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Innocence
- A Novel
- Narrated by: MacLeod Andrews
- Length: 11 hrs and 9 mins
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Publisher's Summary
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 more than chance - and nothing less than destiny - has brought them together in a world whose hour of reckoning is fast approaching.
In Innocence, number-one New York Times best-selling author Dean Koontz blends mystery, suspense, and acute insight into the human soul in a masterfully told tale that will resonate with listeners forever.
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- 02-06-15
Story dragged on and anti-climatic
I believe that the narrator did a good job with his rendition. But I was under-whelmed by the book itself. It seemed fluffed with more description that the usual fluff one may see here and there from an author. The aha! moment was completely anti-climatic. In fact I was left feeling confused at the end as to why the build up for certain things was even entertained. Some aspects even seemed pointless after waiting so long wondering at their significance. I love Dean Koontz but did not love this book.
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- Promote STEM
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This One Was a S-T-R-U-G-G-L-E
It was hard to make it to the end of this book, but looking at the other reviews, I kept thinking, it must pay off in the end...I just have to make it to the end. For me, it did not.
The book is from one person's point of view, going through his life and how he's different. Not sure why he's different but we know that he is and has perceptions that 'normal' people do not. Though most of his adult life is mundane, he happens into a situation that changes his life forever.
This was a very slow and drawn out read. Although we learn almost everything about the main character, he still seemed two dimensional to me. I didn't get a sense of who he was; just his reactions to several scenarios.
The narration was good, given with what he had to work with. This one just did not work for me, which is the first of Koontz books that didn't. I hope it becomes a successful series, but one that will not have my participation.
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- Michael
- 01-02-14
Among Koontz’s Best Slow Interesting Books
There are at least two quite different Dean Koontz. One writes fast paced, intense suspense novels with chases and guns and lots of tension. The other Koontz writes thoughtful, interesting, character driven stories with philosophical and religious overtones. This book is a wonderful example of the latter type. Fans of Intensity may not like this book at all. I like both Koontz styles and I liked this book a lot. This is some of Koontz’s most interesting writing with nice plot elements and unexpected twists. Innocence does not have the sarcastic humor common in many Koontz stories, the story unfolds quite slowly, and the main characters are so unusual as to be ultimately unapproachable. Nevertheless I found the story, including the ending, quite enjoyable. The prose were excellent (rare in this genre). I put this novel in the same class with the Odd series and Seize the Night. The narration is excellent, seamlessly enhancing the story and characters.
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- A. Musser
- 05-19-15
It hurts me to give this book a mediocre review
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It was honestly forgettable. I used to LOVE Dean Koontz. The Brother Odd series was one of my favorites to read. But this one just didn't fit the bill for me. Usually Koontz pulls me in quickly and even if the story has a less than satisfactory ending, I feel pulled along the action in the book from the first chapter. I just didn't feel that same urgency and forward momentum in this book and I found that disappointing. I did get into the story, it just took longer and so I was expecting a long slow build to an epic climax and I got a long slow build to...the end of the book. Or at least, that's the kind of disappointment I felt with it. I just expected more since I already expect Koontz to be a master story-teller.
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Of course, a writer as accomplished as Koontz is bound to write a dud every now and again.
Would you listen to another book narrated by MacLeod Andrews?
The narration was almost monotone through part of the book and his character voices (especially the female ones) were kind of annoying but not to the point that I couldn't listen.
Did Innocence inspire you to do anything?
Nope.
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Koontz really is a great story teller but if you haven't experienced him, don't let this be your first try. Go check out the Odd Series. Even if you love him, you're probably safe to skip this one altogether.
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- A. L. DeWitt
- 01-11-14
Best Dean Koontz book yet
As someone who has enjoyed the Odd Thomas line of books, I always consider a book featuring another character to be a deviation from and an unwelcome departure from that wonderful story arc. But in this book Dean Koontz delivers a tale of wonder, mystery, love, intrigue, and joy that is profoundly philosophical and thematically rich. It seems as though Koontz must have labored over this as an act of love, and you can feel his deep sense of humility, his kindness and gentleness, and his abiding belief that there is good in all of us, if we are but to discover it. Koontz does not scare me like Steven King. Reading his works makes me want to be a better man, and reminds me that we all fall short of the marks we set for ourselves in that pursuit.
It would do no good for me to describe the plot and substance of this book. It is something that you must discover for yourself. Like Intensity and the last of the Odd Thomas books, this has some disturbing descriptions in it, but it also leaves you with the feeling that Koontz is on to something. TS Elliott has always featured prominently in his works, and you can find the allegory in this work as well. The book is very well read, and the audio characterizations are exceptionally well done. Get this book and listen to it. You will not be sorry you did.
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- Karenique
- 10-14-18
If I wanted Beauty and the Beast, I would have gotten it.
