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Dec 17, 2009
Wil
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May 03, 2008
Ian
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While this Odd Thomas book was a good and entertaining read, I say so resignedly.
Everything is here to make this as solid a book as the first; interesting plot, great supporting characters, etc. Additionally Odd's wit in Forever Odd seemed a bit more refined than the first book, and I enjoyed it a bit more because of it.
What I found unfortunate was that Forever Odd seemed stitched on to the first book in what I felt was a forced way. I couldn't escape the feeling that Od More...
Everything is here to make this as solid a book as the first; interesting plot, great supporting characters, etc. Additionally Odd's wit in Forever Odd seemed a bit more refined than the first book, and I enjoyed it a bit more because of it.
What I found unfortunate was that Forever Odd seemed stitched on to the first book in what I felt was a forced way. I couldn't escape the feeling that Od More...
Dec 17, 2009
Deborah
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If you haven't read Odd Thomas, I certainly suggest that you do - this follow-up volume finds Odd in another strange situation. Because Odd can see dead people, he knows something bad is going on when the ghost of his friend Danny's step-dad shows up at the foot of his bed. Danny has been kidnapped - and a strange woman keeps calling Odd with cryptic comments. Following the kidnappers to an abandoned casino, Odd faces down a strange set of killers. It's better than I can describe - Koontz's pros
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Aug 06, 2011
I am still amazed by the amount of times I find myself laughing out loud when reading the "Odd" books. Brilliantly done and 5 starts for the interesting storyline. I stayed up almost all night reading this book and could not put it down.
The most brilliant thing about the book is that Dean writes in a clever way (yes, some of my friends did not get some of the funny parts); the way that things said in the beginning of the book ends up being absolutely hilarious later on while the bo More...
The most brilliant thing about the book is that Dean writes in a clever way (yes, some of my friends did not get some of the funny parts); the way that things said in the beginning of the book ends up being absolutely hilarious later on while the bo More...
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Jan 25, 2009
Jaemi
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Odd Thomas was the first book I read by Dean Koontz, and when I saw Forever Odd at a local Borders and got excited because I knew it had to be another Odd Thomas book, I wasn't surprised to find out tht he'd written since people had been clamoring for more. Odd Thomas is a pretty cool guy.
Still recovering from the disastrous events that led him to write his first manuscript, Odd wakes one night to find Dr. Wilbur Jessup in his bedroom staring at him. He has a sinking feeling.
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Still recovering from the disastrous events that led him to write his first manuscript, Odd wakes one night to find Dr. Wilbur Jessup in his bedroom staring at him. He has a sinking feeling.
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Feb 04, 2012
maerhys
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I am listening to the last hour of this while I start the review because I want to be done with this book as soon as possible. In most of my Koontz reviews, I mention where the book rates on whether or not his authorial insertion is bad or really bad. This is on the level of The Face bad (my only DNF in 2011) but possibly worse because this is a first person narration by a 21-year old who claims no interest in politics or religion, generally, but whom also is suffering through an unforgettable
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Oct 30, 2011
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Jun 01, 2011
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Apr 12, 2010
TJ
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Synopsis: Includes ***Spoilers***
This is the second novel with Odd Thomas as the protagonist. After Odd discovers that his childhood friend Danny has been kidnapped, he assumes that Danny’s father, who was recently released from prison, has kidnapped him. Therefore, Odd investigates and is led through a water tunnel and into an abandoned hotel by his “psychic magnetism syndrome” (PMS).
Inside, he finds his friend tied up and strapped to a bomb. Danny informs him that his dad d More...
This is the second novel with Odd Thomas as the protagonist. After Odd discovers that his childhood friend Danny has been kidnapped, he assumes that Danny’s father, who was recently released from prison, has kidnapped him. Therefore, Odd investigates and is led through a water tunnel and into an abandoned hotel by his “psychic magnetism syndrome” (PMS).
Inside, he finds his friend tied up and strapped to a bomb. Danny informs him that his dad d More...
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Oct 28, 2007
Brian
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A follow-up to the terrific Odd Thomas, Odd is still feeling the loss he experienced in the first book. This time, another person knows about his ability (to see, but not talk to) ghosts.
Elvis Presley hangs around, (I forgot to mention that in the last book.)
Odd must race the clock to save a childhood friend. With such an appealing character, though there are moments of utter weirdness and incredulity, there is still a sense of passion and sadness with Odd.
Elvis Presley hangs around, (I forgot to mention that in the last book.)
Odd must race the clock to save a childhood friend. With such an appealing character, though there are moments of utter weirdness and incredulity, there is still a sense of passion and sadness with Odd.
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Jan 28, 2011
Emily
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I read the first book in this series a few years ago and remember being underwhelmed despite it's popularity. I am human and thus subject to peer pressure, and have once again decided to give this series a try because well...they're so popular.
I do enjoy the way that Koontz told the story as if it is Odd writing it after the fact. It helps to give Odd a very defined voice. One that is a mix of random history and literature and mythology and whatever else is useful to the story. I thi More...
