77 Shadow Street

By: Dean Koontz

Narrated by: Peter Berkrot

Length: 14 hrs and 9 mins

Publisher's summary

Enter the world of the Pendleton: The original owner became a recluse - and was rumored to be more than half mad - after his wife and two children were kidnapped in 1896 and never found. The second owner suffered a worse tragedy in 1935, when his house manager murdered him, his family, and the entire live-in staff....

Craftsmen and laborers working on renovations disappear or go mad....

For years, the Pendleton is a happy place, until a bad turn comes again....

Voices in unknown languages are heard in deserted rooms, everywhere and nowhere....

Disturbing shadows move along walls but have no source....

Images on security monitors show strange places that exist nowhere in the building or its grounds....

A young boy talks of an imaginary playmate - who turns out to be terrifyingly real....

A figure like a man but clearly inhuman is glimpsed in the courtyard gardens at night and in other locales, perhaps a hoaxer of some kind, seemingly oblivious of those who see it - until it suddenly takes an interest in one of them....

©2011 Dean Koontz (P)2011 Brilliance Audio, all rights reserved.

To many places at once

Would you recommend this book to a friend? Why or why not?

This was good, but it jumped around so much that I would find my mind drifting off somewhere else and would have to rewind the ipod. Once you got to the end of the story then you actually understood what was happening, at first I thought it was an old ancient evil, and then to find out it was scientists and computers that got wacked in the end. But no matter, I'm a die hard Koontz fan.

77 shadow street

This was my first audio book .Although I enjoyed it I found it not to Dean Koontz usual Cant put this down book.Too many characters ,swapping from this to that here to there.

the narrator did amazingly!;

thoroughly enjoyed Peter's reading. well paced, great character voices. one of my favorite performances so far

Not Koontz's Best By Far, And Still Worth A Credit

A solid Dean Koontz, though not his best. I don't know why the earlier works of Koontz hold a magical place in my memory, but they do. The last 10 years of Koontz have been less than magic, although his writing remains captivating. There seems to be a trend of starting off with a bang, and fizzling out a little by the end. This one fell into that category for me, even though an average novel of Dean Koontz's is far better than the best works of other horror writers, with the exception of Master King, of course.. You get a little of his supernatural, a little mystery, and a little violence in 77th Shadow Street. As always, Koontz is worth a credit

What a blast! (Audible book review)

Let me start with the performance because its really top of the line. When I first heard the voice of Mr. Berkrot I was instantly wary. He sounds quite young and I’ve had some really bad listens when the narrator is a young man. Most of which I’ve never been able to finish even on my preferred speed of 0.9. Quicksilver, also by DK, is a prime example.

However the performance of Mr. Berkrot is absolutely impressive. His old sisters are truly a joy to listen to and he makes the voice of the antagonist extraordinarily creepy. A great job all around.

As a rule I don’t rehash the plot lines and I won’t do so here. It irritates the heck out of me when reviewers use a thousand words to tell you what you already know from reading the description and things you don’t need to know about the book you want to read. It’s like having your book club tell you all about the book you just started.

With that out of my system I’ll just say that the storyline, plot and characters are very well written and the devices used to ratchet up suspense and tension are quite believable in their execution. There’r no overt sexual scenes to speak of and foul language is kept to a bare minimum and mild when it appears.

A very good listen that will keep you on the edge of your seat and keep you thinking long after Ted’s final cordial farewell.

Certainly credit worthy.

Wasted Credit

What could have made this a 4 or 5-star listening experience for you?

A better story line without all the running around doing nothing but stupid things.

What was most disappointing about Dean Koontz’s story?

It was like a bad gumbo soup. A lot of stuff thrown in the pot with too many fillers and not enough meat and none of the right seasonings. I kept thinking maybe he took all the stories he wrote or tried to write a long time ago but never published and put them all in one book and came up with this garbage. I mean it started out okay, but then got redundant and boring. Save your credit or money and skip this or get it from the library.

Would you listen to another book narrated by Peter Berkrot?

Maybe

If you could play editor, what scene or scenes would you have cut from 77 Shadow Street?

Most of them

Loved it!

This story is soooo good. I have already listened to it multiple times and I will listen to it again and again.

what is really going on?

If you could sum up 77 Shadow Street in three words, what would they be?

what the heck?

Would you be willing to try another book from Dean Koontz? Why or why not?

yes. i have enjoyed his books in the past, particularly the frankenstein series.

Which scene was your favorite?

the scenes which depicted people conversing OUTside the building. i found the goings on INside the building too confusing!

Was there a moment in the book that particularly moved you?

not really.

Any additional comments?

i have read books in this genre before and i have to say i am not really impressed. i prefer an author to be more plain spoken and not use symbolism and smoke and mirrors to illustrate their point.
at the very end, the announcer says

Just like Dean...awesome..

really liked this book...the beginning just sucked you in and kept on sucking you in!!!great listen!!!

Good Read

The storyline was just a bit confusing towards the end, but was still an awesome read. Thank you Again Mr. koontz.