Uh oh, kids, it’s that time again. What time, you ask? Time for you to pull out your boots and grab your shovels because that synopsis is pure BULLSHIT! First of all, Odd does not communicate with the dead, he sees the dead. Big difference. I mean sure, he can talk to them, but unless...
Third in the Odd Thomas horror-lite series about a young man needing to retreat from his horrific life.Horror-lite? Yeah, what else can you call it when the story is both warm and creepily weird?My TakeWell, I was dying to know what and why Odd sought out a monastery. And Koontz delivered with wa...
I haven't read Dean Koontz in years, and I wanted to see if I'd made a hasty judgment about him being not so good. He wrote a book called "Lightning" that I liked, but others I read were, as they say, "Meh." I picked up this book and the next in the series, "Forever Odd," and thought "sure, why...
To me, the most important things in literature are the characters. This is one of the reasons I love Koontz, because the man can write a character who is so easy to relate to, you feel as though you know them. As though the characters are part of your real world and are your friend or enemy. He d...
When last I knew of Odd Thomas, he was leaving the California Coastal town of Magic Beach, having thwarted the nefarious plans of folk who wanted power more than they appreciated life. He did so by following his “gift” of intuition and a willingness to meet any challenge put before him. Once aga...
This was definitely the most different book of all in this series so far but not necessarily better. One thing that makes a series work is its consistency with characterizations and plot, and this book made a huge change in both aspects. Leaving all the other characters out except the lead, miss...
This was one of my favorite Odd Thomas books. I found the supernatural aspects surprisingly more believable than other entries in the series. I loved the characters Odd met along his journey and the insights they provided. I found Alfred Hitchcock to be delightful. I feel that they all moved t...