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âÂÂThe dead don't talk. I don't know why.â But they do try to communicate, with a short-order cook in a small desert town serving as their reluctant confidant. Odd Thomas thinks of himself as an ordinary guy, if possessed of a certain measure of talent at the Pico Mundo Grill and rapturously in love with the most beautiful girl in the world, Stormy Llewellyn. Maybe he has a gift, maybe itâÂÂs a curse, Odd has never been sure, but he tries to do his best by the silent souls who seek him out. Sometimes they want justice, and OddâÂÂs otherworldly tips to Pico Mundo's sympathetic police chief, Wyatt Porter, can solve a crime. Occasionally they can prevent one. But this time it's different.
A mysterious man comes to town with a voracious appetite, a filing cabinet stuffed with information on the world's worst killers, and a pack of hyena-like shades following him wherever he goes. Who the man is and what he wants, not even OddâÂÂs deceased informants can tell him. His most ominous clue is a page ripped from a day-by-day calendar for August 15.
Today is August 14.
In less than twenty-four hours, Pico Mundo will awaken to a day of catastrophe. As evil coils under the searing desert sun, Odd travels through the shifting prisms of his world, struggling to avert a looming cataclysm with the aid of his soul mate and an unlikely community of allies that includes the King of Rock 'n' Roll. His account of two shattering days when past and present, fate and destiny converge is the stuff of our worst nightmaresâÂÂand a testament by which to live: sanely if not safely, with courage, humor, and a full heart that even in the darkness must persevere.
A mysterious man comes to town with a voracious appetite, a filing cabinet stuffed with information on the world's worst killers, and a pack of hyena-like shades following him wherever he goes. Who the man is and what he wants, not even OddâÂÂs deceased informants can tell him. His most ominous clue is a page ripped from a day-by-day calendar for August 15.
Today is August 14.
In less than twenty-four hours, Pico Mundo will awaken to a day of catastrophe. As evil coils under the searing desert sun, Odd travels through the shifting prisms of his world, struggling to avert a looming cataclysm with the aid of his soul mate and an unlikely community of allies that includes the King of Rock 'n' Roll. His account of two shattering days when past and present, fate and destiny converge is the stuff of our worst nightmaresâÂÂand a testament by which to live: sanely if not safely, with courage, humor, and a full heart that even in the darkness must persevere.
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Dallas D. (
6 member(s) found this review helpful.
very good book keeps you interested. first in a series of three. currently working on book two. Great story and character.
6 member(s) found this review helpful.
A very fun and yet creepy read. I would like Odd for my friend. I had a hard time putting it aside to sleep.
5 member(s) found this review helpful.
I was pleasantly surprised with this story. I very much liked the characters and the whole plot. Surprise ending. I'm reading Forever Odd now with equal enthusiasm.
5 member(s) found this review helpful.
The Odd Thomas series is a must have. Thoughtful and well written. It has to be Koontz's best book ever.
Yvonne B. (
4 member(s) found this review helpful.
LOVED this book. It's one of my favorite Koontz books. Odd Thomas is a very memorable character. Highly recommended!
4 member(s) found this review helpful.
This book had a slow start, I almost gave up reading it!! I am soo glad I didn't I really enjoyed it and Brother Odd is on its way now!!!Sheree
4 member(s) found this review helpful.
I LOVE this trilogy. Read this one first and it will help you read the other two. What a great character Koontz has created in Odd Thomas!
3 member(s) found this review helpful.
my husband loved all three of the "thomas" books by dean koontz..........thoroughly enjoyed.
3 member(s) found this review helpful.
Not the usual Dean Koontz, but after you get into it you can't put it down.
3 member(s) found this review helpful.
An ending I didn't expect! Loved this book!
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Not usually my type of story, but I really enjoyed this book. I will be looking for more of Dean Koontz books.
Odd Thomas is just a great character! I love these books!
Tim G. (One of Koontz's best books. By the end of the books I was so caught up in the story that I physically felt bad for the lead character. Very well written (as are most by Koontz) and definitely keeps you engrossed in the story throughout. I am so glad there are more books available in this series (& more still to come). If you even slightly like Koontz or are looking to give him a try, this is the book you should read.
This is a great book. I had not read any of Koontz's work before, so I was a little nervous about this. But it is great. Hard to put down! My husband, who is not a strong reader and doesn't like to read much, loved this book too. He finished it faster that just about anything he has ever read.
I’m sorry Dean but this one just didn’t make the grade! Too much detail in too many subjects will bore a reader to death! Now I am a huge Dean Koontz fan and I’ve read lots of his stuff. This one just couldn’t hold my interest. It was literally overkill with detail. Still, in my humble opinion “Watchers” is my favorite book of all time. I could read or listen to the audio book over and over with that one. Some of my other favorites were the Bad Place, Strangers, Midnight, Door to December and The Voice of the night. It seems that the newer books are missing an element that the older books have. Come on Dean! You can do much better than Odd Thomas!
Odd Thomas (talk about killing your parents for naming you weird things!) sees dead people and has strange psychic abilities. He might be odd but apparantly his girlfriend, Stormy, is gorgeous. Go figure! Anyway, his home town is inundated with evil shadows (bodocks) which spike his weird meter and sets Odd on a mission to find out what is going on. This is typical Dean Koontz - way out there but enjoyable nonetheless. I usually like Koontz's writing and this was no exception. Odd is a quirky guy but also loveable, caring and kind. There is a few murders in it but no really graphic details. Even the squeamish should be able to read this one. The ending is very sad and I admit to having tears in my eyes when it was done. Book 2 - Forever Odd should be interesting.
Lesa C. (Odd Thomas is a very engaging and page turning book. Odd Thomas is a recluse interesting young man, that works at a local diner in town. He is a simple man, wears the same thing every day, like things in a certain pattern and loves his girlfriend. Odd also has a gift, he sees the dead and helps them cross over. When Odd's day starts he sees a you girl, and she leads him to her killer. Odd confronts the killer and the day starts rolling! I really enjoyed this book and though sometimes Koontz can get long winded in explainations, this is a excellant book.
Thomas W. (The first book in the Odd Thomas series. Dean Koontz lite.
Robin L. (bored me to death. I didn't even finish it. A friend recommended it and I was sure I would like it but no go. I think the tone of it turned me off. I felt like the characters were talking down to the audience.
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