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In Odd We Trust (Graphic Novel)
by Dean Koontz
I liked Odd Thomas #1, had mixed but mostly positive feelings about the others, and am a fan of graphic novels, so I thought this would be at least decent. So wrong. Unnatural dialogue, lazy plot, stupid and unbelievable character reactions and attitudes.
I'll change some plot details slightly to avoid anything beyond mild spoilers.
1) Let's say there's a teenaged character whose father comes home. The father says, "Hey, how was your day?" The teenager responds, "Hello father. I had a satisfying day. I think that I may compose a letter to my aunt this evening." If that teenager is supposed to be an alien or robot, then nicely done. If that's supposed to be a normal teenager, that's absurdly bad dialogue-writing. And I don't think any of the characters in this book are supposed to be aliens or robots.
2) If both the characters and the police know who a child killer is, are on the lookout for him, and are aware that he plans to kill again . . . and then the characters find him sitting in the backseat of a car in front of a house, unarmed, with the ignition off and manage to get him at gunpoint, what do you think would happen next? If you answered, "They have some awkward dialogue and then inexplicably let him climb into the front seat and drive away before calling or yelling for the police (who, coincidentally, are already at that very house)," you're a winner!
3) When the characters arrive at a scene where a kid was just stabbed to death in order to comfort the babysitter who found his body, it's a little out of place for them to drawn as randomly smiling, laughing, and grinning.
4) Here is a rough outline of the plot itself. Warning, massive spoilers ahead - this plot is a twister, on par with The Usual Suspects. Bad guy is stalking good guy's friend. Good guy chases bad guy a few times, but bad guy gets away. Bad guy kidnaps friend. Good guy finds bad guy, beats him up, and saves the day. The end.
I'm just going to pretend this book doesn't exist, and hope he gets back on track with the next Odd installment.
I'll change some plot details slightly to avoid anything beyond mild spoilers.
1) Let's say there's a teenaged character whose father comes home. The father says, "Hey, how was your day?" The teenager responds, "Hello father. I had a satisfying day. I think that I may compose a letter to my aunt this evening." If that teenager is supposed to be an alien or robot, then nicely done. If that's supposed to be a normal teenager, that's absurdly bad dialogue-writing. And I don't think any of the characters in this book are supposed to be aliens or robots.
2) If both the characters and the police know who a child killer is, are on the lookout for him, and are aware that he plans to kill again . . . and then the characters find him sitting in the backseat of a car in front of a house, unarmed, with the ignition off and manage to get him at gunpoint, what do you think would happen next? If you answered, "They have some awkward dialogue and then inexplicably let him climb into the front seat and drive away before calling or yelling for the police (who, coincidentally, are already at that very house)," you're a winner!
3) When the characters arrive at a scene where a kid was just stabbed to death in order to comfort the babysitter who found his body, it's a little out of place for them to drawn as randomly smiling, laughing, and grinning.
4) Here is a rough outline of the plot itself. Warning, massive spoilers ahead - this plot is a twister, on par with The Usual Suspects. Bad guy is stalking good guy's friend. Good guy chases bad guy a few times, but bad guy gets away. Bad guy kidnaps friend. Good guy finds bad guy, beats him up, and saves the day. The end.
I'm just going to pretend this book doesn't exist, and hope he gets back on track with the next Odd installment.