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3.71 AVERAGE
3.71 AVERAGE
Great series.
This next step in Oddie's journey takes him even deeper down the rabbit hole.Who is this mysterious woman? What does she have to do with his path to Stormy? How does she know so much about his life?
This next step in Oddie's journey takes him even deeper down the rabbit hole.Who is this mysterious woman? What does she have to do with his path to Stormy? How does she know so much about his life?
This book was great, as all of Dean Koontz's are. There was a high level of both suspense and humor. I was somewhat annoyed but some anti-climactic plot points, and of course the incessant and unanswered questions from the first to the last pages of the book, but it also gives me hope that the next book will be a masterpiece.
What trope-ridden garbage. Heartily disappointed with this one - don't think I'll read any more of the series, really.
As always the character of Odd remains endearing and funny, with the customary pathos mixed in, but Odd Hours feels incomplete, more like the first act of a larger story, with plot holes left unexplained, characters lightly sketched across a few scenes, a couple of awfully convenient coincidences, and an incredibly high stakes story that feels utterly the opposite in the way it is executed (no pun intended--that's a minor spoiler).
Still, it's a quick read and by this fourth book Koontz has built up enough good will with the character of Odd Thomas that I'm willing to overlook the flaws and press on to #5, albeit with diminished enthusiasm.
Still, it's a quick read and by this fourth book Koontz has built up enough good will with the character of Odd Thomas that I'm willing to overlook the flaws and press on to #5, albeit with diminished enthusiasm.
Guilty pleasure, scarfed down like root beer and pie.
I did not like the way this book ended. Far more open than the rest of the books, with too many unanswered questions for my taste.
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I love this series, but this was a real disappointment. Tedious, overlong, unlike how the character of Odd normally is... It felt like Koontz has been watching WAY TOO MUCH '24'. Odd Thomas isn't James Bond...he's...well...Odd Thomas, a unique character of his own. I couldn't believe that he killed so many people in this one. At my count, it was at least five. Very un-Odd-like...
I really like Odd Thomas as a character, but I didn't enjoy this book as much as I liked previous ones in the series. The first one was the very best - so darn good! This one was good too, but not as good. I think if I hadn't read the first one, I would have liked this better, but the first book was so good that it's hard for the rest to measure up.
Some good new characters in this one, including the mysterious Annamarie and Mr. Frank Sinatra. But I really think Odd is mysterious enough all by himself, and I wasn't crazy about Annamarie.
Some good new characters in this one, including the mysterious Annamarie and Mr. Frank Sinatra. But I really think Odd is mysterious enough all by himself, and I wasn't crazy about Annamarie.
Awesome!
I love how Dean Koontz manages to keep things light even at their darkest. And at the same time can make you laugh or cry with just a few words.
I'm loving Odd and his story. This one was interesting and very mystical. It felt like a lot was set up for future stories. I look forward to learning more about the mysterious Annamaria - what's she about?
In regards to this particular tale - water creeps me out. This book was set in a coastal town with ominous fog and jetties and roiling ocean so I was creeped out for the majority of the story - and I loved it!
Odd is just a fantastically relatable, thoughtful and genuine character. I would read about him doing just about anything. And the ghost of Frank Sinatra in this tale was brilliant. I LOVED Polterfrank! ;)
This books story had high stakes - doesn't get much worse than a nuclear holocaust - and had the tension and suspense to match. And just when you think the climax is over - WHAM - something else smashes into the story to throw you off. I loved the final 100 pages of this story and the witty dialogue between Odd and his pursuers.
Another great Odd Thomas story - wow I'm really powering through this series - and I can't wait to read Odd Interlude!
Hope you are having a lovely day,
~Gem.
I love how Dean Koontz manages to keep things light even at their darkest. And at the same time can make you laugh or cry with just a few words.
I'm loving Odd and his story. This one was interesting and very mystical. It felt like a lot was set up for future stories. I look forward to learning more about the mysterious Annamaria - what's she about?
In regards to this particular tale - water creeps me out. This book was set in a coastal town with ominous fog and jetties and roiling ocean so I was creeped out for the majority of the story - and I loved it!
Odd is just a fantastically relatable, thoughtful and genuine character. I would read about him doing just about anything. And the ghost of Frank Sinatra in this tale was brilliant. I LOVED Polterfrank! ;)
This books story had high stakes - doesn't get much worse than a nuclear holocaust - and had the tension and suspense to match. And just when you think the climax is over - WHAM - something else smashes into the story to throw you off. I loved the final 100 pages of this story and the witty dialogue between Odd and his pursuers.
Another great Odd Thomas story - wow I'm really powering through this series - and I can't wait to read Odd Interlude!
Hope you are having a lovely day,
~Gem.