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Title: Anti-Intellectual Diatribe
Review: At his best, Dean Koontz is one of the best suspense writers of all time. Unfortunately, however, his writing is often a vehicle for a philosophy of neo-anarchist romanticism and anti-intellectualism. This book, which deals with the implausible concept of mind control through deep programming, is basically an anti-intellectual diatribe. Intellectuals and government are seen as the source of all the problems in the world, and we are told that action guided by moral purpose is all that is needed. We are supposed to learn how to live from the superior wisdom of dogs. Koontz's prescription for living would seem to be something like this: Love a dog, get a gun, take care of your own, drop out of the political process and don't think too much. Yeah, right!
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