OK I'm starting the thread early, but I also want to repeat the ground rules.......

If you are going to post about a plot point or event please mark spoilers with chapter and or page numbers. I want the spoilers to be BBC Buffy board size, so no one will be in any doubt. In fact I want the warnings to be clear enough for Lisa's unborn child to know that there are spoilers in your post :lol:

We'll be starting on Monday, if you have difficulty getting a hold of the book before then, join in when you can.

I hope 4 weeks will be enough time for everyone to have read the book, if you're having problems let us know and you'll get more time (I'm very flexible) :lol:

Above all else, enjoy the book. Don't feel that it's a race. Read it at your own pace, it's a leisure pursuit for heavens sake.

So go forth and enjoy yourselves :D

Righty ho boys 'n' girls. Time to start reading the book :thumbsup: Haven't read this particular Koontz peice in a while, so I'm hoping it's as good as I remember.

For all of you who're reading it for the first time.........

Have fun :fear: :fear: :fear: :fear: :fear: :devil: :devil:

Just a thought, but it may be better to identify spoilers by Part and Chapter number than by page number as we may not all be reading the same version ;)

:( Still waiting for my copy to be delivered ...

Don't worry little Pixie, just start when you're ready. there's no great rush. You're reading the book for fun. That goes for everyone here, read it, enjoy it, then lets talk about it :thumbsup:

Right - that's that one finished (so I started it last week, and I get a few hours reading time travelling into and out of w**k :)).

Will post comments and thoughts later...

Ooops, I forget to get the book. :rolleyes: Dunno how I thought I could take part in a book club without it! Will head down to the library asap.

No worries. Plenty of time :D

Hurray ! :thumbsup: Have got book now !

Great news!!

Have you started it yet?

I`ve just peeked at the cover and first couple of pages , shall have a sit down later with the book, a nice cup of tea and a biscuit :)

Shall try not to spill the tea if there`s a scary bit ! :fear:

Found this little corner of the site a couple of days back, and thought I'd join in too. Picked up my copy this afternoon... hope I'm not too late!

Andrew (HM) :upside:

I went down to the library today to get this, but they didn't have it, so I think I shall have to buy it instead!

Hey I got my copy in a charity shop. Look around. u should be able to pick it up cheap enough.

Andrew, no it's never too late. come join the fun.

Good advice, I'll have a look round the charity shops near me, and if they don't have it I'll check out WHSmith. I don't mind paying full price, but only if I have to ;)

Well, tonight, both before and after a shortish trip to the pub, I sat down to continue reading Watchers and finished it. :thumbsup:

Not sure whether I'm supposed to put my thoughts down in this thread or not, so I'll leave off for now, but I'll just say it was very easy to read and I liked it a lot. :D
And yes, perhaps I'd better go to bed soon. :yawn: Thankfully no w**k in the morning though... :thumbsup:

Finished it!!!!! I havent even properly started it yet!!!!!!!!! :tear:

too many other things to read this last week or so - will try and read it over Easter.

I've read it before, but will read again to refresh my memory :D

Is anybody ready to talk about it yet? Maybe just about the first few chapters?

:blink: Ooh, `real life` has intervened , shall be good and go and read some more chapters this evening - have enjoyed it so far, though !

( Er, ` real life` and planning my Tv watching schedule for April ;) )

I've decided to re-read this and have got about a third of the way through in 2 nights - it goes down easily due to familiarity.

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Every time I read this book I feel more for The Outsider. I've just reached the bit where we are first given a few details about him and the bit that always gets me at this stage is "Cut my own eyes out so won't see how people look at me" :tear:

As I said in the other thread I also have a problem in that no matter how many times I read it I still see Einstein as a labrador rather than a retriever - I don't know why - I've never owned a pet or anything but it just feels more "right" the way I imagine him.

Onto chapter 7 now, so I'm past half way. Really enjoying so far. My first taste of Dean Koontz, and I doubt it will be my last!

Trouble is, I'm at w**k right now, and eager to pick it up again. (Just read a few pages at the tail end of my lunch break. Really must do some w**k!

Andrew (HM) :upside:

Finished, and boy, enjoyed it!

Thanks, whoever recommended it!

Andrew (HM) :upside:

Getting through it slowly, great so far. I want a dog like Einstein :)

My reading rate seems to have slowed right down recently :(

Me too :thumbsup:

Too smug - I want a pet like The Outsider :)

:fear: Eek ! Think what it would do to your furniture , never mind your neighbours.

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Halfway through Chapter 7, really enjoying it ! :thumbsup: Like the way that the experiences of the ` mutants ` and the people are being paralleled .

Well, there's one week left people, anyone scared witless yet? :fear: (except me that is :fear: :fear: )

I love this book, I've always been a fan of Koontz's w**k, Hideaway is my favourite of his, but I love this one too :thumbsup:

I'm on chapter 11 at the mo' the tension is mounting :unsure: :fear: I'm afraid to turn a page (aarrggh) just kidding :rolleyes: Hope everyone else is enjoying it.

This one, Phantoms, Strangers, and now From the Corner of his Eye are my Dean Koontz faves.

If you like this one and want to find out more about DK's back catalogue you may find this site, Dean Koontz's Official Site, useful.

Oh, and there are some lovely treats for all you dog lovers out there, messages from DK's dog Trixie :lmao: They are hilarious :thumbsup:

I should probably make some notes about it before I have to take the book back to the library this weekend. :)

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I just love the start of this book. The way DK describe's Travis's mood and his plan to recapture his youth. That first scene with Einstein is quite terrifying as he stops Travis from moving down the path, and as they flee from The Outsiders unseen presence. I love Travis's confusion and exasperation with Einstein as he gradually reveals his true intelligence, and then the way you are introduced to Nora and find out her history. The way Einstein brings her and Travis together is heartwarming (if a little cutesy :D ). I'm a sucker for doggie stories :thumbsup: