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I love Dean Koontz - his books have provided hours of pleasure and excitement over the years. That said, the first half of this book was a slog, which is the reason for 4 stars instead of 5. But, read through, because the second half of the book has all the action, weird science, and strangeness of vintage Dean Koontz. The Odd Thomas character is interesting, partly because he is not the superhero we are all used to seeing in so many books, TV shows and movies today. And yet, he is a heroic character who takes the true moral path at the critical crossroads. Koontz shows us evil and horror, but with hope, because the endings are good and the characters endure in their resilience and honesty no matter how much evil they have to face, and overcome. I think that stories like this give us something to hold on to, and something to help us reject the easy slide into brutality and cultural bullying that pop culture encourages so ubiquitously.

In the first half of the book, Odd does do a lot of wandering, which seems pointless and a bit boring. But then the science "fiction" kicks in, explaining many of the discoveries of the wandering Odd and bringing the clash of irresponsible scientific research, past and future, and good and evil people into full Koontzian glory. Fast forward through the first, but slow down and enjoy the second half of the book. It has a thoroughly satisfying ending, and an engaging tromp through time travel, as well as an enjoyable glimpse of the inventor and scientist that was Tesla - not to mention the hint of a future visit with Alfred Hitchcock.

This isn't a fast paced thriller - but it is an engaging book, with good characters, an interesting plot line, and the occasional cynical humor that is almost always part of a good Koontz story. I truly enjoy the fact that Koontz is able to bring each of these stories to a satisfying end while still setting the expectation of more Odd to come - very few authors are able to pull this off, but Koontz does it well.

A good book, well worth the money, and a story that will give me something to think about till the next installment of Odd Thomas comes out!


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Odd Apocalypse An Odd Thomas Novel Dean Koontz Books Reviews

I have read and enjoyed all of the Odd stories from the first one up to this one; this one seems a departure in structure form and style. I can't really say why I did not like this Odd book but I just never felt engaged in the story or the majority of the characters. I did not enjoy this at all and felt it was more a series of disconnected vignettes than one cohesive story. However, I will continue with the next one in the hopes that this one was just a momentary deviation from the Odd books I truly enjoy.
You know, when I first started reading this series from the beginning - I thought I'd stumbled onto something interesting. This book is professed to be Dean Koontz's masterpiece with a cult following. I didn't even know they made a movie of this, which I had stated he should have done in my review of the original book in the series. I enjoyed the original Odd Thomas book enough to think that I wanted to read the next in the series. Then I had enjoyed that one, Forever Odd, so I went on to the next, Brother Odd. For me, at least, that is where this series started to go downhill.

I'm not sure why it took so long for me to realize that I'm one of the few people reading this series who doesn't find Odd's world all that mesmerizing. I have expressed a fondness for Odd's character in that he's cute in a boy-scout sort of way, but after five books of having to listen to his self-deprecating philosophies and cynicism, not to mention having to sit through the most boring and pointless dialogue from one moronic character to the next, and the overall slow and overly analogous storytelling, I just don't why I'm still reading this.

This story in particular did nothing to change my overall indifference to the series. It started out absurd and ended only a little less absurd. Honestly, I can't see how to review this without giving what little plot there is away. If you're looking for a general overview, the story info gives that much. To tell anything more than that really does tread on spoiler territory (which some of the other reviewers seemed to have already done). But I will say that I couldn't stand the pretext that a man with everything to hide would willingly invite boarders into his home simply because he was so beguiled by Annamaria, who we're supposed to buy is so magnetic in her plainness that she can get any person or creature to do her bidding by solemn word alone - get real. I don't know who I dislike hearing about more - her or Stormy. Both are enigma's in Odd's world and I just don't get his fascination for one and his adoration for the other.

The only thing that forced me through this book was the change in Odd's demeanor that everyone kept alluding to in the other reviews. I might be in the minority on this, but I'm not at all turned off by Odd's new hard edge. Why is everyone so put off by Odd packing a gun? Given the threat in this book, how would you expect him to handle it - with his bare hands? Sorry - apparently, Odd lacks Annamarie's much unfounded charm. And if that doesn't get him off the hook, then how about the fact that the man's circumstances have grown a lot darker since the events that made him leave Pico Mundo. It's a dangerous world out there and going around telling people he's just a fry-cook with a mean pancake recipe isn't going to save his ass anymore. So I welcome the change. Frankly, I think his character could use a bit of tweaking. Now, go ahead and throw your tomatoes if you disagree - I'll just dodge them anyway.

I'll go onto the next and last in the series simply because I can't not read it after having come this far in the series. I'm still waiting to find out Odd's ultimate fate.
I love Dean Koontz - his books have provided hours of pleasure and excitement over the years. That said, the first half of this book was a slog, which is the reason for 4 stars instead of 5. But, read through, because the second half of the book has all the action, weird science, and strangeness of vintage Dean Koontz. The Odd Thomas character is interesting, partly because he is not the superhero we are all used to seeing in so many books, TV shows and movies today. And yet, he is a heroic character who takes the true moral path at the critical crossroads. Koontz shows us evil and horror, but with hope, because the endings are good and the characters endure in their resilience and honesty no matter how much evil they have to face, and overcome. I think that stories like this give us something to hold on to, and something to help us reject the easy slide into brutality and cultural bullying that pop culture encourages so ubiquitously.

In the first half of the book, Odd does do a lot of wandering, which seems pointless and a bit boring. But then the science "fiction" kicks in, explaining many of the discoveries of the wandering Odd and bringing the clash of irresponsible scientific research, past and future, and good and evil people into full Koontzian glory. Fast forward through the first, but slow down and enjoy the second half of the book. It has a thoroughly satisfying ending, and an engaging tromp through time travel, as well as an enjoyable glimpse of the inventor and scientist that was Tesla - not to mention the hint of a future visit with Alfred Hitchcock.

This isn't a fast paced thriller - but it is an engaging book, with good characters, an interesting plot line, and the occasional cynical humor that is almost always part of a good Koontz story. I truly enjoy the fact that Koontz is able to bring each of these stories to a satisfying end while still setting the expectation of more Odd to come - very few authors are able to pull this off, but Koontz does it well.

A good book, well worth the money, and a story that will give me something to think about till the next installment of Odd Thomas comes out!