"I am the One, the all and the only. I live in the Pendleton as surely as I live everywhere. I am the Pendleton's history and its destiny. The building is my place of conception, my monument, my killing ground. . . . " " " The Pendleton stands on the summit of Shadow Hill at the highest point of an old heartland city, a Gilded Age palace built in the late 1800s as a tycoon's dream home. Almost from the beginning, its grandeur has been scarred by episodes of madness, suicide, mass murder, and whispers of things far worse. But since its rechristening in the 1970s as a luxury apartment building, the Pendleton has been at peace. For its fortunate residents--among them a successful songwriter and her young son, a disgraced ex-senator, a widowed attorney, and a driven money manager--the Pendleton's magnificent quarters are a sanctuary, its dark past all but forgotten. But now inexplicable shadows...
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2018-06-18
Betyg 
77 Shadow Street is one of those books that in the end just didn't live up to my expectations. I listened to the audio version of prequel novella The Moonlit Mind before I tackled this book and found The Moonlit Mind to be great. So, I was really looking forward to this book. However, firstly it is way too long. Towards the end, I noticed that my mind started to drift now and then especially during some of the characters parts. Particularly when the One was speaking. Secondly, too many characters, too many uninteresting characters. And, more were added during the process of the story and I just felt that they were not that memorable so I kept forgetting who was who. Thirdly, having the TVs and monitors saying EXTERMINATE during the story just felt like they were fighting Daleks (which actually would have been pretty cool).
On the plus side, the story was interesting, I found that I wanted to know the truth about the building and I found that the conclusion, the truth about the One was refreshingly new and unexpected. I just wish that I had formed a closer bond with the characters, as it is was I more worried about the cats than any of the people. Also, I kept on expecting the characters from The Moonlit Mind to show up, but that never happens. That disappointed me. Still, there were some cool scenes and I would like to read more books in the series.
A bit too long, but in the end and OK book!
2013-08-07
Betyg
Detta blev min första bok av Koontz och det var med spänning och höga förväntningar jag öppnade den. Det tog mig ett tag att vänjas vid hans för mig annorlunda sätt att skriva och ibland missade jag nästan viktiga händelser då språket aldrig skiftade i ton oavsett om en av karaktärerna tog ett glas vatten eller blev skjuten. Den blev dock aldrig tråkig och jag var spänd på upplösningen ända fram tills jag började upptäcka hur löjlig den skulle bli. För tyvärr så tog varje avslöjande bort en bit av mitt intresse och efter sista sidan lämnades jag en aning besviken. Till sist smakade den trots allt mersmak efter att jag fått smälta den lite och jag ser fram emot att läsa mer av Koontz, förhoppningsvis tillhör denna inte hans bästa verk.
