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3.88 AVERAGE
3.88 AVERAGE
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Little too sci fi for me, but neat how it was originally a 3-part digital series and is pitched as #4.5.
Little too sci fi for me, but neat how it was originally a 3-part digital series and is pitched as #4.5.
Another Odd Thomas novel from Dean Koontz. This continues from the end of Odd Apocalypse where Odd and his newly acquired friend Annamaria stumble upon the seemingly peaceful town of Harmony Center and discover the creature that is terrorising the whole town. Since the creature can possess individuals very rapidly, the whole town becomes an army of puppets for it to leash upon anybody who threatens its absolute reign over the town. Odd has a very formidable opponent and has to struggle to find a way to defeat it.
Typical Odd Thomas novel and still has some appeal.
Typical Odd Thomas novel and still has some appeal.
This book was "meh". I enjoyed the previous ones in the series, this one was just a little too far fetched, in my opinion. Koontz tends to be a bit wordy and use a thesaurus way too much but I usually enjoy his work. I give the 3 stars because it moves the series on and most of the book isn't way out there...just what Odd has to deal with in the end.
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
hopeful
mysterious
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:
Yes
Well written,but not my genre. No interest in reading more Odd Thomas books.
adventurous
emotional
hopeful
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
A fun entry to the series. My only complaint was the amount of times Jolie used the word “like” when the book switched to her perspective. Other than that, Odd Interlude fit in with the rest of the series very well.
This book truly is an "interlude" between the main Odd Thomas novels. Dean Koontz originally published these 3 parts as an in-between story while Odd Thomas fans were waiting for the publication of [b:Odd Apocalypse|13154933|Odd Apocalypse (Odd Thomas, #5)|Dean Koontz|https://d202m5krfqbpi5.cloudfront.net/books/1388662957s/13154933.jpg|18333180]. It's important to understand that these three parts are collected into this book, "Odd Interlude"; they are not three complete novellas but rather one complete short novel.
I've always been hot or miss with Koontz but have been enjoying the Odd Thomas series thus far. Unfortunately this one just didn't grab me. I really enjoy the character of Odd Thomas in the previous installments, especially his outlook on life. He is a nice guy and he is pretty introspective about life in general as well as the strange peculiarities of his own abilities. But this time around there is just way too much spent on his introspective thoughts. The actual plot could have been accomplished in a nice tight short story. I do appreciate the tie-ins to the Christopher Snow books, Moonlight Bay, and Fort Wyvern (no, Christopher Snow does not appear in this one) but that wasn't enough to pull me into the novel.
I'm hoping the next novel in the series will return to the style of novel that came before.
I've always been hot or miss with Koontz but have been enjoying the Odd Thomas series thus far. Unfortunately this one just didn't grab me. I really enjoy the character of Odd Thomas in the previous installments, especially his outlook on life. He is a nice guy and he is pretty introspective about life in general as well as the strange peculiarities of his own abilities. But this time around there is just way too much spent on his introspective thoughts. The actual plot could have been accomplished in a nice tight short story. I do appreciate the tie-ins to the Christopher Snow books, Moonlight Bay, and Fort Wyvern (no, Christopher Snow does not appear in this one) but that wasn't enough to pull me into the novel.
I'm hoping the next novel in the series will return to the style of novel that came before.
I really love the Odd Thomas books and this was a fun compact adventure with Odd. You have everything you need here for a great Odd Thomas book. Odd himself, a cool eccentric travelling companion, a faithful ghost dog, and the strange characters of a small little California town, oh and a benevolent AI supercomputer. Just throw in some crazy wild alien stuff and you've got all you need for a great adventure with Odd.
What was Koontz thinking??
I gave part 1+2 of the kindle version 2 stars each, not sure why, maybe because it was the beginning and middle of the story and had the opportunity to really go an awesome route; but sadly, it never did.
Remember the X-Files? How the overall mythology of the series was the most interesting aspect, occasionally halted by a monster-of-the-week episode, that could be either really lame or really disturbing? Well, Odd Interlude is like a really lame monster-of-the-week episode, with a plot that could easily have been based off of an X-Files episode.
Even in this short story, Koontz rambles on about flowers and houses and delivers long-winding and far-fetched desciptions of the aliens - yes, ALIENS! (Koontz has written some older, great alien stories, but they don't belong in the Odd Thomas universe) - that he's up against. All of this would be okay, if there at some point was any sence of danger, but there isn't. All is so safe and tidy as to become downright annoying.
Ultimately, it seems like a teen wrote it, what with the alien-snake-human-thingie with six(!!) arms and the (over)use of the word s**thead in one of the first chapters of part one. I have nothing against curse words at all, but this just seemed juvenile.
Skip this and jump directly to Odd Apocalypse.
I gave part 1+2 of the kindle version 2 stars each, not sure why, maybe because it was the beginning and middle of the story and had the opportunity to really go an awesome route; but sadly, it never did.
Remember the X-Files? How the overall mythology of the series was the most interesting aspect, occasionally halted by a monster-of-the-week episode, that could be either really lame or really disturbing? Well, Odd Interlude is like a really lame monster-of-the-week episode, with a plot that could easily have been based off of an X-Files episode.
Even in this short story, Koontz rambles on about flowers and houses and delivers long-winding and far-fetched desciptions of the aliens - yes, ALIENS! (Koontz has written some older, great alien stories, but they don't belong in the Odd Thomas universe) - that he's up against. All of this would be okay, if there at some point was any sence of danger, but there isn't. All is so safe and tidy as to become downright annoying.
Ultimately, it seems like a teen wrote it, what with the alien-snake-human-thingie with six(!!) arms and the (over)use of the word s**thead in one of the first chapters of part one. I have nothing against curse words at all, but this just seemed juvenile.
Skip this and jump directly to Odd Apocalypse.