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Innocence

Ugly or Beautiful: In the Eye of the Beholder

January 2, 2014 by Margaret Duarte

Ugly or Beautiful; in the eye of the beholder

If beauty is in the eye of the beholder, what about ugliness? How do we define ugly? What repulses us? And why? I posed these questions at Visionary Fiction Alliance in a review of Dean Koontz’s latest release, Innocence, in which little by little, stepby step, Koontz immerses us in ugly, until we are in ugly’s head.

Filed Under: For Readers, For Writers, Spirituality Tagged With: beauty, Dean Koontz, Innocence, Margaret Duarte, ugliness, Visionary Fiction Alliance

Dean Koontz’s INNOCENCE; Choice and Consequences

December 22, 2013 by Margaret Duarte

Dean Koontz's INNOCENCE; Choice and Consequences

A gift: Dean Koontz’s Innocence In his latest novel INNOCENCE, Dean Koontz writes: “…there is no chance, only choice, no luck, but only consequences.” I agree, but… I could hardly believe my luck…okay, the consequence of one of my choices, when I received a gift from Dean Koontz in the mail. It was a hard cover copy of […]

Filed Under: Book Talk, For Readers, Visionary Fiction Tagged With: Dean Koontz, Innocence, Margaret Duarte, Odd Thomas, Watchers

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