I tried several times, I really did but finally had to give up on this boring tale. By the beginning of the fourth hour, all I heard was blah blah blah. In my opinion, Dean Koontz's books are a hit or miss. Sometimes his writing is too dark and disturbing for me. I've listened to six excellent books and returned a few others. Even extraordinary narrator McLeod Andrews couldn't save this one. Dean Koontz's writing drones on and on, going back and forth in time, with no blame on the narrator. I got to the point where I just didn't care about the ending so I gave up! THE. END. 👎🏻👎🏻
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- Kenneth
- 10-04-17
Ponderous, pedantic and pathetically poetic
Koontz tried hard with this novel. In an effort to elevate the prose to be worthy of his protagonist he went overly verbose and needlessly tedious. It held my interest mostly out of curiosity of the impediments he placed on his main characters, and out of a desire to see the big reveal we knew was coming, but for the most part I found it boring and longed for it to end. Since I listen mostly to pass the time while driving I never speed jack the rate. But I was tempted to step it up to 2.5 and get it over with. In a word to summarize my feelings.... meh.
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- Brian PDX
- 01-04-14
A different Koontz. Deeply disturbing but memorab
Plenty of other reviewers have panned this Koontz novel..I suspect they want the author of Mr Murder, of scary horror that hits them in the face. But there is also the DK of Odd Thomas series..different from Mr Murder as this novel is.
I got the impression that Koontz dug deeply into his authors box of plots for this pre End of the world novel. Koontz does leave many questions unanswered and parts of the story arc never seem to connect with the main arc, yet all in all this was a novel I won't quickly forget.
Addison's unusual appearance is finally but poorly explained in the final chapters of the book, as is the reasons for the goth girl he meets one night use of harlequin makeup. Not really explained are the what's of The Fogs and The Clears amongst other meaningless addendums to the plot.
However, MacLeod Andrews beautiful narration saves the weaknesses in the book and, for me, turned a slightly confusing book into a wonderful listen that kept me up until early hours finishing. It's a real listen again for me because I don't tend to just listen to books and did get side tracked during parts of the story. Next time I intend to pay better attention.
If you like the various Dean Koontz styles, you'll enjoy this listen. If you can't tolerate anything but the horror story Koontz this might not be your kind of book
For me well worth the credit.
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- Joel
- 10-07-17
Basically just...boring
Listened to it all, wanted it to get better. Good overall concept, just no...passion or fervor
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- Jennifer
- 12-16-13
I really wanted to like this book
Would you try another book from Dean Koontz and/or MacLeod Andrews?
Normally I really like Koontz. I have read all of his books. The narrator was fine, it was the book that was disappointing
Would you recommend Innocence to your friends? Why or why not?
The book was very enticing in the beginning and really got me wanting to find out more about the characters, but in the last third, it just lost steam and it just couldn't end fast enough. There was no real ending, just way too many coincidences as Koontz was trying to wrap up the book. Normally he ties things up neatly......the protagonist is wealthy, knows how to use guns, can escape from hand cuffs, that sort of thing. But this time around he tied everything together too neatly and it just made the entire ending of the story ruin the entire book.
What about MacLeod Andrews’s performance did you like?
The narrator was fine. Although his female voices leave a bit to be desired
Was Innocence worth the listening time?
Unfortunately not really. But if bad endings are your thing and you enjoy having no real plot then give it a whirl.
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I think that this was the worst Koontz book I have ever listened to. Go back to Odd Thomas or Christopher Snow, Mr. Koontz. Those characters are enjoyable and likeable, the ones in Innocence just made me what to scream in frustration.
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- Pauline
- 12-16-13
Brilliant
What did you like most about Innocence?
Everything - the story, characters, story and the performance by the narrator. Excellent book highly recommend!
What did you like best about this story?
Again everything
What about MacLeod Andrews’s performance did you like?
Infinitely listenable ( not sure that's a real word but he so is!)
Did you have an emotional reaction to this book? Did it make you laugh or cry?
I could not put it down - totally compelling
Any additional comments?
Warning - don't start listening until you have 11 hrs and 9 minutes straight to listen - I have done nothing else since I first pressed play! If you only download one book for christmas treat yourself to this one - inspired tale!
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- jennycola
- 02-18-14
Well that was painful...
Would you recommend this book to a friend? Why or why not?
No. I didn't like it. I just couldn't get into it. I started it five times and it bored me. The sixth time I figured I should give it a chance but I will never get those hours back.
What could Dean Koontz have done to make this a more enjoyable book for you?
There is nothing in the book that could've been changed I just should have read a different book
How could the performance have been better?
It was boring
If this book were a film would you go see it?
No!
Any additional comments?
I am actually a Dean Koontz fan and have listened to almost all of his books, this one I really didn't like though.
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- Mark Lowes
- 01-19-14
Decent But Not Great
If you could sum up Innocence in three words, what would they be?
Unbelievable. Lacks climax
Which character – as performed by MacLeod Andrews – was your favourite?
Telford
Any additional comments?
'Innocence' by Dean Koontz is a good book, but not great. The storyline is of Addison Goodheart, born into the world so hideous that people, when they see him, have the uncontrollable urge to beat him to death. He comes across Gwynneth, an 18-year-old suffering from socio-phobia and finds it hard to tolerate people. Addison feels compelled by his profound loneliness to accompany Gwynneth on her journey fighting Telford (a rapist, murderer, thief, etc.). This story has a paranormal twist to it.