I do enjoy the way that Koontz told the story as if it is Odd writing it after the fact. It helps to give Odd a very defined voice. One that is a mix of random history and literature and mythology and whatever else is useful to the story. I thi More...
Aug 06, 2011
Justin
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I have read some reviews of some other people who have either read both Odd Thomas & Forever Odd or just Forever Odd by itself. There are some bits and piece that i agree with. The first being that the beginning was a bit slow to build towards its eventual momentum/pace. The second thing that i agree with is that it seemed like there was less interaction between Odd Thomas and his fellow Pico Mundians. One of my main qualms is that before the first one ended, Odd's love/fiancee dies of gunshot w
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Oct 28, 2011
Brian
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First off, this should probably actually in the 3 1/2 star range.
Jumping back into the Odd Thomas series was nice and I wasn't sure how effective the series would be after the events of the first book, however, stepping back into Odd's life was an easy and pretty comfortable fit. While this book is not quite on par with Odd Thomas - what sequel ever is - and has lost some of the charm of the first book, there's still plenty to enjoy with Odd and his quirky sensibility and humor. Ghost More...
Jumping back into the Odd Thomas series was nice and I wasn't sure how effective the series would be after the events of the first book, however, stepping back into Odd's life was an easy and pretty comfortable fit. While this book is not quite on par with Odd Thomas - what sequel ever is - and has lost some of the charm of the first book, there's still plenty to enjoy with Odd and his quirky sensibility and humor. Ghost More...
Oct 20, 2010
Johnny
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It's sequel time. Two years after "Odd Thomas", Koontz continues the story of this specially gifted fry cook with a chapter that concentrates far less on the mystery but instead forces the main character to take action in ways he never thought he would be capable of.
Only six months after losing the love of his life, his soul mate, his Stormy Llewellyn, Odd Thomas faces the danger of losing another loved one. Childhood friend and surrogate brother, Danny Jessup, has been kid More...
Only six months after losing the love of his life, his soul mate, his Stormy Llewellyn, Odd Thomas faces the danger of losing another loved one. Childhood friend and surrogate brother, Danny Jessup, has been kid More...
Jun 29, 2009
Paula
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Jun 28, 2011
Blair
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Not interesting enough to even give it's lacklustre predecessor credit. This book put the b in boring. The first novel had an interesting cast of characters to bulk up the loose and incoherent storyline at minimum. I literally wanted to rip my eyes and brains out of their respective areas in my noggin. I wasn't going to need them for this book. It read like the world's most cold porridge screenplay. Koontz was downright lazy with "Forever Odd". As the reader I got the sense that
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Aug 07, 2010
Nancy
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Since I did not enjoy the first book in this series, until its very end, I surprised myself by picking up this one and realizing that I enjoyed it quite a bit more.
Odd really endeared himself to me in this one. From the beginning with his story about Elvis to the end where he will do what it takes, even if it is his own life, to help a friend. That is what Odd does, and with the help of his loved ones in the town of Pico Mundo, Odd will forever be treasured by his band of friends More...
Odd really endeared himself to me in this one. From the beginning with his story about Elvis to the end where he will do what it takes, even if it is his own life, to help a friend. That is what Odd does, and with the help of his loved ones in the town of Pico Mundo, Odd will forever be treasured by his band of friends More...
Jan 12, 2010
Kemberlee
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Just finished the second book in the Odd Thomas series called Forever Odd. Again, Dean Koontz takes readers on a nonstop journey with Odd over the course of a 24 hour period. In this story, Odd is confronted by a woman with an unnatural interest in death, the rituals of death and voodoo. Odd is put through his paces in order to save the life of his childhood friend, Danny, who suffers from osteogenesis imperfecta, also known as brittle bone disease.
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Aug 10, 2009
Bobbie
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Dean Koontz is excellent in capturing the essence of his characters in three-sentence paragraphs. Picking up a few months from the end of book one in this series ("Odd Thomas"), the plot begins at the first sentence and pulls you along with a ferocity that I appreciate in books (I just don't have the time to "warm up" to a book...I'm in or out within the first few pages). Although I don't like that Odd is a collection of philosophies and beliefs, none of which are represent
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Aug 29, 2007
Dawn Michelle
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You do have to read the first installment to be able to understand this installment in the "Odd Thomas" series.
This book will grip you from the beginning and hold you right until the end. BLEW me away!
Be prepared for some serious action and some serious evil and how Odd has to fight that evil!
GO READ THIS BOOK!!!!
This book will grip you from the beginning and hold you right until the end. BLEW me away!
Be prepared for some serious action and some serious evil and how Odd has to fight that evil!
GO READ THIS BOOK!!!!
Sep 24, 2010
Janice
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Second of the Odd Thomas books. This time it feels even more like Koontz took the Chris Snow character gave him a new affliction and a new town and set him free, bit without the second bananas that made that series so much fun. (this feels like chris lite - half the calories and half the taste)
Once again a ghost comes calling. Odd goes to help and finds his childhood buddy kidnapped. Must save him because he has a disease that would keep him from saving himself. Odd does it after More...
