Odd Thomas
by Dean Koontz
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Author: Dean KoontzEdition: Hardcover
Format: Bargain Price
Published: 2003-12-09
ISBN: N/A
Number of pages: 416
Publisher: BCA
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Book Review: Reader from Texas
Summary: 2 Stars
I'm really bummed! I read this book and got an entirely different perspective than the reviews I've read here. I was totally immersed in Odd Thomas and, the way the plot was building, I thought "Wow, maybe the killer is Odd himself". That kept me reading because thinking in that perspective, I felt the author was giving us insight into the mind of a psychotic. Everyone, including my roommate who recommended the book, seems to have not seen it that way at all. For instance, I wondered why after finding Fungus Man's body he didn't call the chief, but that was okay because as I kept reading, it seemed to build that Odd was odd in the sense that he was insane (why did he step over the gun only to take it later, wrap the body in the shower curtain, and escape through the window, hot wire the neighbor's car, drive desperately to some weird place to hide it, only to come back later to check out the bullet would in Fungus Man's chest and end of discovering the "birthmark" or "tattoo" or whatever it was?) I kept telling myself, "Ok, don't judge the story yet. The narrative is building into something here". Then, we get to meet his insane and unloving (so say the least!) parents, and then I'm putting this together seeing that they created a manic and delusional adult, and I'm liking the book and very curious where the author is taking me. A seemingly delusional Odd links the murder to the policemen, keeps hiding his gun, takes it to the shopping mall because that is where the huge massacre was to occur. The book describes him running, people hiding (I thought from him) and Odd describes was moving with tics and as if mad in the eyes of the shoppers. I thought all of this was perfect for the buildup of Odd being the killer, narrating the experience, getting the reader hooked into his delusional mind, building to a powerful conclusion. My perspective was apparently way off base! Starred Review? I am so disappointed I'm giving it two stars. Is there anyone out there who has the same perspective that I have of this book?
Summary of Odd Thomas
FOR USE IN SCHOOLS AND LIBRARIES ONLY. Over the course of two days, Odd Thomas, his soul mate Stormy Llewellyn, and an assortment of allies make their way through a dark, terrifying world in which past and present, and life and death collide as they try to avert a cataclysm.Suspense Books
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