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The Taking
The Taking
Author: Dean Koontz
On the morning that will mark the end of the world they have known, Molly and Niel Sloan awaken to the drumbeat of rain on their roof. It has haunted their sleep, invaded their dreams, and now they rise to find a luminous silvery downpour drenching their small California mountain town. A strange scent hangs faintly in the air, and the young coup...  more »
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ISBN-13: 9780553584509
ISBN-10: 0553584502
Publication Date: 4/26/2005
Pages: 448
Rating:
  • Currently 3.8/5 Stars.
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3.8 stars, based on 734 ratings
Publisher: Bantam
Book Type: Paperback
Other Versions: Hardcover
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Circe avatar reviewed The Taking on + 11 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 16
This is one of the best books I have ever read. It is amazing, spine-tingling and thought provoking at once. I never wanted it to end & I recommend it to anyone who will listen!
reviewed The Taking on + 58 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 16
Great SiFi read. Koontz strange as usual. You'll love it. I couldn't put
it down. Read it in two days
reviewed The Taking on + 67 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 16
I've read many books by Koontz before, but this was the first one that I just could not quit reading, and the first one that kept me up all night listening for strange noises. Wonderful creepy apocalyptic novel.
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Helpful Score: 12
High suspense. Apocalyptic fiction which I enjoy. Good book.
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Helpful Score: 12
A real page turner I was having a hard time putting this book down!
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reviewed The Taking on + 59 more book reviews
I thought it was a good book. It has recieved som bad reviews, but it kept me turning pages. I kept waiting to figure out what the heck was going on.
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One of my favorite Koontz books. Rich story with deep characters. Very suspenseful. You really don't know what's going on until the end.
curledupwithabook avatar reviewed The Taking on + 169 more book reviews
I am a Dean Koontz fan. I feel that he consistently writes great horror stories that tap into everyone's more primal fears. This book is no different in that respect. It had me so scared that I had to keep looking over my shoulder as I read it. In the book, the world is being taken over by an unbeatable "alien" force that is as sadistic as it is purely evil.

I'd heard that, at some point, Mr. Koontz had a deeply religious experience or conversion and that, as a result, his more recent books had a definite religious or spiritual bent to them. I guess it must be true, because this book began to get that "feel" to me about two thirds of the way through and, sure enough, the last chapter confirmed my suspicions. He tied the whole thing up very neatly through biblical references.

I wouldn't let that turn you off of Mr. Koontz, though, if that's not your bag. Believe me, the book was SCARY and the horrible things that happened to people were just as horrible as they were in his "pre-religious experience" books. He's still one of the best in the business as far as I'm concerned and I'll continue to enjoy the chills down my spine that he so wonderfully produces.
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Started good then by the middle it got repetitious and draggy and preachy.

I went to Amazon to read reviews and had to laugh--150+ one stars, more than 5 stars! Pay attention to some reviews and this is one of them.
tyrhondasaurus avatar reviewed The Taking on + 2 more book reviews
A fantastic read. It was yet another book by Koontz that I absolutely could not put down!
denisesilva avatar reviewed The Taking on + 8 more book reviews
One of Koontz's best...edge of your seat excitement; couldn't put this one down!
waghowest avatar reviewed The Taking on + 23 more book reviews
I like this book very much. Not as intense as some of Koontz's others, but still good.
blackrainbow79 avatar reviewed The Taking on + 9 more book reviews
I was hooked from the first chapter. The way that everything in the world can be over turned by such beauty and mesmerizing amazement. And then slowly taken over by terror, death, suicide and murderous actions...only to leave the world with what I think as the morally right. Traversing across the country with only things you would think of in your darkest dreams and then being slowly captivated by the "new world"...where everything is as you make it. Seriously Dean Koontz at his best. I've read it at least 10 times & can not get enough!
ghostlysun avatar reviewed The Taking on + 37 more book reviews
This is my favorite of Koontz novel so far! It kept you guessing up until the very end.
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Interesting & attention grabbing


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