Innocence

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He lives in solitude beneath the city, an exile from society, which will destroy him if he is ever seen She dwells in seclusion, a fugitive from enemies who will do her harm if she is ever found But the bond between them runs deeper than the tragedies that have scarred their lives Something than chance and nothing less than destiny has brought them together in a world whose hour of reckoning is fast approaching. Download Innocence – kino-fada.fr This novel was of those cases where you begin to read it and you are sure at that early point that you will give it a 5 star rating, then the story was still in the first part and there were some moments not very entertaining and then you know that you are enjoying the reading but the book will get a 4 star rating as best, but certainly not less than that, and bam in the final laps of the run, in the third part, you don t understand why such a simple and enjoyable story gets so complicated an This novel was of those cases where you begin to read it and you are sur...The sky shed itself as heavily as it had on Cathedral Hill, such blinding crystalline thickets that I couldn t see farther shore, as if snow meant for decades were released today because the world did not have decades left until its end With cloaks and robes and cerements of white whirling and swooning in every quarter, the city looked as if it must be populated byghosts than living people, and all those spirits were agitated in their haunting Effortlessly flowing yet meticulously craf The sky shed itself as heavily as it had on Cathedral Hill, such blinding crystalline thickets that I couldn t see farther shore, as if snow meant for decades were released today because the world did not have decades left until its end With cloaks and robes and cerements of white whirling and swooning in every quarter, the city looked as if it must be populated byghosts than living people, and all those spirits were agitated in their haunting Effortlessly flowing yet meticulously crafted paragraphs, often containing beautiful phrasing and evenbeautiful meaning, pepper this tender story of a young man so hideous he is forced to live below ground, and a young women in great danger whose social phobia precludes her being touched Dean Koontz is actu...What started off as a lyrical story of a boy rejected and tormented by the society, ended up in a completely mind blowing way Koontz took his already skilled, captivating and meaningful prose to a whole new level of what the f k have I just read This book is not what it initially seems to be It s so muchthan that It s different from his previous novels and, boy, you won t believe just HOW different it is I know it will stay with me for a very long time and I will probably ...Dean Koontz s latest novel is a little better than most of his recent works, but is still not a good book I read it because my curiosity got better of me the book actually got good reviews, and for the first time in yearspeople ongave it a positive rating rather than the negative so I had to see for myself.All of Koontz s novels are stories of the ancient conflict of good versus evil, and it seems to me that the closer he gets to knocking on heaven s door thehe s into sp Dean Koontz s latest novel is a little better than most of his recent works, but is still not a good book I read it because my curiosity got better of me the book actually got good reviews, and for the first time in yearspeople ongave it a positive rating rather than t...www.melissa413readsalot.blogspot.comI don t know how I feel about this book I liked it, I love so many of Koontz books, but I don t know Sometimes I think it s because I m tired or in some kind of mood that a book doesn t hit me the right way Or maybe I just liked it okay and there is no other reason, but you, the reader of this review. why should you care Read what you want and decide for yourself This book is sorta like Beauty the Beast But it s not like Addison beast goes out www.melissa413readsalot.blogspot.comI don t know how I feel about this book I liked it, I love so many of Koontz books, but I don t know Sometimes I think it s because I m tired or in some kind of mood that a book doesn t hit me the right way Or maybe I just liked it okay and there is no other reason, but you, the reader of this review. why should you care Read what you want and decide for yourself This book is sorta like Beauty the Beast But it s not like Addison beast goes out defending Gwyneth beauty because bad guys are after her He s just there with her Okay, let me backtrack, first the book does go back and forth between how Addison grew up and the here and now with Gwyn When Addison was born t...I really don t mean any disrespect to the author or his readers, but I genuinely wonder how in the world anybody could