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  <title><![CDATA[Forever Odd (Odd Thomas, #2)]]></title>
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  <default_description>&lt;i&gt;I see dead people. But then, by God, I do something about it.&lt;/i&gt; Odd Thomas never asked for his special ability. He's just an ordinary guy trying to live a quiet life in the small desert town of Pico Mundo. Yet he feels an obligation to do right by his otherworldly confidants, and that's why he's won hearts on both sides of the divide between life and death. But when a childhood friend disappears, Odd discovers something worse than a dead body and embarks on a heart-stopping battle of will and wits with an enemy of exceptional cunning. In the hours to come there can be no innocent bystanders, and every sacrifice can tip the balance between despair and hope. You're invited on an unforgettable journey through a world of terror and transcendence to wonders beyond imagining. And you can have no better guide than Odd Thomas.</default_description>
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  <original_publication_year type="integer">2005</original_publication_year>
  <original_title>Forever Odd (Odd Thomas Novel, Book 2)</original_title>
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      <name><![CDATA[Dean Koontz]]></name>
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  <read_at>Fri Sep 01 00:00:00 -0700 2006</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[Suppose you're a wealthy dominatrix.  Just pretend for a second, okay?  You've got this incredible body, and innate ability to get men to do whatever you want.  You've also got a collection of voodoo items and knick-knacks, and you're very passionate about the spirit world.  Naturally, instead of tr...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/5703459">more...</a>]]></body>
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  <read_at>Thu May 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008</read_at>
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  <date_updated>Sat May 03 00:03:07 -0700 2008</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[While this Odd Thomas book was a good and entertaining read, I say so resignedly.<br/><br/>Everything is here to make this as solid a book as the first; interesting plot, great supporting characters, etc. Additionally Odd's wit in Forever Odd seemed a bit more refined than the first book, and I en...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/16119278">more...</a>]]></body>
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  <read_at>Sun Apr 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007</read_at>
  <date_added>Thu Aug 16 12:46:32 -0700 2007</date_added>
  <date_updated>Thu Aug 16 12:47:01 -0700 2007</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[If you haven't read Odd Thomas, I certainly suggest that you do - this follow-up volume finds Odd in another strange situation. Because Odd can see dead people, he knows something bad is going on when the ghost of his friend Danny's step-dad shows up at the foot of his bed. Danny has been kidnapped ...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/4652288">more...</a>]]></body>
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  <read_at>Thu Dec 01 00:00:00 -0800 2005</read_at>
  <date_added>Sun Jan 25 14:30:47 -0800 2009</date_added>
  <date_updated>Sun Jan 25 14:31:08 -0800 2009</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[Odd Thomas was the first book I read by Dean Koontz, and when I saw Forever Odd at a local Borders and got excited because I knew it had to be another Odd Thomas book, I wasn't surprised to find out tht he'd written since people had been clamoring for more. Odd Thomas is a pretty cool guy.<br/><br/>...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/44317322">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="8341371">
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      <rating>4</rating>
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  <read_at>Sat Sep 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[A follow-up to the terrific Odd Thomas, Odd is still feeling the loss he experienced in the first book. This time, another person knows about his ability (to see, but not talk to) ghosts. <br/><br/>Elvis Presley hangs around, (I forgot to mention that in the last book.)<br/><br/>Odd must race th...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/8341371">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="60485777">
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      <rating>4</rating>
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  <read_at>Mon Jun 29 00:00:00 -0700 2009</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[For various reasons, I both like this more than and less than the previous Odd Thomas book. First, I'm glad that there was less unnecessary prose (although I'd bet there are still about 100 pages that could've been removed from this book as well), although there were some awkward moments that were s...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/60485777">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="66144497">
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  <read_at>Mon Aug 10 00:00:00 -0700 2009</read_at>
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  <date_updated>Mon Aug 10 07:57:27 -0700 2009</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[Dean Koontz is excellent in capturing the essence of his characters in three-sentence paragraphs.  Picking up a few months from the end of book one in this series (&quot;Odd Thomas&quot;), the plot begins at the first sentence and pulls you along with a ferocity that I appreciate in books (I just do...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/66144497">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="5301752">
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    <name><![CDATA[Dawn Michelle]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[Toronto, Ontario, Canada]]></location>        
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  <read_at>Sat Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2005</read_at>
  <date_added>Wed Aug 29 12:20:59 -0700 2007</date_added>
  <date_updated>Wed Aug 29 12:23:06 -0700 2007</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[You do have to read the first installment to be able to understand this installment in the &quot;Odd Thomas&quot; series.<br/>This book will grip you from the beginning and hold you right until the end. BLEW me away!<br/>Be prepared for some serious action and some serious evil and how Odd has to ...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/5301752">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="40511040">
