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Life Expectancy
- Narrated by: John Bedford Lloyd
- Length: 11 hrs and 34 mins
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Publisher's Summary
What he says before he dies is that there will be five dark days in the life of his grandson, five dates whose terrible events Jimmy will have to prepare himself to face. The first is to occur in his 20th year; the second in his 23rd year; the third in his 28th; the fourth in his 29th; the fifth in his 30th.
Rudy is all too ready to discount his father's last words as a dying man's delusional rambling. But then he discovers that Josef also predicted the time of his grandson's birth to the minute, as well as his exact height and weight, and the fact that Jimmy would be born with syndactyly, the unexplained anomaly of fused digits, on his left foot. Suddenly the old man's predictions take on a chilling significance.
What terrifying events await Jimmy on these five dark days? What nightmares will he face? What challenges must he survive? As the novel unfolds, picking up Jimmy's story at each of these crisis points, the path he must follow will defy every expectation. And with each crisis he faces, he will move closer to a fate he could never have imagined. For who Jimmy Tock is and what he must accomplish on the five days when his world turns is a mystery as dangerous as it is wondrous, a struggle against an evil so dark and pervasive, only the most extraordinary of human spirits can shine through.
Critic Reviews
"Emotionally powerful and thought-provoking." (Booklist)
"Of all best-selling authors, Koontz may be the most underestimated by the literary establishment....A master storyteller and a daring writer....Koontz is a true original and this novel, one of his most unusual yet, will leave readers aglow." (Publishers Weekly)
"Mr. Koontz is a skillful storyteller....His new Life Expectancy offers a clear illustration of what he does right." (The New York Times)
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- MarDin
- 09-05-05
New life for Koontz
After listening to Frankenstein and finding the writing way too narcissistic, I was very pleasantly surprised to listen to this book. I can only assume one of these books was either not written by Koontz, or this author is a man of multiply diverse styles. This book was a complete joy! It was one of those books that made me feel like I had a new friend and that the book was written for me... that is to say, i wanted to listen to it at every available moment and was sorry when it was over. It was filled with intelligent humor, witty and always captivating. Mr. Koontz, if you are out there, can you please explain to me how you can write in such an enveloping manner in one book, and lose it (IMHO) in the other. This book had none of the overt need to impress the reader with the author's grasp of the dictionary...this book was not filled with irrelevant detail like the other. For a mystery novel, this does all I expect the genre to provide. Bravo.
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- Amanda
- 07-30-09
GREAT READ/LISTEN
I read this book in hardback and thought it was a very good book, very entertaining while still being suspenseful. When I LISTENED to the book on Audible, I WAS HOOKED. This became my favorite Dean Koontz novel ever. The narrator was excellent and added so much more to the book itself. I plan on listening to more books read by John Bedford Lloyd. If you are unsure whether you want to spend a credit on this book or not, I suggest you go for it. You won't be sorry.
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- Anonymous User
- 12-20-04
Not my favorite Koontz, but still engaging...
I normally rate audiobooks based on whether or not I can fall asleep to them. I found the characters and plot of this book good enough to keep me up til morning on two different nights. Not only was the story suspensful, it had a finely honed humorous edge to it. The twists of the second half of the story were very unexpected, which was a delight to me since I normally predict them. I'm glad to see that Koontz is still in top form.
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- M. Dunn
- 02-09-05
Life Expectancy
If this novel were in book form, it would have been a wallbanger. The plot was slow, overly dramatic, but worst of all, boring. The inner musings of Jimmy Tock were flowery and absurd, and added little to the ridiculous plot. I had to force myself to finish listening, but found my mind wandering frequently. When I went back to hear what I had missed, I found it usually was nothing important. Not up to Koontz's usual standards, and I'd be hard pressed to waste a book credit on him again.
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- Pamela J
- 10-19-06
Eerie fun
You might as well perch yourself on the edge of your seat before you sit down to listen to this great creepy story - - you're going to wind up there anyway. I grabbed this story out of desperation for something to listen to on a plane ride and found myself sitting in the airport for another hour until I could pull myself away to hurry to get to my hotel to try and finish. Good fun.
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- A. L. DeWitt
- 06-02-05
Koonz's Best
Of all the books I have read by Dean Koonz, this is the best of the best. While some of his books I have not enjoyed as much, this book left you thirsty for more. The story of Jimmy Toc and Laurie Toc, and the Toc clan, and the mirthless existence of Punchinello Bezo, all combine to make a novel rich with detail and satisfying in scope.
But even that doesn't adequately convey what is so great about this book. The theme of the book is uplifting and inspiring, while at the same time, entertaining. Koonz doesn't lecture, he just tells a story, and you wind up lecturing yourself. I thought Odd Thomas was great, and The Taking Better, but this is just outstanding. I really enjoyed it and would recommend it to anyone.
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- Tracy Walters
- 04-26-12
I LOVED THIS BOOK!!!....
....When you think of Dean Koontz you don't associate 'laugh out loud....funny....make you smile' type of books. Well this one.....while having some really intense events and some heartbreaking moments.....was really humorous. I loved that aspect of the book. Jimmy Tock has a crazy wonderful life as a baker but because of the events surrounding his birth.....he will have a lifetime of angst and danger and fear weave in and out of his everyday routines. His parents and grandmother are wonderful and the FOOD they enjoy is incredible....I'm salivating at this moment thinking of all the goodies they enjoyed. Jimmy's wife, Lori was amazing in her wit and strength and together they were a grand married couple who took on parenthood with zeal and worked around all the 'bizarre' happenings that fell upon them. Conrad Bezo was a freak of a dark character and sometimes the storyline was a bit out there.....and of course, having a creepy clown in the story line always will cause you to shudder a bit.
I loved this book for the fact that it looked upon family as the most important part of life and made you feel that they treasured it. I feel that way about my family and it was great to see this among the Tock's. It was very different from Dean Koontz's other books but I definitely enjoyed it 100%!....
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- J. Shea
- 03-07-05
Not Koontz's best -- overly windy
I'm a Koontz fan and have been reading his material for 20 years. I usually love anything he writes -- my last listen, Odd Thomas, was great. This time Koontz gets obsessed with some not-so-witty dialogue in the first of the 5 substories. In addition, the reader, although energetic, was not my favorite. His reading during Jimmy's grandfather's predictions in the beginning was almost enough to turn me off to the whole book. I almost wish it had after dragging my way through this one.
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- Dammschippee
- 01-04-05
Not your typical Koontz.
This book had me hooked from the first minute. It's characters, plot twists, and situations are totally unbelievable...and that what makes it great! Koontz displayed a level of humor I have never seen from him before and had me laughing out loud several times. You have to read this one!!
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- Thomas M. Stevens
- 01-10-05
Horrific Fun Under the Big Top!
This book... This book... I'm almost speechless... Let me try again. This book absolutely catches you off guard. You expect serial killers and the like from Dean Koontz but the master has surely outdone himself with this witty, ridiculously funny, fantastically humorous horror story of the killer clown and the prophetic dying stroke victims! How can one put down a humorous horror/thriller? I LOVED it as I laughed into my nightmares!
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