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Love Odd Thomas. Even if your not a Koontz fan, the Odd Thomas series is too much fun to miss.
I suggest, if you have read the other three Odd novels, then you MAY want to struggle through this one as I did (yes, it was in fact a struggle -- a rare event with a Koontz novel for me) in order to continue following the series as there will undoubtedly be other Odd Thomas books. The plot line overall is shamefully weak. The Odd Thomas series was off to a great start with the first three novels but this last one, "Odd Hours" was a horrible follow-up. If you have NOT read the other novels, please don't start with this one. The character development with a series of unique individuals -- usually the wonderful part of these novels -- was frustratingly lacking. The ending seemed so out of character for Odd that I was shocked. Go read "Odd Thomas", the first in the series and a wonderful, emotional rollercoaster of a novel. It is a million times better.
Fantastic. Love all the Odd novels. Can't wait for the next one. Hint for Dean Koontz to get busy on another Odd novel.
I, too, have heard that this is to be a series of six or seven, but if the next one doesn't improve GREATLY, and go back to the original warmth and quaintness of the first Odd Thomas book, I will stop reading the series altogether. It seems to me as if this book was written by someone else or by someone lookin' to make a buck rather than someone continuing his precious character's adventures.
The second, Forever Odd, was very good, just not quite as good at the first. The third, Brother Odd, had its moments, but the reason for the 'odd' happenings was so off the wall, well, it strained credulity.
I really loved Odd Thomas, the first Odd book in the series, it was absolutely wonderful. The ending was totally unsatisfying.
NOW, this book, Odd Hours, takes that strain and snaps it.I could not believe that Odd, a character I love, would do the things Koontz has him do in this book. I felt none of the urgency to continue reading the adventure as I did with the first two books.
It felt so cold and so mechanical, so unbelievable.I would NOT recommend this book. And that would be a truly sad day for me.
This has to be one of the most uneven series of books about the same character I've read. I still love almost everything Koontz writes.including all his recent stuff.so I'm willing to cut him some slack on this one. First of all, why does every Odd Thomas book have to be set in a different place.
The second book, Forever Odd was far less appealing, mainly NOT set in the town we grew to love in book #1, and just plain wasn't as good. Why are Odd's abilities almost irrelevant in this book. I LOVED Odd Thomas, the first book because of all the characters in Pico Mundo, all the detail Koontz put in about Odd's abilities, etc.
Why ISN'T there the character development in this one that exists in 1 and 3. The third book (Brother Odd) made me remember what I liked about the original, was suspenseful, full of rich characters and Odd's abilities played a large role in the plot. This fourth one is just plain bad.
This feels to me like Koontz wanted to toss another Odd book out this year and didn't really spend too much time worrying about what was in it. I just hope he doesn't turn into another James Patterson, churning out books and putting his name on worthless crap.
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