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    <name><![CDATA[Liisa]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[Hedon , East Yorkshire, The United Kingdom]]></location>        
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  <read_at>Tue Dec 23 00:00:00 -0800 2008</read_at>
  <date_added>Sat Dec 20 00:21:49 -0800 2008</date_added>
  <date_updated>Wed Dec 24 00:51:13 -0800 2008</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[I love Odd Thomas! I love Dean Koontz for bringing Odd Thomas alive! I love the adventures. The stories. Basically, I love this series.<br/><br/>Now that I have stopped gushing (for who knows how long), let me say what a wonderful surprise this series has been. Almost by stealth I have become enam...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/40511040">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="66881978">
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  <read_at>Tue Aug 25 00:00:00 -0700 2009</read_at>
  <date_added>Mon Aug 10 15:15:30 -0700 2009</date_added>
  <date_updated>Tue Aug 25 06:50:05 -0700 2009</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[I continue to enjoy Dean Koontz. Odd Thomas is a great example of this author's excellent characters. His heros are down right good people. They are also entertaining as can be. These are Horror/suspense books, but the heros' view of the world in general and their lives in particular (especially the...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/66881978">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="46976027">
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    <name><![CDATA[Rebekah]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[Richmond, IN]]></location>        
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  <date_added>Fri Feb 20 12:48:12 -0800 2009</date_added>
  <date_updated>Tue Mar 10 06:07:28 -0700 2009</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[Alas, like most sequels to a great novel, this one does not meet the expectation that the first novel inspired, but was still entertaining. While I would consider this the horror/suspense genre, it is more because of the occult/voodoo elements than graphic violence or sadism that many horror novels ...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/46976027">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="58654037">
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    <body><![CDATA[Previously, I blogged about the Koontz novel Odd Thomas. In that blog entry, I mentioned that I was listening to the second book about Mr. Odd Thomas entitled Forever Odd (also by Dean Koontz). I enjoyed this book even more than Odd Thomas. <br/><br/>Koontz does a great job of deep and rich charac...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/58654037">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[Forever Odd- and Odd it was. The beginning was slow and I really wondered if I was going to make it through. The main character sees the dead and helps the local police to solve crimes. Early on in the book the main character sees Elvis sitting at his kitchen table crying over salt and pepper shaker...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/38421986">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="22923507">
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    <name><![CDATA[Heather]]></name>
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  <read_at>Wed Jun 04 00:00:00 -0700 2008</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[It was good although not as good as I remember Odd Thomas being. Hopefully the next book in the series will be better. I mean what could happen in a monestary right?]]></body>
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  <read_at>Sat Mar 14 00:00:00 -0700 2009</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[Forever Odd continues the story of Odd Thomas, a twenty-something man who can communicate with the dead.  This second installment takes place shortly after the end of the first story where Odd is left reeling after the loss of a loved one.  When we first encounter this beloved character, he is griev...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/45321051">more...</a>]]></body>
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  <read_at>Wed Jan 07 00:00:00 -0800 2009</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[I liked the first one in the series of Odd Thomas but it seems this one was just bland. I do have to admit I did like the fact that Mr. Koontz didn’t go into details about the last book and just mentioned a few things (if the reader forgot what a bodach was) or even that Stormy, yes, is in fact de...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/40701984">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[i have to say that when i picked this up at my library and saw the picture of dean koontz on the back, it is hard to see how tales of voodoo sex workers and fry cooks plagued by the lingering silent spooky dead can come out of his imagination. he looks like such a normal guy. a nice kind of guy who ...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/66718596">more...</a>]]></body>
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  <read_at>Sun Mar 29 00:00:00 -0700 2009</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[What, as an author, do you do with a character who can see dead people?  Simple, put him in a haunted house.  Which, in itself, is exactly 9/10s of everything that is wrong with this book.  Every action, every response, every twist and turn is so damned predictable!  Why use subtlety when you can bl...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/50276368">more...</a>]]></body>
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  <read_at>Wed Sep 02 00:00:00 -0700 2009</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[I didn't enjoy this as much as the first, because frankly, I didn't feel like the plot was as strong.  But it was still pretty darn enjoyable.  Odd is still a hilarious, although somewhat rambling narrator.  The living are still, in a lot of ways, way more creepy than the dead.  The other thing that...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/68682638">more...</a>]]></body>
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  <read_at>Thu May 29 17:25:55 -0700 2008</read_at>
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  <date_updated>Tue Jun 10 14:08:25 -0700 2008</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[So for really liking it...intriguing character]]></body>
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