Odd Thomas - Softcover

Koontz, Dean

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0007368305 ISBN 13: 9780007368303

Publisher: Harper, 2011

Synopsis

The 400 million copy worldwide bestseller Dean Koontz is at his very best in this critically-acclaimed page-turner soon to be a major motion picture. Find out why Odd Thomas is the master storyteller s most-loved creation.

Odd by name, a hero by nature.

He s Odd. Odd Thomas, to be precise. Genius fry-cook at the Pico Mundo grill; boyfriend to the gorgeous Stormy Llewellyn and possibly the only person with a chance of stopping one of the worst crimes in the bloody history of murder...

Something evil has come to the desert town that Odd and Stormy call home. It comes in the form of a mysterious man with a macabre appetite, a filing cabinet full of information on the world s worst killers, and strange, hyena-like shadows following him wherever he goes. Odd is worried. He knows things, sees things about the living, the dead and the soon to be dead. Things that he has to act on. Now he s terrified for Stormy, himself and Pico Mundo. Because he knows that on Wednesday August 15, a savage, blood-soaked whirlwind of violence and murder will devastate the town.

Today is August 14. And Odd is far from sure he can stop the coming storm...

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Review:

Odd Thomas is one of Dean Koontz's more heavily moralised horror thrillers, but is nonetheless charming and terrifying. Odd is an adolescent on the brink of adulthood who sees dead people and has a worryingly precise moral sense; the police chief of the small town of Pico Mundo--little world--relies on him heavily. Hardly has the book opened before a dead teenager leads Odd to her killer--and we are given to understand that this is the sort of thing that happens all the time. He does not just see the dead, however; he sees the thrill-seeking dark spirits that hang around unpleasant events, and he notices, on this particular day, that there are a lot more of them about than usual. Odd is haunted by dreams of dead bowling-alley staff and he wonders whether this might just be the day when the bowling-alley massacre takes place.

The tone of voice here is almost saccharine, almost sinister--Odd and his friends and his sweetheart are vivid, cute and self-righteous. This is a bizarrely paced thriller because it follows the vagaries of an eccentric with his own ways of investigating things--it is as odd as its hero's name. --Roz Kaveney

Review:

Yes,I read Odd Thomas by Dean Koontz,and i liked it.I am going to review it.Each category is judged on 5 stars. Premise-The premise is about a 20 years old boy named Odd Thomas WHO CAN SEE DEAD PEOPLE AND HE SOLVES THEIR BLOODY PROBLEMS.He has a girlfriend named Stormy.He lives in a town called Pico Mundo which will be facing a bloody danger on August 15 and today is August 14.So Odd has to act fast and precisely to save people from a mass murderer.5/5 stars. Characters-They were deep,interesting and you feel related to them.The author does a good job of fleshing out the characters.5/5 stars. Humor-There are a lot of funny 1 liners.This book is on a serious topic.So we cant expect more from Koontz.4/5 stars. Writing-The writing of this author is awesometacular!!!But there is a lot of description of the architecture and it is American.So people from all around the world will not get the references.So I am gonna knock a star off for that.In some places the writing is very fast-pacedSo 4/5 stars. Ending-Go read it! You may or may not like it but i did like it.So 5/5 stars. Overall-A must read.If you havent read Koontz till now this is the best place to start your journey with Odd Thomas and Dean Koontz.So 5/5stars.Highly recommended!! --Prasun Best Reviewer :) Dec 16, 2014

About this edition

• Publisher: Harper
• Publication date: 2011
• ISBN 10: 0007368305
• ISBN 13: 9780007368303
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 464