Forever Odd (Odd Thomas, No 2)
by Dean Koontz
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Book Reviews of Forever Odd (Odd Thomas, No 2)
Book Review: Odd and then Some
Summary: 5 Stars
In Forever Odd, Dean Koontz pits his hero, Odd Thomas, against Datura, a maniacal dark spiritualist and her chevals, French for horses, but animated corpses for followers of voodoo.
Odd is propelled into the story - which starts a little slow but more than makes up for it once it shifts into high gear - when his long time friend, Danny Jessup is kidnapped for the sole purpose of drawing Odd to the voodoo queen.
Koontz's unique brand of humor is in full force with Forever Odd, but as usual this only acts to strengthen the story as Koontz pulls you deeper and deeper into the plot. If Koontz got his footing with Odd Thomas, he hits his stride with Forever Odd. A good read that will keep you turning the pages.
Bob Avey, author of Twisted Perception
Book Review: Odder Than The First Thomas
Summary: 4 Stars
This story took place mostly in one setting in the book, so the read didn't move around as much as the previous work did. However, I was on the edge of my seat most of the time.
Mr. Koontz fashions a story of a man both blessed and tormented by a gift that he can't help but using. Odd Thomas faces challenges of a man with extraordinary powers in a surprisingly simple life. As always, Koontz ravels a tale around the reader that entices, thrills and chills. I could actually feel myself in the character's place at several points in the book.
I look forward to reading the next installment in this soon to be classic line of Koontz novels.
Book Review: Not my favorite Koontz
Summary: 3 Stars
I didn't like this story as much as Odd Thomas. It just seemed like a "what's the point?" type of story. Do we really need to send Odd on this "ODD" adventure? I don't believe so. It didn't seem to build him up in any way. It didn't seem to change his personality or give him any great insight to the world. It didn't really seem to serve much of a purpose except to bridge between Odd Thomas and Brother Odd -- both decent books.
Either way I'm a fan of Koontz and I enjoyed this journey through his "ODD" imagination. Don't read BROTHER ODD without reading this one. You could, but I wouldn't.
Book Review: What happened???
Summary: 2 Stars
I'm not sure what happened to Dean Koontz' point of view in this novel. Sssooooooooo boring when compared to Odd Thomas. I kept waiting for this book to pick up some steam and become interesting. WHY would you want to read about people being trapped in the same tunnels and casino for 400 pages? OMG, give me my money back, Mr. Koontz. Where were all the ghosts and bodachs this time around? The "mushroomy" guy in the first book made my skin crawl; too bad I couldn't even get a shiver out of this book. Bad, bad, bad. Hopefully Mr. Koontz will redeem himself in the third of this series.Book Review: Forever...
Summary: 5 Stars
In this chilling sequel to it's successor, Odd Thomas comes back for another installment in this wonderfully zany and thoughtful story of a short-order cook seeing the dead and helping to make the wrongs right again.
Since I can remember, Dean Koontz has always been a favorite author of mine, and in Forever Odd, it's not hard to see why he is one of the best storytellers in the world. I dare you to stop reading Forever Odd once you get to the first page. I dare you.
--Joseph McGee, author of In the Wake of the Night, Phil's Place and Darkness Won't Rest: Phils Place II