HarperCollins Odd Thomas, Crime & Thriller, Paperback, Dean Koontz
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Description: The 400 million copy worldwide bestseller Dean Koontz is at his very best in this critically-acclaimed page-turner - soon to be a major motion picture. Find out why Odd Thomas is the master storyteller's most-loved creation. HarperCollins Odd Thomas, Crime & Thriller, Paperback, Dean Koontz - shop the best deal online on thebookbug.co.uk
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Dimensions: 129x198mm
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ISBN: 9780007368303
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Author: Maverick
Rating: 5
Review: I've re-discovered Dean Koontz after a twenty odd (pun intended!) year absence. My first Dean Koontz novel was "Lightening", and reading it was the only good thing about a truly awful holiday in Tenerife at the age of nineteen, in 1990. What's great about his novels is that they portray hope in a world of pain and suffering. Evil may triumph in the short term, but good wins out in the end. There is a redemptive flow to his novels, despite the heartache experienced by the central characters. Warmth and humanity is a feature of the narrative, as Odd Thomas interacts with those around him - especially those who are aware of his gift. What makes Odd Thomas so likeable is that he is just like you and me, except for his gift. He is a reluctant hero, and is subject to doubt and despair like anyone else. He would clearly prefer not to be burdened with the responsibility of being who he is, but bears up under it like any true hero. It's in his ordinariness that we can relate to him. Evil triumphing in the short term, but good winning out in the end... This reflects a biblical worldview. The world of Dean Koontz is above all a world of hope. A beautiful world, despite its present brokenness. Odd Thomas's world extends far beyond the material. Richard Dawkins and his ilk should take note that there are more things in heaven and earth than are dreamt of in their philosophy! There's a spiritual realm out there, and what we do in this life matters in the next. We may not have his gifting, but we can nonetheless persevere with Odd Thomas as he overcomes through adversity. Dean Koontz develops his characters beautifully, especially Odd Thomas's relationship with Stormy Llewellyn - the love of his life, and his strength. Koontz cranks up the suspense toward the climax of the novel with a superbly nail-biting pace. The twist at the end had me in tears. Without wanting to sound 'cheesy', reading a Dean Koontz novel makes me want to be a better person. What we do in this life counts, and I want to persevere. Just like Odd Thomas.
Author: Telperion
Rating: 2
Review: I've read a lot of Dean Koontz over the years and have for the most part enjoyed it. Some are fantastic and some are, at best, mediocre. But I have yet to come across one of his books that I actively disliked. Until now. Odd Thomas has fantastic reviews from people trumpeting it as the best book they've ever read and/or Koontz's best. The praise, it seems, is limitless. I'm sorry to say that I have to disagree with the vast majority, although I recognise that I am one of only a few. In my opinion a lot of Koontz's brilliance is down to his ability to write snappy prose which somehow manages to portray a lot in very few words. This is an absolutely vital characteristic for a horror writer - the worst thing they can do is write in a manner which causes the reader to lose interest. It appears that on sitting down to write Odd Thomas Koontz has thrown his rule book out of the window. Endlessly pretentious prose, served as the internal - and external - dialogue of a similarly overblown main character, had me almost gnawing off my own hands in frustration by the time I was a quarter in. Every second sentence seems to be written by an amateur reaching for the thesaurus whilst strictly adhering to Fiction 101: How To Describe using Simile and Metaphor. To add to this, Odd himself is not remotely likeable and Stormy even less so. All I could think of when the bodachs were introduced was Ghost (yes, I do mean the film). At 22% in on my Kindle I started to get an inkling of what the story may actually be about....but I found I didn't care. As others have mentioned, the first few pages are brilliant, but 97 pages in and I've had to put it down. It was a disappointment to find myself not enjoying Odd Thomas; with it being a series I had hoped for a few months of entertainment. Usually with a book I'm not enjoying I'll put it down and tell myself I'll try again in a few weeks. But, sadly, this one was so irritating that I find myself filing it away without the slightest inclination to try it again. Koontz with Watchers is a master storyteller. With Odd Thomas I'm afraid he's comes off as a multimillion selling author self indulgently satisfying his need for something a bit different. As a long time fan I can't find it in myself to give it only one star, but had this been the first of his books that I read I suspect I may have done, and I probably wouldn't have read any more. I suppose this being the case I've dodged a bullet - silver linings!
