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I will probably be starting it within the week. I went into May to finish Odd Interlude and am still digesting it as a part of a whole in the Odd experience.
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I really love Odd Interlude. I think I will be starting Odd Apocalypse within the within the next week as well :-) Thanks Karen.
I read Odd Apocalypse last month, prior to reading Odd interlude - having forgotten it was after Odd Hours. So I'll stop by in a week or so to see were everyone is at for discussion :)
The book is starting being descriptive of Odd's entering Roseland with spirits (e.g. Annamarie) and peers (Chef Shilshom).
In my mind what I remembered from the first reading was that the beginning was very eerie. This time around I thought the horse and rider were not that eerie but then the sky changed and THAT's what made it eerie.
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The book's first person is "I" (Odd Thomas). The theme is our "fry cook" trying to escape Roseland's guesthouse (the "bad" Mr. Noah Wolfman). Odd's IQ and Humor is written great as they hunt him. Wolman is capturing and killing woman. Even Odd suffocates Victoria Mors before being turned into Wolfman. It has historical and scientific elements You may not know. Nikola Tesla and Thomas Edison - were both geniuses Who Lite The World (chapter 29).
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In Brother Odd, we had the Russian who Odd suspected of poisoning the cakes he was making. In Odd Hours we had Odd wearing no pants. In Odd Apocalypse we have Odd having a vague conversation with Chef Shilshom.
Very good comments I need to focus on......
As I was reading through the book I find myself forgetting the basic Odd rules. Like the dead don't speak. So many odd things were going on that were unexplainable that it makes you think spirits. But they talk... Why are they so strange? What a strange place roseland is....
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This novel was well worth the re-read. I ended up with more questions however. There were a lot of things hinted at through Annamaria but I don't remember them being explained in the later novels. I think I am missing something. Can anyone explain the significance of her thing with the flower. Why is it so important to have shown up again?
Karen B.,I came across the following in a review of Saint Odd (the last book in the series) and really hope this isn't the case... "But I hate being left hanging about who Annamaria was. Yes, she does give Odd an enigmatic explanation at the end about herself and the baby, and it's not enough."
I try not to read reviews of books I haven't read yet to avoid unmarked spoilers, but this one popped out to me. I am feeling the same way as you right now. I want answers! And I'm really wondering about the flowers as well.
It seems that with Odd Apocalypse Koontz was heading in one direction and then changed his mind by the time he got to Saint Odd. I am hoping that reading the books closer together than I did before I will be able to make the connections. I also wondered that if destroying Roseland would change anything Odd saw of the future. This book was so puzzling, but that doesn't mean I didn't enjoy it. I loved it!
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I will probably start Deeply Odd sometime in the next week. I will be offline at the end of May until June 7th - so I'm going to try to get a jump start on Deeply Odd.
I'm thinking about starting Deeply Odd soon too because I want to keep the continuity going. After we finish them all I would love if we discuss their interconnectedness. Maybe someone else in the group found connections that I didn't. Maybe there are more of my unanswered questions that others can answer for me. Especially regarding Annamaria. I liked Odd Interlude too. maybe because it reminded me of the book where the the characters are also staying in a motel and and the younger brother who is mentally challenged discovers how to fold in and out of places.
The Frankenstein books!
Sorry a little vague. But I believe that's the book you are referring to Karen
I think the one I am thinking of is By The Light of the Moon. It's not Frankenstein because I haven't read those. In the one I am thinking of there is a girl and a guy with his mentally challenged brother who likes to do puzzles. There is a scientist guy who gives them all some kind of shot that changes them. The main guy and the girl don't think the brother received the needle but later find a band-aid on his toe showing he had received it. The mentally challenged brother learns he can disappear by "folding" the place around him and the other two eventually learn to do this too.
Read this already and it was an awesome book. I'm currently catching up on some other Fantasy and Thrillers at the moment.
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I LOVE LOVE LOVE THAT BOOK - BY THE LIGHT OF THE MOON :-) I have the title of the book tattooed on my upper right arm.
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We may be reading Dean Koontz's Frankenstein Series as a group soon. Prodigal Son is now on the polls for monthly Group Read. Once Prodigal Son is selected, we will read the entire series like we have done with Odd Thomas.
That's cool DC! And I would love to read that series for a group read :) I'm pretty sure Frankenstein teaches her brother something special. But now I'm wondering if I mixed the two books up? Lol. That has been known to happen when I am reading a series and stop to read a single book. They blend together. I would love an excuse to pull these books off the shelf again!
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Where is everyone at now in the book? I returned my copy to the library, so I don't have chapter numbers to discuss with, but I want to know what everyone else is thinking. lol
Heather I finished. I so want to dig into Deeply Odd to keep up the continuity. I remember finishing this book and then it seemed like waiting for forever for the next one. I think Dustin had a great idea that we read them together quickly.
I am reading a Agatha Christie book right now. But should be done before the end of the weekend. Then I will start on the next one with you guys :)
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I finished. I own a copy.
I have finished (thoughts in message 9). Odd Thomas' IQ and Humor is written great by Koontz as they hunt him.
I'm stopping by the library tonight to get Deeply Odd. DC will you make the new thread a little early? LOL :)
It sounds like a few of us are anxious to start Deeply Odd
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Karen B. wrote: "It sounds like a few of us are anxious to start Deeply Odd "
Yes. I am already deeply into Deeply Odd. Will make the new thread now.
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One thing that I have seen often written by Odd Thomas Critics is the fact that Odd Thomas doesn't seem like the typical male in his early 20's.
I think it is often overlooked that these memoirs or manuscripts were not published until after Odd's death (we will learn a bit more in the final book, Saint Odd about how they came to be). We should not forget that these writings come from the wisdom of several adventures - not only those we are now reading, but also in the next life.
Dustin Crazy little brown owl wrote: "Yes. I am already deeply into Deeply Odd. Will make the new thread now."Thanks Dustin!
Dustin Crazy little brown owl wrote: "I think it is often overlooked that these memoirs or manuscripts were not published until after Odd's death (we will learn a bit more in the final book, Saint Odd about how they came to be). We should not forget that these writings come from the wisdom of several adventures - not only those we are now reading, but also in the next life."I agree Dustin: Odd isn't a "normal" 20 year old, his life has never been "normal". I think the things that he went through prior to ever starting his memoirs/manuscripts would be enough to make a person wise beyond his years (I'm basing this off only the information that was revealed to us in the first Odd Thomas). I guess the critics expect him to remain an immature 20 year old no matter what happens to him? I guess to me, it's not the book logic that is flawed. LOL ;) But, I am a little partial.
I just finished Odd Apocalypse. I dearly love Odd! Even though this is my first time reading this series, I am aware that he has got to die by the end of it. I could cry just thinking about it. I find that the first 100-200 pages of these books move a little slow and then, wham!, everything is going crazy!
Looking forward to the next one.
Did anyone listen to the audio version of this book? I just loved the way the narrator voiced the chef. Just curious about others' opinions.
Funny you should ask Karen! I did! I usually do not listen to audio books, but I received it for free and decided to go ahead and listen. I agree I loved the chef's voice! Lol
Please consider reading Odd Apocalypse with us during the month of May. Thank you!