Koko (Hardcover)

from gercmbyrne

Straub's best book, and one that forme transcends any genre. I consider it one of the top books I've read and one I would not hesitate to class as literature. The friendships at the heart of the book are realistic, human, engaging even the loyalty felt by the central characters to their murderous...

from techeditor

Both character and plot driven, with emphasis on "character," KOKO is a riveting literary thriller, with emphasis on "literary." It is good enough for my favorites shelf. This is a long book for a couple of reasons. First, of course, is that a lot happens. Second, Peter Straub tends to ramble som...

from JCAndrijeski

Loved this book, too...part of my life-long obsession with the Vietnam war, maybe, but also I just love Straub's writing and his characterizations. This was only the second book of his I read, and it's stayed with me, even with years intervening.

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Let me start out by saying that I'm most definitely a fan of Straub. I've read the books he wrote with Stephen King in addition to GHOST STORY, THE HELLFIRE CLUB, SHADOWLAND, and LOST BOY LOST GIRL. At first, KOKO didn't feel like it was going anywhere. There's a lot of searching in the plot and...

from LibraryCin

3.25 stars Four army buddies from the Vietnam War head back to Asia in the early 80s to look for a murderer, nicknamed Koko. They think Koko is someone else they knew from the war. This wasn't quite what I expected. I was a bit disappointed in that it's not horror, which I was wanting to read in ...