Odd Thomas

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Summary: When a good author recommends it go for it!!
Review: This book was terrific!! When I saw that Jamian Snow, the author of Shrouded Insanity(which I just read and loved) recommended this book, I just had to read it. He's right. This novel kept me wanting more. I am now a Dean Koontz fan as well as a Jamian Snow fan. I don't know who to thank, Jamian or Dean. In any case, Odd Thomas is a book that all should read.

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Summary: Review by Jamian Snow, author of SHROUDED INSANITY
Review: Odd Thomas is classic Koontz. The story chills , thrills, scares, and even grabs at your heart-strings. Odd Thomas is definitely odd, but the writing and concept is undenyably Dean Koontz's. His unique style has been a great influence on my own writing style. This novel is a real treat for all.

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Summary: New to Koontz
Review: I loved it! I just completed Odd Thomas and I am sad it is over. I was glued to the book and had a tough time putting it down. This is the first Koontz novel I have read and I am simply captivated by him. I love how he almost over illustrates things like the sky in the Valley. It seems so vivid. I'm hooked; the only problem is now which book to read next.

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Summary: Not a Koontz fan, but loved this book!
Review: Oddly enough (no pun intended), I have never read a Koontz book, but I was told about this book and LOVED it! It wasnt anything that I expected from this writer. Its an original idea and everything about the book is great.

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Summary: Anything New
Review: I have been a big fan of Koontz over the years, and have gotten use to his afflictions with Nanotechnology, Dogs, and overdescribing every piece of information.

He does have any uncanny way of looking at a familiar storyline, and attempting to strech it into something else. There are no new ideas in this book that haven't been covered by some author, at a different time. The "dead people" thing has been done, recanting the story after the fact including the "dead people" has been done. The Bodach's seem to be characters that live on a different plain of consciousness....done before. The ending is predictable.

Good overall read, but don't expect any surprises.

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Summary: ODD THOMAS is another best seller!!!
Review: ODD THOMAS is in the same class as SHROUDED INSANITY, by Jamian Snow and BLACK CREEK CROSSING, by John Saul. It has all the tell-tale signs of another best seller. I review books for a living and this one was a thrill. The fact that Dean Koontz re-invented the first person viewpoint is remarkable. It's totally Dean at his finest. New York Book Reviewe

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Summary: WOW - Odd is an understatement.
Review: I have read pretty much everything this man has ever written and can say quite frankly that this one blew me away. It is a lesson in storytelling. The first three pages, as rambling as they seem, immediately engross the reader, raising questions that you want answered. The novel then becomes a straightforward story that enthralls. The pace never lets up. This struck me as the most suspenseful book he has ever written and the first time I ever hoped he would write a sequel. I want more Odd Thomas!

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Summary: Customary Koontz, and he does it SO well
Review: Question: How many authors can carry a single, continuous story line, yet manage to keep you glued throughout 400 pages?

The slow unfolding of the enchanting and complex main characters is masterful. A couple of secondary characters push the limits of belief; then again, one theme explored in the story is the thin line between borders: sanity and insanity, life and death, real and surreal, dreams and wakefulness.

As always, Koontz's dry wit and gift for understatement tickle me pink! I'd read his books for the humor alone.

For the most part, descriptions are kept simple: Rather than account for every millimeter of space in a scene, a sentence or two summarize the 'feel' the objects give a scene and what they say about the character associated with them. Teasing hints of what's to come help to keep you on the edge of your seat.

Literary and cultural allusions made for fun reading, and kept me feeling close to the story and people. The wonderfully colorful language is a thing of beauty.

Scenes of horror and evil will chill you to the bone; scenes of love in its many aspects will touch you to the core. That they're often juxtaposed heightens their power. One sterling example: the scene at the Church of the Whispering Comet.

I do have one complaint: I found the 'main event' disappointing. Both the writing and Odd suddenly become lackluster. Maybe I missed the point, a change in tone and character that somehow came across (to me) as...well, ordinary. (I almost gave the book 4 stars because of this, but overall it's maybe a 4.8-star read.)

And the ending more than makes up for it, so don't let that stop you!

ODD THOMAS is a wild trip whose attractions show humanity at its ugliest and at its most beautiful. Don't miss this one!

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Summary: I love this one and agree, he is back
Review: I just want to say that Dean Koontz has written a great book here. I have read (what I know of) all his books. I loved the older ones and think that this one has brought him back to the top where he belongs. Thanks Dean, it was great :)

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Summary: Dean is suddenly a "feeling" writer
Review: I remember the old Dean Koontz where he used to hang out and write good stuff that jarred your very soul! (Midnight, Watchers, Servants of the twilight, and The Face of Fear) But then things started to go sour! The Door to December? What? All his stories are about how people feel. I want some murder, some bloodshed, some scary stuff! Come on Dean! Blah! The book wasn't too bad, but, gosh, it wasn't too good either!