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3.74 AVERAGE
3.74 AVERAGE
There are some aspects of Odd Apocalypse that I really love, namely the humor, and others which bother me in a way I can't quite put into words. Odd is still a character who I deeply enjoy but the settings he finds himself in are becoming more bizarre than I feel is necessary. While this book is fairly quick-paced and with no shortage of things to ponder, it still lacks something — something I can't put my finger on. This is a really good standalone book, but I think one of the problems I have is that this story feels out of place to me; it does not quote flow with the overall story and I feel like it has overreached in some way.
So, while part of me really enjoyed the eccentric characters and the crazy plot, at the end of it I really just feel kind of "meh" about the whole thing.
So, while part of me really enjoyed the eccentric characters and the crazy plot, at the end of it I really just feel kind of "meh" about the whole thing.
The ghostly woman astride the large horse reaches out desperately, the latest spirit to enlist the aid of Odd Thomas, the unassuming young fry cook whose gift—or curse—it is to see the shades of the restless dead, and to help them when he can. This mission of mercy [finding and helping the dead woman's son] will lead Odd through realms of darkness he has never before encountered, as he probes the long-held secrets of a sinister estate and those who inhabit it." A mysterious pregnant woman that Odd helped in the previous book is here to offer her enigmatic statements to the mix. While I enjoyed the first few, this one seemed a little too obscure - the conversations a little too ambiguous and his adventures a little repetitive - this time the villains are otherworldly creatures......
I enjoyed this book very much, and I love the Odd feel of it! I think it is up there with Brother Odd for me, because it had a bit of the same feel, only with more treachery and mystery! I was constantly guessing, until the end and even then I wasn't sure what Odd might do!
If you liked the other book, please read this one!
If you liked the other book, please read this one!
I wanted so badly to like this book more than I did.
The first two Odd Thomas books were wonderful. The characters were unique and quirky and delightful. The stories were intriguing and dark. Ghost Elvis was absolutely fantastic.
The 2nd two books weren't quite as good. And then this.
The beginning of this book was very rough for me. I had a hard time keeping track of what was going on (though that might have been because I had a hard time concentrating on what I was reading). It wasn't interesting enough to keep me satisfied. And Odd was downright obnoxious. His character hasn't grown or developed at all in several books and that's been disappointing.
It got better as the story progressed and I ended up happy with the last third of the book - fun action scenes, quick thinking on Odd's part, disturbing crimes to wrestle with. But the background of all the conflict was a little far fetched and ridiculous, even for Odd's world. A time machine made by Tesla? Paradoxes tearing normal time apart? Really?
Also, Koontz keeps throwing in new ghosts since Elvis left, which could be a fun development. But the ghosts are always so...famous. Elvis, Sinatra, now Hitchcock. It's okay if Odd doesn't have a famous ghost companion. I'd rather he didn't from now on, honestly.
So this book was okay and it got better. I genuinely liked it in the end. But I had much higher expectations. I feel like Koontz is so caught up in making the stories quirky and silly and light that there is no character development and no real change. I couldn't tell you how the last 3 books differed from each other because I honestly don't remember the last few. They were formulaic enough to be forgotten. And that's a problem.
The first two Odd Thomas books were wonderful. The characters were unique and quirky and delightful. The stories were intriguing and dark. Ghost Elvis was absolutely fantastic.
The 2nd two books weren't quite as good. And then this.
The beginning of this book was very rough for me. I had a hard time keeping track of what was going on (though that might have been because I had a hard time concentrating on what I was reading). It wasn't interesting enough to keep me satisfied. And Odd was downright obnoxious. His character hasn't grown or developed at all in several books and that's been disappointing.
It got better as the story progressed and I ended up happy with the last third of the book - fun action scenes, quick thinking on Odd's part, disturbing crimes to wrestle with. But the background of all the conflict was a little far fetched and ridiculous, even for Odd's world. A time machine made by Tesla? Paradoxes tearing normal time apart? Really?
Also, Koontz keeps throwing in new ghosts since Elvis left, which could be a fun development. But the ghosts are always so...famous. Elvis, Sinatra, now Hitchcock. It's okay if Odd doesn't have a famous ghost companion. I'd rather he didn't from now on, honestly.
So this book was okay and it got better. I genuinely liked it in the end. But I had much higher expectations. I feel like Koontz is so caught up in making the stories quirky and silly and light that there is no character development and no real change. I couldn't tell you how the last 3 books differed from each other because I honestly don't remember the last few. They were formulaic enough to be forgotten. And that's a problem.