Search - Odd Thomas (Odd Thomas, Bk 1)

This is, without a doubt, one of the best books that Dean Koontz has ever written. I was moved to tears reading it. I have been reading Koontz on and off since the early 90's, and haven't been impressed with much that he's done in the last decade. This books reveals a new, improved Koontz. I couldn't put it down, and for the first time in a long time, I felt like the relationship between the main characters worked. It still has that trademark Koontz humor and quirkiness, but it's the intensity is more subtle and heartfelt. This is not one to miss.

I had almost given up on Koontz. A friend recommended this book based on my love of the subject matter and I am so glad she did!! The story could have been taken in so many unnatural directions or given a hokey ending (if written by any other "horror" writer), but it starts strong and stays that way through the end. I swallowed it whole, finishing it in about 4 hours. I adore this book!

Odd Thomas is one of the best characters ever developed in fiction. I love everything about this book!

I love this series! Odd is a very likeable character. There is enough action to keep things interesting and it is so different than any other subject matter I have ever read. It blends the supernatural with crime. A little love story ( I actually cried.) I loved it. SO good!

Um Yuck! I have never read a Dean Koontz, nor will I ever again. It sounded right up my alley, kinda other worldly but this book was boring.

Every time it started to take off the author would reign it in and drag you through a totally different story line that seemed to have nothing to do with the action of the book, and in the long run didn't. So you read pages and pages of just story that doesn't answer any questions.

On top of that I felt that he wrote in a "bloated" fashion. Trying to sound smarter than he really is...

And lastly and most annoyingly, any and all questions he posed were not, i repeat NOT answered. And let me tell you there were quite a few of them.

I did discover that this is the first in a series. I will not be reading any more even if they answered all the unanswered questions in the first.

I read this books years ago and just realized that 3 more "ODD" books followed. Reread it to catch me up on who is who. Enjoyed it much the 2nd time around also. Good, fast easy read.