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Odd Hours (Odd Thomas, #4)
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Just as fabulous as I expected out of the Odd Thomas series. Koontz even manages to reference another of his novels, not at all related to the world of Odd Thomas, if you catch it. In the beginning Odd is wearing a sweatshirt with the words "Mystery Train" across the front that he got at "a thrift store". Die hard Koontz fans will recognize the Mystery Train from Christopher Snow's world in "Seize the Night". Does this mean Snow and Odd might eventually cross paths? There's something I would like to read.
Anyway, trivia aside, Odd continues to hold the heart of his reader with his utter lack of guile & lovely habit of editing the bad languange of everyone around him. Koontz has definitely found us a hero we can love without any reserve.
There is a definite cliff-hanger at the end of this book, promising us that our love-affair with Odd need not end yet. The questions of who exactly is Annamarie, how were those prarie dogs more than what they were, & will Odd ever be reunited with Stormy will keep me in suspense of the next.
The action was a little more fast-paced in this novel than I usually like & there was a real lack of development of any characters other than Odd, which kind of bothered me. I missed Odd's friends in Pico Mundo although I loved the addition of Boo & Frank Sinatra. Although, I have to say I loved Elvis more, but perhaps only because he was so much more developed & involved in Odd's world. Not even Sinatra was able to break through the fast-pace of this book.
Although I loved the book, I think Koontz kind of hurried through writing it & I missed the great characters & deep thought that usually goes into his books. I hope that in the next one Sinatra will develop into someone we can love & Boo (& Raphael) will hold more of a place than getting Odd out of only one mess. It wasn't nearly as good as Brother Odd, but we'll give you one more chance to redeem yourself, Koontz, before we lambast you for just selling the commercial-ness Odd.
Still worth the read, though, Odd lovers.
Anyway, trivia aside, Odd continues to hold the heart of his reader with his utter lack of guile & lovely habit of editing the bad languange of everyone around him. Koontz has definitely found us a hero we can love without any reserve.
There is a definite cliff-hanger at the end of this book, promising us that our love-affair with Odd need not end yet. The questions of who exactly is Annamarie, how were those prarie dogs more than what they were, & will Odd ever be reunited with Stormy will keep me in suspense of the next.
The action was a little more fast-paced in this novel than I usually like & there was a real lack of development of any characters other than Odd, which kind of bothered me. I missed Odd's friends in Pico Mundo although I loved the addition of Boo & Frank Sinatra. Although, I have to say I loved Elvis more, but perhaps only because he was so much more developed & involved in Odd's world. Not even Sinatra was able to break through the fast-pace of this book.
Although I loved the book, I think Koontz kind of hurried through writing it & I missed the great characters & deep thought that usually goes into his books. I hope that in the next one Sinatra will develop into someone we can love & Boo (& Raphael) will hold more of a place than getting Odd out of only one mess. It wasn't nearly as good as Brother Odd, but we'll give you one more chance to redeem yourself, Koontz, before we lambast you for just selling the commercial-ness Odd.
Still worth the read, though, Odd lovers.
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February 18, 2008
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May 28, 2008
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May 24, 2012
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