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3.71 AVERAGE
3.71 AVERAGE
Odd Hours
This installment might not be my favorite, but it's up in the top. Odd is finally accepting that to fight evil, you need to accept some evil into yourself. I feel for him and I almost wish for his saga to end so he can finally be with Stormy, but I will dearly miss his stories when they end. Great read.
This installment might not be my favorite, but it's up in the top. Odd is finally accepting that to fight evil, you need to accept some evil into yourself. I feel for him and I almost wish for his saga to end so he can finally be with Stormy, but I will dearly miss his stories when they end. Great read.
I love Dean Koontz's writing style! The dialogue is clever, and I never got bored. My only complaint is that Koontz is great at writing a fun, captivating story, but he is not great at endings. This is the 3rd book of his that I have read, and I've come away from them all with the same feeling that I loved reading it, but didn't like how it ended. Oh well, I can overlook a disappointing ending when the rest of the book is so fun.
I love this series, Odd is such a sweet, funny, down to earth guy although his life seems to be getting darker with each book.
This book took a little while to really get into, the strangness of Odd's life means understanding what is happening is not always obvious but once the plot takes a hold of you putting the book down again is not an option.
There was an unexpected turn in Odd's behaviour that I won't go into but suffice it to say he has turned a corner and can never return to the innocence he once had. It was probably always coming considering the situations he find himself in but I mourn the loss for him.
One last thing - I miss Elvis.....
This book took a little while to really get into, the strangness of Odd's life means understanding what is happening is not always obvious but once the plot takes a hold of you putting the book down again is not an option.
There was an unexpected turn in Odd's behaviour that I won't go into but suffice it to say he has turned a corner and can never return to the innocence he once had. It was probably always coming considering the situations he find himself in but I mourn the loss for him.
One last thing - I miss Elvis.....
adventurous
dark
emotional
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
This was a quick, quite fun read, but it’s still missing some of the magic of the first couple of books and is starting to get a bit monotonous. Hoping it picks up again for the next few.
This one took me the longest to finish, but not because it was longer than the rest or because it was less quickly paced. For some reason, the closer I progressed toward the end, the more it became clear a resolution I wanted would not take place, and thus I slowed down. A warning, perhaps: this book does not wrap up the story cleanly, as the previous three have. It leaves it very much in the land of "continued in the next book." Which, for me, is difficult to take since the next book won't release until next year...
Still a good read, however!
Still a good read, however!
Oh man... I just can't do it anymore. I hung in there with Odd Thomas for 4 books, thinking at some point the series would return to the captivating charm of the first instalment, but I have to admit it's never going to happen.
The plot of ODD HOURS meanders and goes nowhere, with nothing but Odd's "gut feelings" and a maddeningly obtuse sidekick to prod it along. Very little actually happens in the first 300 pages or so. Instead, we're treated to endless descriptions of the weather, the setting, and the general atmosphere--sprinkled with many of Odd's awkward observations about life. The dialogue, sparse as it is, feels overly stilted--like Koontz was trying hard to be funny but couldn't quite manage it.
Odd started out sweet and lovable in the first book. By the fourth, he's a complete nitwit, with very few likeable characteristics. He seems led along by his hunches, a victim of his "gift" rather than a man willing to take charge of his life.
And with that, I'm done. Not just with Odd Thomas, but with Koontz entirely, which is a shame, because I really loved some of his other books. He's just had too many misses for me, and ODD HOURS was the straw that broke the camel's back. Or the book that decimated the reader's last shred of patience.
The plot of ODD HOURS meanders and goes nowhere, with nothing but Odd's "gut feelings" and a maddeningly obtuse sidekick to prod it along. Very little actually happens in the first 300 pages or so. Instead, we're treated to endless descriptions of the weather, the setting, and the general atmosphere--sprinkled with many of Odd's awkward observations about life. The dialogue, sparse as it is, feels overly stilted--like Koontz was trying hard to be funny but couldn't quite manage it.
Odd started out sweet and lovable in the first book. By the fourth, he's a complete nitwit, with very few likeable characteristics. He seems led along by his hunches, a victim of his "gift" rather than a man willing to take charge of his life.
And with that, I'm done. Not just with Odd Thomas, but with Koontz entirely, which is a shame, because I really loved some of his other books. He's just had too many misses for me, and ODD HOURS was the straw that broke the camel's back. Or the book that decimated the reader's last shred of patience.
This book was definitely interesting, but I don't know if it is going to be my favorite in the series. It just seemed a bit bland to me but it was still good nonetheless.
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I liked it.
I liked it.
Odd Hours by Dean Koontz is the fourth book in the Odd Thomas series. The books follow Odd, who has the ability to see ghosts and other supernatural beings. In this book, he has found himself drawn to a coastal town in California, where his intuition tells him something bad is about to happen.
