Odd Thomas

"Fred" <rkatz6.RemoveThis@comcast.net> wrote in message
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> The key was "when I was awake". I don't know what I'm doing when
> I'm asleep

Fred, when are you going to admit it ... do don't know what you're doing
either way! See? I'm rubbing off on you. (casting the bait....)

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Scott
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Prayer to God:
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Give us the grace to see a joke,
To get some humor out of life,
And pass it on to other folk.”
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Well I am the one whose hating the new Koontz books. I like the character
Odd but don't know if I can face another book of long floral descriptions
and no momentum. Not bothered with his last book, barely made it through
the one before that. He's been relegated to the 'buy when I see the pb in
the supermarket' list. Or ebay..

Clare

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>> I've been reading the Amazon reviews as I consider buying it and to quote
>> one : 'if you dislike Koontz's newer books, there is an excellent chance
>> you won't like this one either.'
>>
>> mmm now I'm wondering whether to bother?
>
> If you are REALLY questioning, you could always wait and buy it used.
>
> --
> TTFN
> Scott
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> Deaf Does Not Equate Daft ... In OTHER peoples cases!
> -----------------------------------------
> Prayer to God:
> "Give us a sense of humor,
> Give us the grace to see a joke,
> To get some humor out of life,
> And pass it on to other folk."
>
>
>>
>> Clare
>>
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"Clare" <boop DeleteThis @boop.da> wrote in message
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> and no momentum.

There is momentum in OH, imho

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Scott
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Deaf Does Not Equate Daft ... In OTHER peoples cases!
-----------------------------------------
Prayer to God:
“Give us a sense of humor,
Give us the grace to see a joke,
To get some humor out of life,
And pass it on to other folk.”
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Scott, I guess we have to resign ourselves to the fact that there are fans
of OT and there are not. We are. YAY!

Linda

"PPPG" <sjohnston.RemoveThis@cfl.rr.com> wrote in message
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> "Clare" <boop.RemoveThis@boop.da> wrote in message
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>> and no momentum.
>
> There is momentum in OH, imho
>
> --
> TTFN
> Scott
> -----------------------------------------
> Deaf Does Not Equate Daft ... In OTHER peoples cases!
> -----------------------------------------
> Prayer to God:
> “Give us a sense of humor,
> Give us the grace to see a joke,
> To get some humor out of life,
> And pass it on to other folk.”
>
>
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True, but look who on your side

Fred

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"Linda" <ldlac2 RemoveThis @comcast.net> wrote in message
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> Scott, I guess we have to resign ourselves to the fact that there are fans
> of OT and there are not. We are. YAY!
>
> Linda
>
> "PPPG" <sjohnston RemoveThis @cfl.rr.com> wrote in message
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>> "Clare" <boop RemoveThis @boop.da> wrote in message
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>>> and no momentum.
>>
>> There is momentum in OH, imho
>>
>> --
>> TTFN
>> Scott
>> -----------------------------------------
>> Deaf Does Not Equate Daft ... In OTHER peoples cases!
>> -----------------------------------------
>> Prayer to God:
>> "Give us a sense of humor,
>> Give us the grace to see a joke,
>> To get some humor out of life,
>> And pass it on to other folk."
>>
>>
>
>
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It's Scott who can't see.

Linda

"Fred" <rkatz6 RemoveThis @comcast.net> wrote in message
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> True, but look who on your side
>
> Fred
>
> --
> Life's Too Short. So Smile
> "Linda" <ldlac2 RemoveThis @comcast.net> wrote in message
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>> Scott, I guess we have to resign ourselves to the fact that there are
>> fans of OT and there are not. We are. YAY!
>>
>> Linda
>>
>> "PPPG" <sjohnston RemoveThis @cfl.rr.com> wrote in message
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>>> "Clare" <boop RemoveThis @boop.da> wrote in message
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>>>
>>>> and no momentum.
>>>
>>> There is momentum in OH, imho
>>>
>>> --
>>> TTFN
>>> Scott
>>> -----------------------------------------
>>> Deaf Does Not Equate Daft ... In OTHER peoples cases!
>>> -----------------------------------------
>>> Prayer to God:
>>> "Give us a sense of humor,
>>> Give us the grace to see a joke,
>>> To get some humor out of life,
>>> And pass it on to other folk."
>>>
>>>
>>
>>
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>
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"SirBob" <One RemoveThis @Two.Three> wrote in message
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> Not read it yet but picked it up yesterday morning from a charity shop
> (50p!!!). Jetting away to Portugal in a few hours so it's well timed!
>
> See you in 10 days!
>
> SirBob
>

