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3.81 AVERAGE
3.81 AVERAGE
dark
emotional
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
About half-way through I started to get really into the book. It was more unexpected but I enjoyed the change. Odd seems to be continuously growing as a character. I am very interested to see what happens in the next book since he was clearly being pulled towards something.
I really likes this book and what it had to say about faith and science. this is a topic dear to me. my main issue was the climax wasn't really a climax. but the book was good and thought provoking nonetheless.
A wonderful new series from Dean Koontz - not horror, but it makes you think. And Odd Thomas is a very likable character.
I have enjoyed the previous two in this series and looked forward to this one. However, this one has such a fractured storyline that i struggled to make sense of it. It feels like the author has inserted humour into the narrative to the detriment of the story.
The villain for this was extremely predictable, and some the humor didn't work for me as much as the other books. However, I did still enjoy the way Odd goes about things a lot, and the way he seems to endear himself to others. It was lovely to see Elvis finally get some closure.
3.5.
I love these books. I truly, truly do. Are they predictable? Yes. But for me it's the characters that make these worth the read. Odd himself is one of my favorites, the way he talks and narrates the story makes you feel like you're in front of a fireplace listening to him talk. The two characters that got me most in this novel were Brother Knuckles, the ex-mob muscle converted to religion by a book about a mouse, and the Russian spy turned NSA agent undercover looking into a rogue scientist who is cavorting as a monk. The Russian (forgive my lack of name, I forgot how it's spelled) was super witty (much like Odd) and his development throughout the book was a fun ride. And the way Brother Knuckles spoke just made you see the big teddy bear within the hardened mob muscle. I wish the ending had had more action, and that's why I chose the rating I did. After the first two novels, this conclusion seemed a little lackluster. But it was definitely a terrifically fun read.
I love these books. I truly, truly do. Are they predictable? Yes. But for me it's the characters that make these worth the read. Odd himself is one of my favorites, the way he talks and narrates the story makes you feel like you're in front of a fireplace listening to him talk. The two characters that got me most in this novel were Brother Knuckles, the ex-mob muscle converted to religion by a book about a mouse, and the Russian spy turned NSA agent undercover looking into a rogue scientist who is cavorting as a monk. The Russian (forgive my lack of name, I forgot how it's spelled) was super witty (much like Odd) and his development throughout the book was a fun ride. And the way Brother Knuckles spoke just made you see the big teddy bear within the hardened mob muscle. I wish the ending had had more action, and that's why I chose the rating I did. After the first two novels, this conclusion seemed a little lackluster. But it was definitely a terrifically fun read.
"God imagines the world, and the world becomes."
Dean Koontz has imagined a world so vast, so beautiful, and yet also so viscerally horrifying, it's rather incredible. While it may not be my favourite series of all time or anything, and the humour is often juvenile, I can't help but be impressed by the sheer amount of detail and thought put into every sentence, every line of elegant prose, and every character, while the tone still manages to remain light and the pacing quick.
And while I admit I'm a bit put off by the direction the series seems to be going in, (becoming more fantastical, more isolated, and requiring more suspension of disbelief), veering wildly from what drew me to Odd Thomas in the first place, I can't say I'm not still entertained and even mesmerized, while also squirming from the horrid picture painted of what happened to poor poor
Dean Koontz has imagined a world so vast, so beautiful, and yet also so viscerally horrifying, it's rather incredible. While it may not be my favourite series of all time or anything, and the humour is often juvenile, I can't help but be impressed by the sheer amount of detail and thought put into every sentence, every line of elegant prose, and every character, while the tone still manages to remain light and the pacing quick.
And while I admit I'm a bit put off by the direction the series seems to be going in, (becoming more fantastical, more isolated, and requiring more suspension of disbelief), veering wildly from what drew me to Odd Thomas in the first place, I can't say I'm not still entertained and even mesmerized, while also squirming from the horrid picture painted of what happened to poor poor
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Brother Timothy
Another enjoyable story of Odd Thomas, the sometimes fry cook who can see dead people. If you’ve read and enjoyed other Odd Thomas books you’ll enjoy this one. If you’ve never read one, start with the first one - Odd Thomas.
Not bad, better than the second book in the series, has a feel much like the first.