Oddly Enough

By Bruce Coville

Book Overview

The first of Bruce Coville's acclaimed "Oddlies". This collection of stories is performed by some of Full Cast's favorite narrators (including Bruce himself). Some are funny, some are scary, some are... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0152000933
• ISBN13: 9780152000936
• Release Date: October 1994
• Publisher: Houghton Mifflin
• Length: 176 Pages
• Weight: 0.82 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.3" x 9.3"
• Age Range: 12 years and up
• Grade Range: Grade 7 and higher

Customer Reviews

Wonderful!

I know some reviewers seemed to think the twists rather cliched, but I absolutely loved this! Maybe I just don't read enough fantasy or perhaps I'm one of those "younger kids" that were mentioned, but either way I really truly loved it! I normally have trouble finishing short story collections all the way to the end, (it's just something about jumping from story-to-story all the time) so it's really saying something about a book whenever I do!!

Something special

I read these tales out loud to my son. Most of them are well-written, clever examples of speculative fiction. Like any collection of short fiction, some works are better than others, some more worthwhile than others. "Duffy's Jacket" is wonderful fun, and most kids will easily understand and enjoy it. "The Language of Blood" is highly imaginative, but may be difficult for younger children who are yet unable to slip their minds into another culture and time. And then there is "Old Glory," which alone is worth the price of the book. I strongly recommend reading it aloud, since it's worth some discussion. . . .

This Book Is Fascinating! 11

ODDLY ENOUGH is an amazing book with content ranging from the spooky "Language of Blood" to the funny "Clean as a Whistle!" All the different stories were great and I really liked each one of them. This book is great for all ages and all people, from fantasy-lovers to horror-readers! I highly recommend this book to everyone and anyone! It is truly a GREAT book!

Very good book

This is a very good book. I'm a big Bruce Coville fan and I say it is his second best. For his first best is INTO THE LAND OF THE UNICORNS. But going back to ODDLY ENOUGH the favorite story of mine in the book is THE BOX. I recommend this book. Ihope you enjoy the story as well as I did. ;-) :-} :~]

A great book with many short stories

It was a great book the short stories are exiting and they are sad sometimes but all over a great book