I know what you mean. I wouldn't have minded it as much if the bad guy here was interesting and three dimensional but this guy was just evil for the sake of evil.

Thanks, I think I'll be staying away from those. My patience for this sort of thing is at an all time low. I miss the days when I didn't know any better and wasn't so nitpicky.

I must agree with you about Odd Thomas. Then again, I'll always hold a fondness in my heart for Twilight Eyes. Something about carny fiction..
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I have not. But they're now on my list. Thanks!