The City

The city changed my life and showed me that the world is deeply mysterious I need to tell you about her and some terrible things and wonderful things and amazing things that happened and how I am still haunted by them Including one night when I died and woke and lived again.Here is the riveting, soul stirring story of Jonah Kirk, son of an exceptional singer, grandson of a formidable piano man, a musical prodigy beginning to explore his own gifts when he crosses a group of extremely dangerous people, with shattering consequences Set in a innocent time not so long ago, The City encompasses a lifetime but unfolds over three extraordinary, heart racing years of tribulation and triumph, in which Jonah first grasps the electrifying power of music and art, of enduring friendship, of everyday heroes.The unforgettable saga of a young man coming of age within a remarkable family, and a shimmering portrait of the world that shaped him, The City is a novel that speaks to everyone, a dazzling realization of the evergreen dreams we all share Brilliantly illumined by magic dark and light, it s a place where enchantment and malice entwine, courage and honor are found in the most unexpected quarters, and the way forward lies buried deep inside the heart. Download The City by Dean Koontz – kino-fada.fr As I read this novel I kept wondering to myself what happened to the Dean Koontz I loved so many years ago I was so excited to start The City and was even temporarily blinded by Koontz prose and wordplay that I almost forgot that I was bored out of my mind almost The City is the story of Jonah Kirk as he recalls the days of his youth Born to a beautiful songstress and a disappearing father, Jonah finds solace in his incredible ability to play the piano, note for note, after hearing the tune As I read this novel I kept wondering to myself what happened to the Dean Koontz I loved so many years ago I was so excited to start The City and was even temporarily bli...I usually try to summarize the book before I write what I think about the book This bookyou know whatFor a moment, I failed to see the point with this book Eh anyway, I will give it a try Jonah is a young black boy, a musical prodigy that thanks to visions and a woman called Miss Pearl will try to stop a criminal gang.This book was not easy to read and it s not easy to write about, mostly because I found the books story lacking It wasn t badly written, just not interesting It s the I usually try to summarize the book before I write what I think about the book This bookyou know whatFor a moment, I failed to see the point with this book Eh anyway, I will give it a try Jonah is a young black boy, a musical prodigy that thanks to visions and a woman called Miss Pearl will try to stop a criminal gang.This book was not easy to read and it s not easy to write about, mostly because I found the books story lacking It wasn t badly written, just not interesting It s the kind of book that takes a longer time to read the unusually because part of me just found the book dreary and instead of reading I do other things, even the other books I m reading at the same time suffers because of it ...Thank you to NetGalley and Random House for giving me an eARC of this book in exchange for an honest review This was an incredible honor for me as I have been a HUGE fan of Dean Koontz for decades The City is the story of remarkable young Jonah Kirk who, in his late fifties, decides to tell the story of several years in his youth beginning when he was 8 years old From the first line where Jonah gives his full name of Jonah Ellington Basie Hines Eldridge Wilson Hampton Armstrong Kirk, I was Thank you to NetGalley and Random House for giving me an eARC of this book in exchange for an honest review This was an incredible honor for me as I have been a HUGE fan of Dean Koontz for decades The City is the story of remarkable young Jonah Kirk who, in his late fifties, decides to tell the story of several years in his youth beginning when he was 8 years old From the first line where Jonah gives his full name of Jonah Ellington Basie Hines...I have to say this is the worst Dean Koontz book I have ever read, mostly because throughout the whole story it didn t feel like Koontz wrote the thing The pace was slow, the story mostly boring, the characters bland, and most of it came across as a history slash music slash art lesson It also has WAYreligious pressure in the book then I like in my stories I don t mind if the faith in stories, but please don t try to convert me.The book is set in the sixties, with a nine year old piano I have to say this is the worst Dean Koontz book I have ever read, mostly because throughout the whole story it didn t feel like Koontz wrote the thing The pace was slow, the story mostly boring, the characters bland, and most of it came across as a history slash music slash art lesson It also has ...If points were awarded for style and having his way with the English language, then Dean Koontz deserves a solid 8.5 for THE CITY, where the prose sings soprano, and hits all of the high notes But if you want to award an author for his plot and filling a novel with substance, instead of flowery language comprised of mums and daffodils and rhododendrons and roses, then he gets 7 in this arena, and that may even be a tad generous I mean, this is the same man who takes the mundane and turns it i If points were awarded for style and having his way with the English language, then Dean Koontz deserves a solid 8.5 for THE CITY, where the prose sings soprano, and hits all of the high notes But if you want to award an author for his plot and filling a novel with substance, instead of flowery language comprised of mums and daffodils and rhododendrons and roses, then he gets 7 in this arena, and that may even be a tad generous I mean, this is the same man who takes the mundane and turns it into one machete wielding bastard Forget Freddy and Jason, and all the other hacks, this man takes a father figure, stuffs him full of crazy, and sets him loose on society If that shit doesn t freak you out, then you re probably not thinking hard enough.If names were any indication of a person s destiny, then it s no surprise that Jonah Ellington Basie Hines Eld...I was lucky enough to receive this eBook through NetGalley Dean Koontz is one of my favorite authors from the first moment I picked up my first book by him, Watchers, I was completely captivated I find all of his characters fully developed I even feel that the villains are portrayed with a depth that amazes me as a reader I have come to appreciate and understand better the depths of them even if I cannot relate personally.I decided The City is reminiscent of earlier Koontz books I devoure I was lucky enough to receive this eBook through NetGalley Dean Koontz is one of my favorite authors from the first moment I picked up my first book by him, Watchers, I was completely captivated I find all of his characters fully developed I even feel that the villains are portrayed with a depth that amazes me as a reader I have come to appreciate and understand better the depths of them even if I cannot relate personally.I decided The City is reminiscent of earlier Koontz books I devoured Much of the writing is prose Chapter 1 begins My name is Jonah Ellington Basie Hines Eldridge Wilson Hampton Armstrong Kirk...This book is available today and I just listened to the audio sample and it sounds great I LOVED THIS BOOK.Was this a perfect book No Were there maybe one or two three plot holes Yes But I gladly threw down a plank and continued across the gaps I didn t care I loved the movement of this book, the story, the characters, and THE CITY This prose was just so nice I don t really have a better word than nice It was just so nice to read this book.I m not sure how much experience Dean K This book is available today and I just listened to the audio sample and it sounds great I LOVED THIS BOOK.Was this a perfect book No Were there maybe one or two three plot holes Yes But I gladly threw down a plank and continued across the gaps I didn t care I loved the movement of this book, the story, the characters, and THE CIT...Jonas Kirk shares his history A musical prodigy, Jonas finds music comforting, his personal saving grace Jonas tells his life story to his long time friend Malcolm explaining events and people aiding and abetting his metamorphose into a whole man, as opposed to half a man as his estranged and deserter father I found The City mediocre For me it lacked a spark, the characters, the narrative were flat, lifeless I didn t feel anything reading this story, rather I felt as if I read mere Jonas Kirk shares his history A musical prodigy, Jonas finds music comforting, his personal saving grace Jonas tells his life story to his long time friend Malcolm explaining events and people aiding and abetting his metamorphose into a whole man,...Amazing This book is one of the best books I have read by Koontz I was hooked from the minute I started reading it Jonah is a fantastic narrator and the characters that surround him are people you want to know from the...As with most Dean Koontz books released over the past decade, THE CITY is readable, which is to say it s not riddled with errors or clunky writing And that s about all this novel has going for it.THE CITY is a betrayal, plain and simple Not the content of the story, but the story itself is a piece of false advertising Not even the title makes sense once you ve read the book, because the MC doesn t truly reflect on the city, doesn t go for walks as the cover would have you believe, and, in tru As with most Dean Koontz books released over the past decade, THE CITY is readable, which is to say it s not riddled with errors or clunky writing And that s about all this novel has going for it.THE CITY is a betrayal, plain and simple Not the content of the story, but the story itself is a piece of false advertising Not even the title makes sense once you ve read the book, because the MC doesn t truly reflect on the city, doesn t go for walks as the cover would have you believe, and, in truth, the reader never gets a feel for this place The only tie in and boy o, is it a loose one is a woman who claims to be the city personified, but she doesn t matter At all The book should ve been entitled JONAH, or some such Let s take a gander at the synopsis something I never do in my reviews, mind y...

• English
• 10 December 2017
Dean Koontz
• Hardcover
• 398 pages
• 0345545931
• Dean Koontz
• The City