Quite good - not his best stuff but I enjoyed it. I pulled on the dunce cap
for not realising that Fungus Man was a ghost when he caught up with OT at
the church though. Doh!

The main thing I didn't enjoy about it was (And to be fair this could be
applied to virtually every BK book I've read) was that, yet again, the
central character was far too nice a person, absolutely no character flaws.

I enjoy the stories in nearly all the DK books I read but it gets a bit
samey how black and white the good or bad guys are.

As for Portugal - highly recommended, hot weather (My face is brown, my
shoulders are red and my white bits are unmentionable), cold sea, friendly
people, friendlier sangria. Burp!


SirBob
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Oops!

SirBob
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I like OT but they are not of the same calibre of his earlier books, either
the really early horror ones or the ones around the time of One Door Away
From Heaven.

The Odd books seem written to a deadline and to formula and I find it a
shame, I still enjoy them.

Pauline

"Linda" <ldlac2.RemoveThis@comcast.net> wrote in message
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> Scott, I guess we have to resign ourselves to the fact that there are fans
> of OT and there are not. We are. YAY!
>
> Linda
>
> "PPPG" <sjohnston.RemoveThis@cfl.rr.com> wrote in message
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>> "Clare" <boop.RemoveThis@boop.da> wrote in message
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>>> and no momentum.
>>
>> There is momentum in OH, imho
>>
>> --
>> TTFN
>> Scott
>> -----------------------------------------
>> Deaf Does Not Equate Daft ... In OTHER peoples cases!
>> -----------------------------------------
>> Prayer to God:
>> "Give us a sense of humor,
>> Give us the grace to see a joke,
>> To get some humor out of life,
>> And pass it on to other folk."
>>
>>
>
>
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Gotta add Portugal to my list of places to go.

Linda

"SirBob" <One.DeleteThis@Two.Three> wrote in message
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> "SirBob" <One.DeleteThis@Two.Three> wrote in message
> news:CRc_j.13901$_c7.2666@newsfe16.ams2...
>> Not read it yet but picked it up yesterday morning from a charity shop
>> (50p!!!). Jetting away to Portugal in a few hours so it's well timed!
>>
>> See you in 10 days!
>>
>> SirBob
>>
>
> Quite good - not his best stuff but I enjoyed it. I pulled on the dunce
> cap for not realising that Fungus Man was a ghost when he caught up with
> OT at the church though. Doh!
>
> The main thing I didn't enjoy about it was (And to be fair this could be
> applied to virtually every BK book I've read) was that, yet again, the
> central character was far too nice a person, absolutely no character
> flaws.
>
> I enjoy the stories in nearly all the DK books I read but it gets a bit
> samey how black and white the good or bad guys are.
>
> As for Portugal - highly recommended, hot weather (My face is brown, my
> shoulders are red and my white bits are unmentionable), cold sea, friendly
> people, friendlier sangria. Burp!
>
>
> SirBob
>
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No, he's deaf, not blind.