Once again a ghost comes calling. Odd goes to help and finds his childhood buddy kidnapped. Must save him because he has a disease that would keep him from saving himself. Odd does it after More...
Aug 15, 2011
Benjamin
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I wanted to like this one a lot because I had found the first of the series to be pretty good (but not great) and I am always hoping the second to be even better. However, this one seem to have trouble finding it's legs, specifically a plot that I could sink my teeth into. Sometimes this happens with Koontz. Perhaps it was the 1st person POV but there just seemed to be way too much introspection on the part of our protagonist, Odd Thomas, and not enough happening. Also, it could be the format
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Dec 24, 2008
Liisa
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I love Odd Thomas! I love Dean Koontz for bringing Odd Thomas alive! I love the adventures. The stories. Basically, I love this series.
Now that I have stopped gushing (for who knows how long), let me say what a wonderful surprise this series has been. Almost by stealth I have become enamoured with the life of Odd Thomas.
I remember picking up the first book ("Odd Thomas") and thinking what a queer little book it was and yet by page 14, I had been inexplicably hoo More...
Now that I have stopped gushing (for who knows how long), let me say what a wonderful surprise this series has been. Almost by stealth I have become enamoured with the life of Odd Thomas.
I remember picking up the first book ("Odd Thomas") and thinking what a queer little book it was and yet by page 14, I had been inexplicably hoo More...
Jan 07, 2012
T.
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Forever Odd starts with promise - Odd's friend disappears after a brutal murder, Mr Thomas gets tazered by a snake-eyed man, and conspiracy to take advantage of Odd's odd powers is revealed.
Unfortunately the story slumps due to lack of plot. If someone took one of those 'how to write books' and plotted out the key events I can't image there being more than 4. Now I don't mind my novels straighforwards and even don't mind short. But I do mind plotless wonders than %50 of the material More...
Unfortunately the story slumps due to lack of plot. If someone took one of those 'how to write books' and plotted out the key events I can't image there being more than 4. Now I don't mind my novels straighforwards and even don't mind short. But I do mind plotless wonders than %50 of the material More...
Dec 26, 2010
Charles
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I'm actually not" reading" this book in the traditional sense. I'm listening to it as I fall asleep. I've read Dean Koontz books before, and I find that they're best suited to this format and use. There is absolutely nothing remarkable about them in a very relaxing way. It's like the whole undertaking was designed by a focus group made up of tired people. As usual, our hero is an ostensibly intelligent, flawed but supremely moral weirdo (how said focus group would like to see themselve
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Jan 30, 2010
Dlora
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I think I would have given this book a higher rating if I hadn't been reading while traveling. Airplane travel gives you lots of time to read but it's not comfortable. I love the character of Odd, his sweetness and goodness and ability to see dead people. In this story, the father of his good friend is murdered and Odd uses his abilities to track the killers and attempt to rescue his friend.
I'm still very impressed with the way Koontz writes--and has Odd think. Here are two examples: More...
I'm still very impressed with the way Koontz writes--and has Odd think. Here are two examples: More...
Feb 03, 2011
Tim
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They only had the audio version at the library so that is how I 'read' it. No complaints on the quality of the reading. The use of character voices were not so overbearing as to impact the enjoyment of the book. Most times I didn't even notice the voice acting, which I guess is a sign of good voice acting.
Anyway, the book jumps right into the fray and doesn't spend too much time providing background for those who haven't read the first book in the series, but seems to provide enough More...
Anyway, the book jumps right into the fray and doesn't spend too much time providing background for those who haven't read the first book in the series, but seems to provide enough More...
Jun 11, 2010
Sandi
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I'm still not much of a series person, but I'm beginning to see what an author can do by re-visiting a character and setting. The character of Odd is developing quite nicely. He suffered a tragic loss in the first novel, but he's determined not to let that happen again. In Forever Odd, Koontz not only further develops the character of Odd, he expands on the history of Pico Mundo(Small World), California. Pico Mundo is a pretty typical California desert town and Koontz makes it very realisti
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Aug 25, 2009
Natalie
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I continue to enjoy Dean Koontz. Odd Thomas is a great example of this author's excellent characters. His heros are down right good people. They are also entertaining as can be. These are Horror/suspense books, but the heros' view of the world in general and their lives in particular (especially the humor they bring to these things) makes the books fun to read. I usually avoid horror (and I've heard that some of Dean Koontz's books should be avoided), but the ones I have read so far have been qu
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Mar 10, 2009
Rebekah
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Alas, like most sequels to a great novel, this one does not meet the expectation that the first novel inspired, but was still entertaining. While I would consider this the horror/suspense genre, it is more because of the occult/voodoo elements than graphic violence or sadism that many horror novels cling to.
This book also lacked the level of suspense in the first. As Odd works to free a friend from the clutches of a madwoman, he finds her true intent is to have him (Odd), so that sh More...
This book also lacked the level of suspense in the first. As Odd works to free a friend from the clutches of a madwoman, he finds her true intent is to have him (Odd), so that sh More...
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