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PasswordBigBlueArmedTuna | 1 comments I just finished listening to Odd Hour and commenced listening to Deeply Odd.

I'm prone to migraine and at times not capable of reading books. So is it ok to take part in this thread anyway? (At least they qualify for being 'read' at present :)


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Rebecca Paradise (Becky29485) | 15 comments I just finished Ashley Bell. I loved it! Koontz's mind is so twisted and complex! Cant wait to read his next book!!


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Barbara | 486 comments Listening to a book is perfectly fine here.....many people do.


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PasswordBigBlueArmedTuna wrote: "I just finished listening to Odd Hour and commenced listening to Deeply Odd.

I'm prone to migraine and at times not capable of reading books. So is it ok to take part in this thread anyway? (At le..."


Yes. Participate whenever you can & however you want :-)


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Barbara wrote: "Listening to a book is perfectly fine here.....many people do. "

All my Dean Koontz re-reads are done via audiobook. I am a slow reader, so I would not be able to read the monthly group reads without the help of audiobooks.


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Rebecca wrote: "I just finished Ashley Bell. I loved it! Koontz's mind is so twisted and complex! Cant wait to read his next book!!"

I also loved Ashley Bell. Have you heard any news of a new book?


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Rebecca Paradise (Becky29485) | 15 comments No unfortunately!


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Rebecca wrote: "No unfortunately!"

The only one I have heard of is the Ivy Elgin Series Book One, slated for 2017:
https://www.fantasticfiction.com/k/de...

It would be strange if he didn't release at least one book in 2016. Typically there is a December Release.


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Lisa | 16 comments Just started Ashley Bell so far it looks good


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Lisa wrote: "Just started Ashley Bell so far it looks good"

I loved it :-) Hope you do too!


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Lisa | 16 comments Dustin Crazy little brown owl wrote: "Lisa wrote: "Just started Ashley Bell so far it looks good"

I loved it :-) Hope you do too!"


loving it Dustin reminds me of the Odd Thomas Series which i will have to get back too


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Lori | 10 comments Since I have an arsenal full of novels and have read most of Dean Koontz (whom I love) I am currently halfway through "Flat Lake In Winter" by Joseph T. Klempner written way back in 1998 and published in 2000. It takes place near the Adirondack Mountains in my home state of New York. A young man (named Jonathan) who is all but a person with a mental disability (borderline mental retardation) is accused of murdering/slaughtering his grandparents in cold blood on the property of which they lived. The main character is a criminal defense attorney Matthew Fielder, a lawyer who doesn't like being responsible for his client's life, is chosen to defend Jonathan. He, and his defense team that he has created (a great one from all walks of life) are working hard to prove that there is no way Jonathan could have committed the murders and therefore keep him away from the death penalty of which the prosecution is seeking.

I really like the author (my first time reading anything from him) because he creates characters and scenes that are so cozy real while using real places that I am familiar with and, as a person with a disability myself who lived on the same property with my grandparents as well as living with them and growing up with them... I can really relate. The only difference is I did not murder my grandparents and my grandparents were not murdered as their means of death.


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I am just finishing End of Watch by Stephen King
End of Watch (Bill Hodges Trilogy, #3) by Stephen King


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Vince Ashurst (vinceash) | 2 comments Just reading double feature by Owen King decided to try it after Joe Hill mentioned it in his live broadcast while he was in Britain saying it made him laugh out loud


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Vince wrote: "Just reading double feature by Owen King decided to try it after Joe Hill mentioned it in his live broadcast while he was in Britain saying it made him laugh out loud"

Which books by Owen King or Joe Hill do you recommend? I have only read Heart-Shaped Box.


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Vince Ashurst (vinceash) | 2 comments This is my first by Owen but I just finished Fireman and enjoyed it managed to meet joe and get it signed. Haven't got heart shaped box must get it, 20th century ghosts has some good short stories in it. Horns is good but really enjoyed Nos4r2 read that one before I knew he was Stephen's son but can see his influence in it


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Vince wrote: "This is my first by Owen but I just finished Fireman and enjoyed it managed to meet joe and get it signed. Haven't got heart shaped box must get it, 20th century ghosts has some good short stories ..."

Thank you. Nos4r2 has been recommended to me by another reader as well :-)
NOS4R2 by Joe Hill


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Rosemary Lizardi | 3 comments I just finished the Miss Peregrine's Peculiar Children series (I adored it!) and am now on Never, Never part 3.


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Rosemary wrote: "I just finished the Miss Peregrine's Peculiar Children series (I adored it!) and am now on Never, Never part 3."

I read book one. Sounds like I should read book two.

What is Never, Never?


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Rosemary Lizardi | 3 comments Oh, yes! Do read books two and three, I highly recommend them!
Never, Never is a series by Colleen Hoover and Tarryn Fisher. It's a trilogy, but all the books novella length, so they're a very quick read :)


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Rebecca | 9 comments I have just finished reading One With You by Sylvia Day. I really enjoyed the Crossfire series but found the length of time since the 4th book was released too long as I really had trouble remembering details of the story.

I'm just starting on The Choice by Nicholas Sparks before starting on another Dean Koontz book.


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Patrick Kiernan I've just started Relentless by Dean Koontz


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Jessica | 5 comments The Fireman by Joe Hill.


