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3.88 AVERAGE
3.88 AVERAGE
mysterious
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
I can't get enough of Odd Thomas. A new and interesting voice in this one, but no spoilers from me!
I read this out of order in terms of releases. While I enjoyed it, it wasn't as interesting to me as the other Odd Thomas books. Not as compelling, the other main characters not especially developed as the other books.
As a long-time Odd fan, I can say with certainty that I was not disappointed. I'm an audiobook fan and listen to these books as David Aaron Baker, the reader, is my absolute favorite audiobook reader of all time. I should also mention that I listened to this after finishing [b:Odd Apocalypse|13154933|Odd Apocalypse (Odd Thomas, #5)|Dean Koontz|https://d202m5krfqbpi5.cloudfront.net/books/1344370365s/13154933.jpg|18333180]. I was also leery of this installment as I thought that Koontz lost his way a little with [b:Odd Hours|2029927|Odd Hours (Odd Thomas, #4)|Dean Koontz|https://d202m5krfqbpi5.cloudfront.net/books/1320422720s/2029927.jpg|2313023]. However, this did not disappoint.
Odd is a great character. His adventures in Harmony corner, though slightly deviating from what I expected from an Odd Thomas book, are interesting and engaging, and set up the type of events that are to come in [b:Odd Apocalypse|13154933|Odd Apocalypse (Odd Thomas, #5)|Dean Koontz|https://d202m5krfqbpi5.cloudfront.net/books/1344370365s/13154933.jpg|18333180], where the stories drift from ghosts and move to something altogether more sinister.
Jolie Harmony is a great addition to the series, and it's clear that she could hold her own. Ed is also a wonderful and surprisingly hilarious character. I'm sad to leave them both behind.
Anyway, I highly recommend it! Especially the audiobook! David Aaron Baker does not disappoint! Ever!
Odd is a great character. His adventures in Harmony corner, though slightly deviating from what I expected from an Odd Thomas book, are interesting and engaging, and set up the type of events that are to come in [b:Odd Apocalypse|13154933|Odd Apocalypse (Odd Thomas, #5)|Dean Koontz|https://d202m5krfqbpi5.cloudfront.net/books/1344370365s/13154933.jpg|18333180], where the stories drift from ghosts and move to something altogether more sinister.
Jolie Harmony is a great addition to the series, and it's clear that she could hold her own. Ed is also a wonderful and surprisingly hilarious character. I'm sad to leave them both behind.
Anyway, I highly recommend it! Especially the audiobook! David Aaron Baker does not disappoint! Ever!
adventurous
emotional
hopeful
fast-paced
This is the Odd Thomas I know and love. And the mention of Moonlight Bay had me smiling. An appearance by Christopher Snow would have made this book perfect. And I enjoyed the chapters from Jolie's point of view. Maybe a spinoff is in the works??
I like Odd's humor. But the novel was a little too short to really get into.
Odd Interlude: A Special Odd Thomas Adventure is the fifth book in the series. While it isn’t as good as the first two, it’s certainly better than the fourth. It has a bit of an odd science fiction feel to it, given that the series has been mostly paranormal/horror up until now (a very small bit of SF implication was present in book three, but it didn’t have that genre feel). I gather that Odd Interlude was originally published as a three-part digital enterprise. It does have a feeling of being an ‘interlude’ in the series.
Annamaria is barely an afterthought in this volume, having almost nothing to do with anything. Jolie–the girl who helps Odd–is a great new character, and I enjoyed getting to experience part of the narrative from her perspective. Given that narrative change, however, I would have expected her to become an ongoing member of the cast of characters, which she does not. There aren’t as many great side characters as in the first three books, but definitely more than in book four.
Odd Interlude isn’t as beautifully quotable as the first two books in the series, but it pulled me in much quicker than books three and four. The tension and pacing were enjoyable, and the details of the plot had enough complexity and interest to them to drag me along quite readily. The genre change was executed skillfully, such that I didn’t feel wrenched out of the immersion.
While Odd Interlude isn’t the hilarious, whimsical, beautiful thrill ride of the earliest books (Odd Thomas and Forever Odd), it’s absolutely a return to better plotting and pacing from Odd Hours. It’s about equal to Brother Odd in plot depth, but better in terms of pacing and tension.
For a longer review including premise, visit my site: http://www.errantdreams.com/2014/07/review-odd-interlude-dean-koontz/
Annamaria is barely an afterthought in this volume, having almost nothing to do with anything. Jolie–the girl who helps Odd–is a great new character, and I enjoyed getting to experience part of the narrative from her perspective. Given that narrative change, however, I would have expected her to become an ongoing member of the cast of characters, which she does not. There aren’t as many great side characters as in the first three books, but definitely more than in book four.
Odd Interlude isn’t as beautifully quotable as the first two books in the series, but it pulled me in much quicker than books three and four. The tension and pacing were enjoyable, and the details of the plot had enough complexity and interest to them to drag me along quite readily. The genre change was executed skillfully, such that I didn’t feel wrenched out of the immersion.
While Odd Interlude isn’t the hilarious, whimsical, beautiful thrill ride of the earliest books (Odd Thomas and Forever Odd), it’s absolutely a return to better plotting and pacing from Odd Hours. It’s about equal to Brother Odd in plot depth, but better in terms of pacing and tension.
For a longer review including premise, visit my site: http://www.errantdreams.com/2014/07/review-odd-interlude-dean-koontz/