DEMON SEED (Dean Koontz) - August 2/11

Dean Koontz notoriously rewrote this book in the late '90s and that's the version that I've just finished reading. It's a fast read, certainly, but I wouldn't say it was quite as enjoyable or suspenseful as I might have hoped. Koontz's decision to frame the entire thing from the perspective of the evil robot isn't a good one, as the author spends far too much time dwelling on the artificial lifeform's meandering thoughts. (How many times do we need to see it begging for its life?) It's readable, though, and I guess that's all you can ask from Koontz. **1/2 out of ****