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Rosemary wrote: "Oh, yes! Do read books two and three, I highly recommend them!
Never, Never is a series by Colleen Hoover and Tarryn Fisher. It's a trilogy, but all the books novella length, so they're a very quic..."


I didn't realize there were 3 Miss Peregrine Books.

I also like short books so I will look into Never, Never.

Thank you for the recommendations.


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Patrick wrote: "I've just started Relentless by Dean Koontz"

One of my favorite books by Dean Koontz :-) I remember reading Relentless in 2009 and that is what prompted me to join Goodreads - Relentless & Dean Koontz.


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Jessica wrote: "The Fireman by Joe Hill."

Have you read other Joe Hill books? If so, which ones are your favorites? I have only read Heart-Shaped Box.


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Rebecca wrote: "I'm just starting on The Choice by Nicholas parks before starting on another Dean Koontz book.

Which Dean Koontz Book will you start next?


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Christine | 17 comments I am reading A big little life. I wrote my very FIRST fan letter (ever) and he wrote back and sent me the book. Yeah, my jaw dropped. What a delightful gift and read. Currently finished with the one Coben book and started on another.


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Jessica | 5 comments I read Nos4r2, loved it!


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Jim C (avsfaninboston) | 161 comments I am reading By The Light Of The Moon. I liked it when I read it years ago but I am loving it now. Shep is a great character and I love his relationship with his older brother Dylan.


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Jim wrote: "I am reading By The Light Of The Moon. I liked it when I read it years ago but I am loving it now. Shep is a great character and I love his relationship with his older brother Dylan."

One of my favorites. I have the title "By The Light of the Moon" tattooed on my right arm :-)


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Jim C (avsfaninboston) | 161 comments Dustin Crazy little brown owl wrote: "Jim wrote: "I am reading By The Light Of The Moon. I liked it when I read it years ago but I am loving it now. Shep is a great character and I love his relationship with his older brother Dylan."

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I finished it last night and it definitely moved up on the list of favorite novels by Koontz. It was a terrific read. That is a great idea for a tattoo. I have part of a cover of a Terry Brook's novel tattooed on my back. Our love of books affect us in so many ways.


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Most Excellent to Hear :-)


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Barbara | 486 comments By the Light of the Moon is one of my favorite books ever.....I keep hoping he continues their story!!! Great tattoo Dustin❣❣


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Thank you :-) I also have "One Door Away From Heaven" on my left arm. I have the lantern & branch from ODAFH. On my leg, I have "This Momentous Day".


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I am currently reading Fledgling by Octavia Butler. This book is about vampires, sexuality, community and family. I'm a little over half-way through.
Fledgling by Octavia E. Butler


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Patrick Kiernan Just started Frankenstein Prodigal son by Dean Koontz


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Meran Jessica wrote: "The Fireman by Joe Hill."

I liked that one


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Meran Did I say I'd just read Sleeping Fiants by Feuval? (I think that's his last name....)
Wonderful book! There's drama, humor, great visual scenes. Gonna be a movie, once the second book comes out next year..


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Barbara | 486 comments I'm reading The Fireman by Joe Hill too
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Cyl (alohacyl) | 8 comments I am reading The Ice Limit by Lincoln Child Preston .


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Patrick Kiernan I'm currently reading Frankenstein City of night by Dean Koontz, it's book two of the Frankenstein series


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Karen B. (raggedy11) | 884 comments Wasn't sure where to post this. Am currently listening to audio of Black River Apparently it's not available in any form but audio. So glad I got it.


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Patrick wrote: "I'm currently reading Frankenstein City of night by Dean Koontz, it's book two of the Frankenstein series"

FYI: The Frankenstein Series will be featured as Group Reads during the next 5 months (September - January).
Everyone is welcome to join us.


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Karen B. wrote: "Wasn't sure where to post this. Am currently listening to audio of Black River Apparently it's not available in any form but audio. So glad I got it."

I haven't listened to it. I am old school CD and haven't found it in that form.


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Julia Bridges | 76 comments I just finished It by Stephen King and now am reading Strangers. Next up, for the challenge, is Prodigal Son. :)


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Mary (broomemarygmailcom) | 377 comments End in Tears by Ruth Rendell

A lump of concrete dropped deliberately from a little stone bridge over a relatively unfrequented road kills the wrong person. The driver behind is spared. But only for a while...

One particular member of the local press is gunning for the Chief Inspector, distinctly unimpressed with what he regards as old-fashioned police methods. But Wexford, with his old friend and partner, Mike Burden, along with two new recruits to the Kingsmarkham team, pursue their inquiries with a diligence and humanity that make Ruth Rendell’s detective stories enthralling, exciting and very touching.

Whodunit?


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I'm currently re-reading The Magician's Land (Book 3 in the Magicians Trilogy) by Lev Grossman
The Magician's Land (The Magicians, #3) by Lev Grossman


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Karen B. (raggedy11) | 884 comments Eye of Dominion by David Staniforth
Eye of Dominion (Labyrinth of Labyrinths, #2) by David M. Staniforth


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Julia Bridges | 76 comments I don't usually read more than 1 book at a time, but right now I'm about to finish up with Strangers and I'm also reading Prodigal Son. I'm enjoying them both.


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