My problems with this story is that it's unbelievable. A boy who is so ugly, in the modern world, and a civilised world at that, is chased, threatened and his surrogate father likewise and killed because of their disfigurements. He lives in the sewers and only comes out at night. That, though it is unbelievable, is appreciated as it is the story. Dean Koontz uses such long and unnecessary language, in descriptive areas, it's fine (to a certain extent), in dialogue, it makes all of the characters extremely well-read and articulate. Throughout, I kept thinking, throughout the dialogue parts, that 'They wouldn't say that'. I also found Gwynneth to be fairly annoying. Her insistance on Addison trusting her but not telling him pretty much anything, bugged me.
The performance - MacLeod Andrews does a decent job. His version of Telford, Hamlin and Simon are done well. But the main characters, Addison and Gwynneth, aren't up to scratch. Everything Addison says ends with an upward inflection, and Gwynneth, he goes a bit softer and in a higher pitch, she also sounds depressed all the time. He does anger well.
Overall, it's a fair listen. It does the job of filling silence with an interesting story, but it didn't do quite what I hoped for.
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- Mary
- 06-07-14
I couldn't stop listening.
Where does Innocence rank among all the audiobooks you’ve listened to so far?
One of my favourites so far. Please may audiobooks cover all of Dean's books unbridged as he is a marvellous writer and I for one will buy them all.
What about MacLeod Andrews’s performance did you like?
He read this clever book very well indeed.
Did you have an emotional reaction to this book? Did it make you laugh or cry?
This book made me drop a tear on many occasions.
Any additional comments?
This is a must read book for everyone. It's clever and wonderfully written, portraying the characters and their unusual lives perfectly.
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- Michelle Pearce
- 12-28-18
excellent
loved it great description great writing .cant wait to read another of his works amazing story.
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- RRCUK
- 10-10-18
Struggled with this one
Big fan of Dean Koontz, but just couldn’t get into this at all. Very different from his usual work, found the first 3/4 very dull, last 1/4 better. Narrated well and production quality good, but wouldn’t recommend. A rare miss from Mr Koontz
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- kari
- 07-07-18
First time koontz read
Well this was a suggestion with in our book club, not my standard genre. The way it is written makes you feel like you are there. I’m still kind of sat here at the end thinking ok so what happens now. The ending was fine, I just feel like they’ve flown the nest and left me x
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- Sylence
- 11-23-17
Excellent by Dean Koontz
Great book and a nice twist at the end. A short lull here and there but overall fantastic.
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- Ian
- 06-19-17
Very good
Very good and keeps you wanting more.
Good old Addison's got a good heart.
Loved it.
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- sylvie001
- 06-13-17
Innocence.
Wow, another great Dean Koontz, book. Even if your not a fan. You should read this spell binding, twisty and turny, book. He keeps you hooked from the first chapter, to the very last word.
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- Glen Waller
- 02-20-22
Good characters and setup, soft ‘spiritual feel good’ ending leaves unstinting storyunstinting story Arc. .
Title start it so really. Good characters and setup, however, the secret to what is wrong with the main character is lame, inconsistent and l eaves more questions than it answers. … why the eyes and glasses, why the hoodie? Became really soft ‘spiritual feel good’ crap at the end, like it set up good horror, evil puppets, the global catastrophe, the arch enemy, the other world beings, yet NONE are satisfactory followed through as the book drifted off on a story that felt kind of like it was hijacked for a made for Hallmark , hidden Christian special ending leaving unsatisfying story Arc and ultimately book. It really feels like Koontz had a lot more planned on this and was rushed, or else he’s lost how to tie great elements into a story without getting bored and slapping a ‘tie nothing up’ moralistic boring as shit Hollywood ending… just an awful awful end that leaves all the best plot setups unexplored. Don’t ignore the advice from reviewers saying this - I did as I usually like Koontz, but he shut the bed in this one… truly. I’m swaying back in Audible I hated how lazy and unsatisfying the end was that much. Imagine watching the Titanic, and right when the ships about to strike the iceberg, you get a three page summary of what happened, and doesn’t mention the iceberg, describe the ship sinking, explain in any way about the accident - just things sure are different now.
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- Loretta.
- 08-13-21
Innocence by Dean Koontz
I really enjoyed this book see being different is a good thing thank you Dean for writing this book & Thank you Macloud Andrew's for reading to me much appreciated 💜💜💜💜
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- Martin
- 11-17-17
Disappointed
Dean Koontz can do so much better. I can't say much without spoilers but the underlying story was way too religiously undertoned and frankly just ridiculous. And i typically really enjoy Koontz's book!
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- Katie
- 02-16-15
Little Bit of the Old Dean Koontz :D
This story reminded me of the old styles of novels that Dean Koontz used to write. Which is fantastic, because they're the Dean Koontz books i love.
This book has a little humour, intrigue, twists and turns - its all great.
Buy it if you loved his earlier works