I gave this book three stars, unfortunately it was a fair bit weaker than the first three books for me. I will say that I really enjoyed that characters in this book, which I have found to be the case in the whole series thus far. I also found this book to be pretty funny at the right moments, so I really liked that aspect. However, the plot was the biggest let down for me and did hinder my enjoyment of the book.
Starting with the positives, I really do love Odd as a character. I really enjoyed his sense of humour, just the one liners and jokes integrated into regular sentences really appealed to my own sense of humour. Obviously this type of thing is subjective, but it really worked for me. I like the way he is different from other “chosen one” characters in the sense that he only tries to save people, rather reluctantly, because he feels like he has to and would really like a normal life. Other than his gift he is just a pretty normal guy, which is refreshing to see in my opinion.
The next thing I liked was the atmosphere of the setting. With the inclusion of the fog and there being a lot of time spent around water, it really gave me a sense of foreboding that helped to add to the mystery aspect of the book.
The biggest thing for me was the minor characters. They always have something interesting about them and for me it makes them seem more fleshed out and makes them all different from each other. Koontz has a way of giving you a small background of each character when they are first introduced that immediately draws you in and makes you attached to them, and I find this to be really clever. I also like that one of the side characters in this novel in particular has some sort of psychic ability. I like that this means that Odd isn’t entirely unique in his own ability, it just makes it seem that little bit more realistic that Odd isn’t the only person who has this power.
Now moving on to things I didn’t like so much. I found in certain scenes Koontz tends to use really specific language that was quite difficult to understand and this made it quite hard to concentrate at times. For example, there’s a scene where Odd is on a boat and the language used in this scene was often quite technical and I just didn’t really understand it all as someone who doesn’t know much about boats. Of course, that could just be something personal to me, other people may not have had this problem.
My main issue with this book was the plot. I wasn’t always that interested in what was going on and this was another element that made me find myself struggling to concentrate. My interest in the plot fluctuated quite frequently and unfortunately this meant that my enjoyment overall did so too. I also found that there were som elements of the plot that were very similar to the first book, but perhaps I’m just being picky.
Finally, I found the ending to be a little weak. I finished this book two days ago and I’ve already forgotten most of what happens. I’m not entirely sure why that is, but it just wasn’t particularly memorable to me.
I did enjoy Odd Hours overall, though due to the plot I found this enjoyment wasn’t particularly steady throughout the book. The characters really saved it for me and that is what made this book a three star rather than a two star. I do think this book is the weakest in the series so far, but I do intend to continue with it.
I gave this book three stars, unfortunately it was a fair bit weaker than the first three books for me. I will say that I really enjoyed that characters in this book, which I have found to be the case in the whole series thus far. I also found this book to be pretty funny at the right moments, so I really liked that aspect. However, the plot was the biggest let down for me and did hinder my enjoyment of the book.
Starting with the positives, I really do love Odd as a character. I really enjoyed his sense of humour, just the one liners and jokes integrated into regular sentences really appealed to my own sense of humour. Obviously this type of thing is subjective, but it really worked for me. I like the way he is different from other “chosen one” characters in the sense that he only tries to save people, rather reluctantly, because he feels like he has to and would really like a normal life. Other than his gift he is just a pretty normal guy, which is refreshing to see in my opinion.
The next thing I liked was the atmosphere of the setting. With the inclusion of the fog and there being a lot of time spent around water, it really gave me a sense of foreboding that helped to add to the mystery aspect of the book.
The biggest thing for me was the minor characters. They always have something interesting about them and for me it makes them seem more fleshed out and makes them all different from each other. Koontz has a way of giving you a small background of each character when they are first introduced that immediately draws you in and makes you attached to them, and I find this to be really clever. I also like that one of the side characters in this novel in particular has some sort of psychic ability. I like that this means that Odd isn’t entirely unique in his own ability, it just makes it seem that little bit more realistic that Odd isn’t the only person who has this power.
Now moving on to things I didn’t like so much. I found in certain scenes Koontz tends to use really specific language that was quite difficult to understand and this made it quite hard to concentrate at times. For example, there’s a scene where Odd is on a boat and the language used in this scene was often quite technical and I just didn’t really understand it all as someone who doesn’t know much about boats. Of course, that could just be something personal to me, other people may not have had this problem.
My main issue with this book was the plot. I wasn’t always that interested in what was going on and this was another element that made me find myself struggling to concentrate. My interest in the plot fluctuated quite frequently and unfortunately this meant that my enjoyment overall did so too. I also found that there were som elements of the plot that were very similar to the first book, but perhaps I’m just being picky.
Finally, I found the ending to be a little weak. I finished this book two days ago and I’ve already forgotten most of what happens. I’m not entirely sure why that is, but it just wasn’t particularly memorable to me.
I did enjoy Odd Hours overall, though due to the plot I found this enjoyment wasn’t particularly steady throughout the book. The characters really saved it for me and that is what made this book a three star rather than a two star. I do think this book is the weakest in the series so far, but I do intend to continue with it.