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Odd Interlude
by Dean Koontz
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.