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Summary: A darn good book
Review: This is the first book by Koontz I have read, and I am now on a mission to read the others. I hate scary/psychotic psychological thrillers in general, but this book was really well written. The violence present was minimal, necessary, and not in the least gratuitous. It was full of plot twists, a reluctant hero, and a pleasant narrative. Odd was such a sweet character, it made the book fun to read, like listening to a story from a friend. I'm impressed!
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Summary: more of a warning than a review
Review: This was the first book in quite a while that I was able to return back to the library on time. I usually take my time with books and end up paying the hefty overdue fine. My average hours of sleep diminished slightly during the two weeks I had this book as I found myself reading later into the night.
As for my warning, there is a review from a reader in Cleveland that gave this book one star. The reader disliked this book so much that he/she basically ruins it for anyone who hasn't read the book by giving away the identity of the "villain." So, if you haven't read the book, DO NOT read the review from that particular reader as it will ruin everything for you.
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Summary: Simply Terrific
Review: As an avid Dean Koontz reader, I found this book to be outstanding. Granted, one needs to be intrigued with the concept of an "after life" or the "other side" to truly enjoy this book. Nonetheless, Koontz quickly captures your curiosity with his usual descriptive verse and witty dialogue. I would say, as others have, this is one of Koontz' finest books.
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Summary: "Awesome"
Review: If you've read any Koontz book, you've read them all...Well, not really. This book was narrated by its main character, Odd Thomas. I'm sure you will love Odd. He basically lives the life of an orphan, though both his parents are still alive. He sees the walking dead, and senses the apparition of evil around him. Everybody in the town of Pico Mundo, California know and love Odd. Few however, know of his gift. Only his beautiful girlfriend, Stormy; the chief of police; his boss; and a few others, to different degrees, understand him. In this story, Odd delivers a murderer to the chief of police. Later he gets a bad vibe from a sleazy character (fungus man), who comes into the diner where he works. He knows that this dude brings trouble, so he follows the dark and twisted trail ahead. The villian in this book was not as terrifying as those in any of the other Koontz books I've read, yet he portrays pure evil. One thing I love about this book--it doesn't have the usual mushy happy-ever-after ending. In fact, the ending was fantastic. The only thing I find disappointing with this book, as with all of Koontz' books: He always ties up all the loose ends at the end of the book. Dean, let us assume, wonder, or wander. The pieces don't necessarily need to fit. On the positive side, your writing is poetic, and at times, prophetic. I look forward to your next book.
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Summary: BEST DEAN KOONTZ YET!!!
Review: I HAVE OVER 15 DEAN KOONTZ BOOKS--THIS BY ALL MEANS IS THE BEST EVER. IT KEEPS YOUR INTEREST RIGHT UP UNTIL THE END. THERE IS A DEFINITE TWIST AT THE END. MAKES YOU STOP AND THINK ABOUT THE AFTER LIFE. BEST WORK SO FAR. HE KEEPS GETTING BETTER AND BETTER. ONE REASON HE IS MY FAVORITE AUTHOR. LISA CLARK
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Summary: worst book ever
Review: Worst written book ever structuraly and plot wise. The author has the worst writing technique ever. He talks about something them moves on then goes back and you easily get lost. Action in the book doesn't make sense. As if the writing structure wasn't enough torture to go through, the plot also wreaks. The killers turn out to be police officers, people you barely were introduced to in the book. That isn't a twist!!! A twist is where you are introduced to someone in a book in depth and you least suspect them of being murderers. In this book, the killers are "Suddenly" police officers which we bareley know. Total waste of time and money. Worst book ever. It deserves a negative rating. People who gave it 5's obviously are easily amused or the badly written structure of the book forced them to day dream while reading and they thought their day dream was the book. They need to wake up.
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Summary: Worth the time and money
Review: This book is worth your time and money. The style of Koontz will keep you in suspense and smiling and laughing throughout.
This is the first Koontz book I've read but not the last. Odd is his real first name...seems there was maybe a typo on his birth certificate. If you like surprising endings...this book is for you. Entertaining...but isn't that the reason we read!!!
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Summary: Dean Koontz's Best Work
Review: This book is by far the author's best work. It keeps you guessing the whole time, while still keeping you interested. It has, quite possibly, one of the best endings that I have ever encountered in any work of fiction. There is never a dull or boring moment and the plot is extremely well planned. A must read for fans of Koontz as well as fans of this genre.
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Summary: 3 1/2 Stars -- Good Story But Not Among Koontz's Best!
Review: On the plus side, Odd Thomas has an interesting and suspenseful plot and mostly holds your interest. Further, Koontz's writing style keeps you turning the pages non-stop. However, it is not without some important flaws which kept me from rating it higher. The main character, Odd Thomas, who is only twenty and nevers leaves his small Southern California town is written as if he's a wordly, older more sophisticated person, which, for me, detracted from his credibility. Several of the secondary characters are superficially developed. The plot, while interesting, is drawn out far too long. The most interesting and surprising elements don't occur until the last twenty or so pages. This book could have been much more exciting if it was a good 50-75 pages shorter. Given the high praise from Publishers Weekly, which motivated me to read this book, I had very high expectations for Odd Thomas and expected it to be on a par with Watchers, Intensity, Mr. Murder and Dark Rivers Of The Heart. While, Odd Thomas is an entertaining, at times scary and, all in all, a worthwhile read, it is not even close to being in the same league as what I consider to be among the best of Koontz.
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Summary: Oddly intriguing
Review: I favor Dean Koontz's writings and look forward to any of his new work, but am not a fanatic and only get to follow what is in audio book format. "Odd Thomas was hard to stop reading and take a break from. It reminds me of a dark myth, much like stories told around a campfire during full moon, but without the "jumpy spooky stuff"; it feels as if the story could be real and not fictional and you're desperate to hear how it ends before the days is out. I can't explain why, aside from it's simply intriguing. I enjoy in the story telling flavor of Koontz, the colors, details, and character choices and their names he uses for his stories; this one has all that, but not the long epic details many writers, including Koontz, use to fill pages. The main character, "Odd" Odd Thomas, is all the description required for you to know him; is a simple fry-cook not-so-simple hero that sees a dead people including a dead Elvis for a friend, nice twist for creepiness. They seek out his help to fix the ill fate that caused their deaths and move on in to the next life; I guess that's the hero part. The story flows along well, building and climbing for the climax that's not disappointing; but is! I didn't care for the ending chapter, it should have ended differently, this was out of character for Koontz; especially after the way the story keeps reminding you of how fate should be, must be, will be. Koontz should produce more about "Odd's" friend "Little Ozzie", this character is the most intriguing of the entire book. He (Ozzie) should write some of the books describe from the storyline describing "Little Ozzie"; he is an author. Ever notice how writers have many characters that are authors? The mystery tales "Little Ozzie" is described to have published in this story would make a great following for and maybe should include an "Odd Thomas".
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