331 reviews for:

Brother Odd

Dean Koontz

3.81 AVERAGE

mmsolheim's review against another edition

dark emotional funny sad tense fast-paced

rhys1688's review against another edition

3.25

adventurous dark funny lighthearted mysterious sad tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

blesstanie's review against another edition

4.0

dark mysterious medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

mickeymole's review against another edition

5.0

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The best of the Odd Thomas books. What a fun ride.

starryeved's review against another edition

2.0

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That is the best of all things we can do for one another: Make the dark small.

Preface: Boo is the best.

Though the suspense ultimately ramped up to an anticlimactic conclusion and several important underlying subplots - such as

Spoiler

Stormy's communicating from the other side

and more - were tossed aside in favor of Odd's rambling inner monologue, what truly stood out about Brother Odd was its side characters. Boo, for one. Brother Knuckles, Elvis, even Rodion - all of whom were more intriguing to me than was Odd. What does that say?

Overall, a passable read in a conceptually interesting (but execution-wise? shaky) series.

rickipickles's review against another edition

3.0

dark mysterious slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

jaded_angel's review against another edition

3.0

adventurous challenging dark mysterious fast-paced

machapma's review against another edition

3.0

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I read this odd book but prefer listening to them as an audiobook.

awitham4077's review against another edition

4.0

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This book takes on more of a supernatural twist with the bone creatures. LOVED Boo, he makes the perfect companion for Odd. 

 

ritaholliman's review against another edition

4.0

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Poor Odd! He has an unusual gift that really makes his life difficult. So much so that he moves to a monastery to regroup. It didn't work for him! though, because his unusual problems find him there.

I love the dialogs in the Odd Thomas books. It takes a talented writer to make someone laugh while reading this sort of book, but Koontz does just that. It is full of dry humor mixed in with the horror. I will definitely read more of this series.