![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() and so on.Īdd to that her best friend's rise from child-shelter poverty to success as a comedian, the theme of time travel, the intrusion of Nazi Germany - including a brief depiction of Hitler himself (not to mention Winston Churchill), the identity and purpose of the mysterious stranger, and a cat-and-mouse chase involving Laura and other characters, and we begin to see how chock full of plot "Lightning" is. The central character, Laura Shane, suffers all manner of triumph and tragedy in the 30-plus years the novel encompasses.Īfter a mysterious stranger saves her at birth from the near-fatal attentions of a drunken doctor, she endures the death of her father, the dubious comforts of a child shelter, a near rape by a first-class sleazebag (Willy Sheener - a name straight out of Dickens), the death of a much-loved foster mother, the death of a much-loved roommate, a perfect marriage, unbelievable success as a novelist, the death of a husband. In "Lightning," Dean Koontz has attempted a mind-boggling hybrid, with elements of the romance, the science fiction novel, the Dickensian potboiler and the suspense thriller blended in the same melting pot. ![]()
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