#32 in Horror
Watchers
- 469
- Pages
- about 9 h
- Reading time
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About the book
Watchers is a 1987 suspense novel by American author Dean Koontz. Along with Strangers, Lightning, and Midnight, Watchers is credited with establishing Koontz's status as a best-selling author.
Where the score comes from
The sources average 8.0 across 235 ratings — not yet many, so the reader vote carries 61% of the weight and the rest pulls toward the Horror average of 7.5. That is how 7.8 comes out.
| Source | Average | Ratings | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|
| Open Library | 8.0 | 12 | 5% |
| Hardcover | 8.0 | 223 | 95% |
Reader voices
The most-liked reviews on Hardcover (credited to their authors).
“A literal shaggy dog story! - I really liked the appealing characters in this story. Koontz does a great job of building up character descriptions, and you really sympathize with the good ones and want to see them succeed. The story sets up several questions…”
“DNF. Nora. Just, no. It moves pages, but they feel equivalent to empty calories. The damsel in distress trope, who was stalked by the cable guy, felt yucky.”
Frequently asked
How long is Watchers?
It has 469 pages — longer than 68% of the ranked books in Horror.
In this book
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