call this a good novel, when it reads as if it was written by a 13 year old No, the prose is excellent I am talking about the content This is nothingthan a young adult novel, or, even worse, the novelization of a manga comic book, even though I hope today s teenagers are fed with something better than this shallow, lazy and unimaginative stuff.However, if you have a ta I really don t mean any disrespect to the author or his readers, but I genuinely wonder how in the world anybody could call this a good novel, when it reads as if it was written by a 13 year old No, the prose is excellent I ...I absolutely loved this story until chapter 73 approximately the final 35 pages From then on it was a disappointing disaster Wow Until Chapter 73, these are my thoughts as I was reading Innocence Amazing, Beautiful, Sweet, Delightful A story of Love, Friendship, Trust, Destiny, Time and the Magic of Life In chapter 73, information is given to the reader about the two main characters and at that point it was make it or break it for me I saw that Dean would either blast off into a rocke I absolutely loved this story until chapter 73 approximately the final 35 pages From then on it was a disappointing disaster Wow Until Chapter 73, these are my thoughts as I was reading Innocence Amazing, Beautiful, Sweet, Delightful A story of Love, Friendship, Trust, Destiny, Time and the Magic of Life In chapter 73, information is given to the reader about the two main characters and at that point it was make it or break it for me I saw that Dean would either blast off into a rocket of amazement and wonder or derail I asked myself, Is Dean going to be able to pull this off In my opinion, the story derailed For me, the magic and wonder was lost and I was filled with anger Dean, and those who appreciate the main message of this story, might conclude that I have a lack of innocence Dean has ridden a fine line with his religious beliefs in his writing and in...I remember reading Ticktock by Dean Koontz and being surprised at how clever, creative and simultaneously intense it was So naturally, I gravitated towards this book when I read the description It sounded interesting I mean, a man who can t be seen and a woman who can t be touched finding each other and escaping bad guys Sure, why not.Innocence, in actuality, is a simultaneously entrancing and frustrating book.At first, I was intrigued by Addison Goodheart, the book s main character He was I remember reading Ticktock by Dean Koontz and being surprised at how clever, creative and simultaneously intense it was So naturally, I gravitated towards this book when I read the description It sounded interesting I mean, a man who can t be seen and a woman who can t be touched finding each other and escaping bad guys Sure, why not.Innocence,...Long winded pointless descriptions, especially toward the end seem to be written by someone studying creative writing not a bestseller whose sold 450 million books A plot that doesn t know what story it wants to tell, a lack of any suspense or good character development are just some of the reasons this book is a bore.I ve had enough of Koontz s religious overtones increasingly bloated style He used to be a great genre writer but something has gone wrong in the past decade with him Long winded pointless descriptions, especially toward the end seem to be written by someone studying creative writing not a bestseller whose sold 450 million books...Eloquent Thought provoking Simple Complex How do I love thee Those are just some of the ways Without doubt, this is one of the best, most beautiful books I ve ever read I couldn t wait for it to end, yet I kept clinging to the hope that it wouldn t.To be sure, it s a story of good versus evil it s full of fantasy, mysticism, hope and love interspersed with plenty of thrills and chills It s Romeo and Juliet against the world, though not necessarily the world as we know it but then agai Eloquent Thought provoking Simple Complex How do I love thee Those are just some of the ways Without doubt, this is one of the best, most beautiful books I ve ever read I couldn t wait for it to end, yet I kept clinging to the hope that it wouldn t.To be sure, it s a story of good versus evil it s full of fantasy, mysticism, hope and love interspersed with plenty of thrills and chills It s Romeo and Juliet against the world, though not necessarily the world as we know it but then again, mabe it s exactly the world as we know it It is narrated by Addison Goodheart an allegorical name if ever there was one , who was born with a countenance so abhorrent to the real world that a mere look at him brings out an instant killer instinct He lives in the shadows of society the very bowels of the city venturing for...

Innocence
  • English
  • 01 December 2018
  • Hardcover
  • 338 pages
  • 0553808036
  • Dean Koontz
  • Innocence