Pauline

"Linda" <ldlac2.RemoveThis@comcast.net> wrote in message
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> It's Scott who can't see.
>
> Linda
>
> "Fred" <rkatz6.RemoveThis@comcast.net> wrote in message
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>> True, but look who on your side
>>
>> Fred
>>
>> --
>> Life's Too Short. So Smile
>> "Linda" <ldlac2.RemoveThis@comcast.net> wrote in message
>> news:4tKdnb7vF-tDBNXVnZ2dnUVZ_uudnZ2d@comcast.com...
>>> Scott, I guess we have to resign ourselves to the fact that there are
>>> fans of OT and there are not. We are. YAY!
>>>
>>> Linda
>>>
>>> "PPPG" <sjohnston.RemoveThis@cfl.rr.com> wrote in message
>>> news:g29tf9$9cv$3@news.datemas.de...
>>>> "Clare" <boop.RemoveThis@boop.da> wrote in message
>>>> news:pRW1k.87596$_c7.22472@newsfe16.ams2...
>>>>
>>>>> and no momentum.
>>>>
>>>> There is momentum in OH, imho
>>>>
>>>> --
>>>> TTFN
>>>> Scott
>>>> -----------------------------------------
>>>> Deaf Does Not Equate Daft ... In OTHER peoples cases!
>>>> -----------------------------------------
>>>> Prayer to God:
>>>> "Give us a sense of humor,
>>>> Give us the grace to see a joke,
>>>> To get some humor out of life,
>>>> And pass it on to other folk."
>>>>
>>>>
>>>
>>>
>>
>>
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glad you had a good time, you do know that you need to put sunscreen on the
rude bits too when they are freed.

Pauline

"SirBob" <One.RemoveThis@Two.Three> wrote in message
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> "SirBob" <One.RemoveThis@Two.Three> wrote in message
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>> Not read it yet but picked it up yesterday morning from a charity shop
>> (50p!!!). Jetting away to Portugal in a few hours so it's well timed!
>>
>> See you in 10 days!
>>
>> SirBob
>>
>
> Quite good - not his best stuff but I enjoyed it. I pulled on the dunce
> cap for not realising that Fungus Man was a ghost when he caught up with
> OT at the church though. Doh!
>
> The main thing I didn't enjoy about it was (And to be fair this could be
> applied to virtually every BK book I've read) was that, yet again, the
> central character was far too nice a person, absolutely no character
> flaws.
>
> I enjoy the stories in nearly all the DK books I read but it gets a bit
> samey how black and white the good or bad guys are.
>
> As for Portugal - highly recommended, hot weather (My face is brown, my
> shoulders are red and my white bits are unmentionable), cold sea, friendly
> people, friendlier sangria. Burp!
>
>
> SirBob
>
>
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What are the "rude bits" and how can you tell when they're being rude? Are
they
hanging out in the wrong places?

Fred

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"Pauline" <barryn.DeleteThis@iprimus.com.au> wrote in message
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> glad you had a good time, you do know that you need to put sunscreen on
> the rude bits too when they are freed.
>
> Pauline
>
> "SirBob" <One.DeleteThis@Two.Three> wrote in message
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>> "SirBob" <One.DeleteThis@Two.Three> wrote in message
>> news:CRc_j.13901$_c7.2666@newsfe16.ams2...
>>> Not read it yet but picked it up yesterday morning from a charity shop
>>> (50p!!!). Jetting away to Portugal in a few hours so it's well timed!
>>>
>>> See you in 10 days!
>>>
>>> SirBob
>>>
>>
>> Quite good - not his best stuff but I enjoyed it. I pulled on the dunce
>> cap for not realising that Fungus Man was a ghost when he caught up with
>> OT at the church though. Doh!
>>
>> The main thing I didn't enjoy about it was (And to be fair this could be
>> applied to virtually every BK book I've read) was that, yet again, the
>> central character was far too nice a person, absolutely no character
>> flaws.
>>
>> I enjoy the stories in nearly all the DK books I read but it gets a bit
>> samey how black and white the good or bad guys are.
>>
>> As for Portugal - highly recommended, hot weather (My face is brown, my
>> shoulders are red and my white bits are unmentionable), cold sea,
>> friendly people, friendlier sangria. Burp!
>>
>>
>> SirBob
>>
>>
>
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