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published
June 24th 2008
by Del Rey
binding
Paperback, 224 pages
isbn
0345499662
(isbn13: 9780345499660)
description
“Meet a young man named Odd . . . who helps the dead get even."
From the infinite imagination of #1 New York Times bestselling author Dean Koont...more
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Read in June, 2008
This was my first trip into the world of graphic novels. Having already been in love with the Odd Thomas series for a few years, it was a good place to start.
My favorite part of the whole book was being able to put faces to the characters and also getting a glimpse of the world of Pico Mundo, California where Odd and Stormy live. What took some getting used to was the simplicity of the writing and the over-the-top drama that's added to the dialogue. Keeping in mind that graphic novel...more
My favorite part of the whole book was being able to put faces to the characters and also getting a glimpse of the world of Pico Mundo, California where Odd and Stormy live. What took some getting used to was the simplicity of the writing and the over-the-top drama that's added to the dialogue. Keeping in mind that graphic novel...more
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03/30/09
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“The dead don't talk. I don't know why.” 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 it’s a curse, Odd has never been sure, but he tries to do his best by the silent souls who seek him out. So...more
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Read in February, 2009
I am not familiar with Dean Koontz, although I know the name and I know that some of my students have read things from this author, but when I saw another main stream author with a graphic novel, I figured now was a good time to check him out. (Other authors adapting a familiar character/series to graphic stylings: D.J. MacHale - The Merchant of Death: Pendragon Graphic Novel; Neil Gaiman - Coraline; Stephen King Gunslinger: The Dark Tower; Erin Hunter Warriors series).
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Read in April, 2009
This one was a let down because I was expecting so much more.
First, I was expecting nice glossy pages with color not a smaller than trade paperback sized book with regular paper pages and all black and white graphics.
Second, I was expecting a more complex story not just Odd Thomas, local cook who also sees ghosts, helping the police solve a crime. This could have been more complex but it the telling of the story both in narrative and in graphics was very simplistic.
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First, I was expecting nice glossy pages with color not a smaller than trade paperback sized book with regular paper pages and all black and white graphics.
Second, I was expecting a more complex story not just Odd Thomas, local cook who also sees ghosts, helping the police solve a crime. This could have been more complex but it the telling of the story both in narrative and in graphics was very simplistic.
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Read in December, 2008
Odd Thomas in graphic novel form. The art is wonderful. Exactly what I expected. The characters looked a lot like the way I'd pictured them, which always helps. The story was okay. It's very difficult to have the rich kind of experience Koontz produces in the GN format. Still the book was quite enjoyable. The best part of it for me was the end. There's an author's note that explains Koontz hopes to write 6 Odd novels, god willing. We're on #4 right now. Because I like the character so ...more
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Read in March, 2009
I so am not into graphic novels. I borrowed the book from the library as I really like Odd Thomas books and was startled to find I had a graphic novel. Koontz's writing made it a worthwhile read although it is more like reading a short story than a true novel.
Odd Thomas is roped into helping a friend of his girlfriend.She had received some very scary letters that seemed to be from a stalker. She ignored the first few but they got increasingly strange so she took them to the police who re...more
Odd Thomas is roped into helping a friend of his girlfriend.She had received some very scary letters that seemed to be from a stalker. She ignored the first few but they got increasingly strange so she took them to the police who re...more
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Read in February, 2009
No matter how hard I try, I have to realize that manga is not for me. I was interested when I ran across this manga story of Odd Thomas, since I really enjoyed all the other books. I found that these types of books, no matter the characters, are very boring because compared to regular novels, there is no meat. You usually get a good story line and great artwork, but there is no inner dialogue or developing of characters.
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I am not usually a graphic novel kinda girl. I read this because it is an Odd Thomas book. I did enjoy it, but Odd was not depicted as I pictured him, which kind of interrupted my reading flow. I was surprised to see that Queenie Chan is the co-author/illustrator. The only other graphic novels that I have enjoyed were also written by her. What a coincidink!
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It's not that I didn't like this book, it's the fact that it turned out to be a graphic novel, leaving nothing to the imagination. The idea was ok, but I much prefer reading, and seeing Odd Thomas in my own mind's eye, not as someone else pictures him. Rather diappointing.
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Read in December, 2008
Two of my favorites rolled into one - Graphic novel and Odd Thomas. I was pleased with this book overall and would like to see another. The art style was not my favorite but still very good. I hope that Mr Koontz writes another soon.
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Read in May, 2009
This book is in comic book format. The only reason I read it was that it was about Odd Thomas and I love the charactor. It's interesting, but not worth the effort I think. The story was very diluted because of the format. I wasn't that impressed.
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Read in July, 2008
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03/26/09
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I read this book yesterday during my time of sickness and it's a really good book. Personally I believed stormy's best friend wanted odd. I also thought she was the killer but I guess I was wrong!!!!(thatz not normal)
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02/11/09
Brian
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Very easy read (graphic novel), but I'm not sure yet what to rate it... the Koontz wit isn't really there (his name is tied to it, but as I understand it, he didn't really write much of this himself)
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I picked it up and thought 'why not just read one more Odd Thomas book?' and it ended up being a graphic novel pre first book of the series. With its pancake-thin characters and flip-flopped timeline, it took me a few pages to grasp onto the actual plot. Regardless, this was an enjoyable fluff read.
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Read in June, 2009
Got my fix of Odd. Fun to see Stormy alive. I'm not sure when this story was to have happened, since Stormy dies in the first book and this just came out, but whatever. Stormy seems pissy. :P
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Read in March, 2009
cute enough quick little odd story. i hated the art, though. so much that is bothered me while reading it. i understand it's somewhat typical of manga style, and now i know i do not like manga. at all.
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Read in January, 2009
This is a manga-style graphic novel written by Dean Koontz. It was very well written (unlike many comics out there) and I thoroughly enjoyed it.
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Read in May, 2009
I enjoyed this enough that sometime I might read Koontz's Odd Thomas novels. You know, when I don't have anything else to read. ;)
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Read in January, 2008
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