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Patrick O'Duffy

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http://patrickoduffy.com/

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Science Fiction & Fantasy, Horror, Literature & Fiction

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Hunter S. Thompson, Raymond Chandler, Jorge Luis Borges

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January 2011

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I write stories about weird stuff.

I'm very tall.

I swear more than is really necessary.

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Patrick O'Duffy's Blog

Fail to win, win to fail

No one in the world ever gets what they want and that is beautiful

Everybody dies frustrated and sad and that is beautiful

No, I’m not depressed (I’m pretty much never depressed), nor am I quoting They Might Be Giants lyrics just because I saw them live earlier this month (an excellent gig). It’s just that I’ve been thinking about failure, as I am often wont to do, particularly on those days wh...

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Patrick O'Duffy's Books

Average rating: 3.70 · 116 ratings · 19 reviews · 17 distinct works · Similar authors

	The Obituarist 4.13 of 5 stars 4.13 avg rating — 30 ratings — published 2012	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Hotel Flamingo 4.0 of 5 stars 4.00 avg rating — 5 ratings — published 2010	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Utopia by Patrick O'Duffy (Goodreads Author), Chuck Wendig (Goodreads Author), Greg Stolze 3.25 of 5 stars 3.25 avg rating — 4 ratings — published 2002	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Godheads and Other Stories 4.5 of 5 stars 4.50 avg rating — 2 ratings — published 2011	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Descent 3.5 of 5 stars 3.50 avg rating — 2 ratings — published 2010	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Watching the Fireworks 3.0 of 5 stars 3.00 avg rating — 1 rating — published 2011	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Nine Flash Nine 0.0 of 5 stars 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — published 2013	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Nomads by Brian Campbell, Greg Stolze, Patrick O'Duffy (Goodreads Author) 2.86 of 5 stars 2.86 avg rating — 21 ratings — published 2004	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Thieves' World: Gazetteer by Lynn Abbey (Goodreads Author), Robert J. Schwalb, Patrick O'Duffy (Goodreads Author) 3.7 of 5 stars 3.70 avg rating — 10 ratings — published 2006	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Earthbound by Matthew McFarland, Patrick O'Duffy (Goodreads Author), Kyla Ward 3.5 of 5 stars 3.50 avg rating — 8 ratings	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Angelmaker

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London Falling

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The Marriage Plot

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Patrick O'Duffy wrote a new blog post: Fail to win, win to fail Fail to win, win to fail No one in the world ever gets what they want and that is beautiful Everybody dies frustrated and sad and that is beautiful No, I’m not depressed (I... read more »
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Patrick O'Duffy is currently reading: Angelmaker by Nick Harkaway (Goodreads Author)	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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Patrick O'Duffy is currently reading: London Falling by Paul Cornell (Goodreads Author)	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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Patrick O'Duffy marked as to-read: River of Bones by Jodi Cleghorn (Goodreads Author)	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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Patrick O'Duffy rated a book 4 of 5 stars Mask of the Other by Greg Stolze read in April, 2013	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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Patrick O'Duffy rated a book 4 of 5 stars Marvel Comics: The Untold Story by Sean Howe read in April, 2013	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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Patrick O'Duffy is currently reading: The Marriage Plot by Jeffrey Eugenides	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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Patrick O'Duffy rated a book 4 of 5 stars Watchmen by Alan Moore	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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Patrick O'Duffy rated a book 4 of 5 stars John Dies at the End (John Dies at the End, #1) by David Wong	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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