he was already in too deep before, he just doesn't know*. *now something from the back cover*
"More comunications from the killer follow, more hideous choices, with ever tighter decision times, and with each choice Billy is drawn deeper into an accelarating nightmare, which steadily becomes more personal, more confrontational, until he is isolated, with no one to turn to and no one to rely on but himself. Finally he must risk everything to save the intended victims..."
ok that was the synopsis. Now,
My Review:
The story which is a thriller is actually quite predictable, I mean how many people can the author introduce into a novel without his/ her readers knowing who was resposible for the killings. The answer of who the killer is obvious, but the novel is so cleverly written that U forget who that person is as the author plants another name into ur head! Unlike other typical endings, this ending was pretty surprising to me, pretty amazing actually. This novel is a real psychological thriller, it shows how "involved" the killer is, sadistic, very intelligent, still posses a little compassion and sadly mentally unsound. The characters in the novel are actually quite real *euphemism for flawed*. Makes it such a great read. Really.
Seriously speaking, the starting was a ok. then the pace of the story kinda slowed. Then it slowly picked up speed and the climax was just pure velocity like a real roller coaster!
Pros: definite thriller, flawed characters *which means real/ believable*, a fresh read from normal police / killer thrillers, definitely worth my 18 bucks! hehe..
Cons: A little slow, a little too scary if such a person *the killer* lived in the real world, can't really root for the main character - don't really feel like rooting for him.
I think lately I'm into psychological thrillers. First Criminal Minds now Velocity. It can get quite spine chilling to actually read or watch what goes through the bad guys' minds... So my purpose of this entry is ultimately to promote it.. hahaha I'm just suggesting. Speaking of velocity look at the time, I better be off. Cheerios!Labels: Gush, Review, Thoughts
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