Dean Koontz - Odd Thomas

Pros: Interesting townfolk and main character.

Cons: Slow moving and predictable.

The Bottom Line: Isn't The Bottom Line usually "The End" in a novel?

Review: I suppose if your parents gave you the first name of "Odd", you can expect to be a little different. Odd Thomas, his real name, is probably as different as they get.

Rather like The Sixth Sense, Odd sees dead people. They...

Pros: Dead Koontz has created a book that is flawless in every way

Cons: You wanna be depressed? Some sub-plots had holes

The Bottom Line: If you're a fan of John Saul then you would probably like this Koontz novel.

Review: I pretty much filtered my Dean Koontz reading because I had a hard time reading The Face Of Fear as well as the Fear Nothing and Seize The Night series and I was disappointed in the author. Shattered was the most recent...

Pros: Humorous, and heartfelt. This book made me feel a number of different emotions.

Cons: I would've liked it to delve into Stormy's past in more detail...

Review: I absolutely loved this book, it's one of the few that after finishing, I immediately read over again to see if I'd missed anything. Excellent prose, witty, and as usual with Koontz's characters, I fell in love with them. Twist at the end was...

Pros: Fairly interesting, good narration.

Cons: Not really scary or really exciting.

The Bottom Line: I liked Odd Thomas, but overall I found the story to be quite average.

Review: I always thought Dean Koontz was a master of horror, so I picked up Odd Thomas as a book on tape to keep me entertained whenever I was in my car. I've listened to a lot of books on tape or cd in my car, it lets me get more out of my day.
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Pros: A great story with character depth that invokes an unbelievable range of emotions.

Cons: NONE

The Bottom Line: If you read just one book this year, read this book!

Review: Odd Thomas by Dean Koontz
Published December 9, 2003 by Bantam
416 page hardcover
list price $26.95 (Walmart price 16.97)
ISBN: 0553802496

Dean Koontz is one of my all time favorite authors, just behind Stephen...