The City
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"There are millions of stories in the city--some magical, some tragic, others terror-filled or triumphant. Jonah Kirk's story is all of those things as he draws readers into his life in the city as a young boy, introducing his indomitable grandfather, also a "piano man;" his single mother, a struggling singer; and the heroes, villains, and everyday saints and sinners who make up the fabric of the metropolis in which they live--and who will change the course of Jonah's life forever. Welcome to The City, a place of evergreen dreams where enchantment and malice entwine, where courage and honor are found in the most unexpected corners and the way forward lies buried deep inside the heart"--Provided by publisher.
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The City is about a young boy named Jonah Kirk who has warnings of something bad to come that will not only affect him, but those he loves. He meets Pearl who claims to be the city in flesh and says she is the one responsible for the warnings. She appears here and there throughout the book with no other real significance, except at the end where she saves Jonah.
With help from his neighbor, and his neighbor's friends, Jonah sets out to discover what the upcoming disaster might be. We follow their story, while they attempt to work out the mystery. However, it's not solved in time and of course the disasterous event occurs.
I used to really enjoy reading Koontz as he had the knack for the weird and supernatural. He also used to keep the thrill alive in his books. Lately, however, the books I've been reading, while the writing itself is beautiful and flows really well, lack everything else outside of that. This was an extremely long and boring read...even with the beautiful writing.
