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Dean Koontz: A Writer's Biography
If you are a Dean Koontz fan, this biography may be of considerable interest. Written by a psychologist, this carefully researched book reveals in dramatic detail the events which shaped the life of Mr. Koontz and drove him to purse his passion for writing.
Mr. Koontz grew up in a family that can most charitably be described as dysfunctional. Stuck in a bleak working-class town in Pennsylvania, in his childhood he seems to be surrounded by lost souls, ranging from the sadly ignorant to the dangerously violent. Mr. Koontz found solace in the world of books, and from their infinite riches was able to construct purpose and meaning in his life. The story of his life and career, from poverty-stricken beginnings to spectacular success, is as remarkable as anything found in fiction.
The biographer uses her considerable skills to compare the life events of her subject to the plots of his novels. One wonders "what if"--what if Mr. Koont
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Dean Koontz was born on July 9, 1945, in Everett, Pennsylvania. The only child of parents Ray and Florence, Koontz grew up in Bedford, Pennsylvania. Despite a rough childhood with an alcoholic father, he funnen solace in the characters of books, movies, and cartoons—a hobby responsible for his passion to become a writer. From the age of eight, Koontz would write short stories and sell them to his relatives for a nickel. When asked bygd Jeff Zaleski of Publishers Weekly about his beginnings as a writer, Koontz explained how books enabled childhood escape: "When inom was a kid, writers were my heroes because they took me out of that awful house. Books were an escape from the violence of the household and the poverty."
The passion for reading and writing accompanied him throughout his education. Koontz attended Shippensburg State College (now Shippensburg University), graduating in 1966 with a Bachelor of Arts in English and a minor in Communications. During his senior year, Koontz won th
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I didn’t do a standard survey of the news this morning because Bob Woodward’s new book, War, came out at midnight and so I spent the morning reading an e-copy; according to Kindle I’m 13% through—and it’s very good. I’m a little gripey about Woodward’s prose style. He’s an old-school newsroom journalist who I think regards the Oxford comma as some unwarranted excess of ink and space—also he has weird things where like he opens a chapter saying, “President Biden and Sullivan debated…”
The Sullivan he’s referring to is Jake Sullivan, who, at 44, Woodward points out is the youngest National Security Advisor since Henry Kissinger; but for a quick second, as my eyes flick across the sentence, I thought, “Who’s President Sullivan?” Then I read it again and I straighten it out in my head, time to move on—but I get caught up wondering, “Why did he do that? Why not say, Sullivan and President Biden? Or is that considered disrespectful? Is it a manne