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Odd Thomas
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Binding: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 813.54
EAN: 9780553384284
ISBN: 0553384287
Label: Bantam
Manufacturer: Bantam
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 400
Publication Date: August 29, 2006
Publisher: Bantam
Release Date: August 29, 2006
Studio: Bantam
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Editorial Review:
“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. Sometimes they want justice, and Odd’s 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 Odd’s 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 nightmares—and a testament by which to live: sanely if not safely, with courage, humor, and a full heart that even in the darkness must persevere.
From the Hardcover edition.
Customer Reviews
Average Rating: 
Rating:  - I don't get the high ratings...
This is my 2nd Koontz book and although the first one that I read (The Husband) wasn't my favorite book of all time it definitely had some gripping moments and good twists. This book was boring, horribly paced and the detail was so overwrought it was painful at times where I'm to the point of me mentally screaming "JUST GET ON WITH THE STORY!!" I don't mind details and painting a picture, but this was just unnecessarily descriptive to say the least. Did he really have to plot a way to get away ... Read More
Rating:  - The best Koontz has EVER done
I don't believe I've ever given Koontz a five star rating before. I loved 'Lightning' and 'Phantoms', even newer books like 'The Husband'. This is above and beyond all of his previous works. I've been wanting to read John Saul's 'Nathaniel' for a while and have it right here but I also have 'Forever Odd' and I tell you as soon as I finished 'Odd Thomas' I put 'Nathaniel' back on the shelf and started 'Forever Odd'. I don't want to spoil this for anyone who hasn't read it yet but one thing separates ... Read More
Rating: - Worst book I've ever read; last Koontz I'll ever read
I've read around ten Dean Koontz books and, despite some of my problems with his writing style, I've obviously been entertained enough to come back for more, time and time again. Well, no more. This book compounded all of his lazy, unprofessional, and imbecilic writing "techniques" and slopped them into one short, but far too long, book -- probably the worst I've ever read in my entire life.
What shocks me, of course, is that so many people not only like this book -- they love it! I cannot ... Read More
Rating: - It isn't ODD that I enjoyed it
I have read a few of Koontz's books here and there. In truth, I'm not much into horror stories. I read Odd Thomas because of reviews that I saw. When I started it I was ready to jump out of my skin with every page. Funny thing, it never happened. Instead I found a book that was well written, with feeling and two people that I really got to like. Odd and Stormy are people who you get to know and like. Sure there is plenty of the creepy, stand your hair on end, but I was most impressed with the relationship ... Read More
Rating: - Odd a Winner!
A terrific read at so many different levels; Koontz has a fabulous talent for reaching the reader no matter what the reader's mood at the moment. His ability to develop characters who seem real but at the same time imaginary is really unique. Knowing Odd is a series is a comfort to those continually on the hunt for a solid read.
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