Forever Odd
Ratings73
Average rating3.8
Great suspense supernatural book. Great cintinuation from the first book. Entertaining, funny. Odd Thomas is growing on me. Great character to have in a series.
This one was not as fun a read as the first book. Maybe I enjoyed the sense of Discovery and learning about Odd. This one seemed to be a weird middle chapter or a brief holding pattern while Odd dealt with the issues of the first book.
I have high hopes for the rest of the series!
Meh. A straightforward uncomplicated supernatural romp. No mystery. No twist. Kinda boring.
But the audiobook reader is really talented!
Another dip into the world of Odd Thomas and it was just as good as the first. It was more of a thriller than a mystery this time around, but by no means did this take away from it. Dean Koontz really created an admirable and likeable character in Odd, and I surprise myself by how much I love this character!
The setting felt amazing and appropriately creepy. The villain was a perfect contrast to Odd. The moral war that Odd has with his decisions and actions is to well done. Also, there's one chapter close to the end that really wrenched at my heart! Damn you Dean and giving me the feels!
It leaves me wanting to immediately pick up the next book and get right into this world again. Though I'll space them out for now, as there's only so many books and I want to spread it over some time. Bravo Dean! I loved it!
Not as enjoyable as the first, but then again Odd is in a dark place right now dealing with grief. So in a way the storyline was perfect, the way he processed his thoughts and the way he reacted to people and situations. He's lost and trying to find his way back to life, but not quite making it yet. Odd is a character you grieve alongside with and in your mind encourage him to move on. Like the friend you know is silently suffering, yet isn't ready to hear words of encouragement.
Not as good as Odd Thomas...maybe if I'd have waited longer between the two?? More predictable and Koontz does not write a 20-year-old all that well.
I generally like Koontz's writing and storytelling ability and have since I first read him more than 25 years ago, but this story reminds me why I haven't read anything of his in a while.
Over the years, with increasing occurrence and harsher wording, he has indulged more and more in presenting his own brand of faith or belief and political leanings as the only right way while constantly denigrating any other view with sarcasm and as something to be mocked. The balance in his storytelling keeps tipping more and more in that direction and it seems to permeate more of the story with each one he writes. I come away from the experience feeling like I've been lectured to by a paternal presence who insists I listen to his viewpoint.
This is not an argument against diversity of opinion and presentation, but is exactly the opposite. Presenting divergent views in a reasoned and balanced manner is what is missing. I wholeheartedly believe that most fiction writers present, especially their main character, with their own core beliefs. That is natural. But the best writers can temper that and present other characters in the story with opposing views in a sane and equitable manner.
If it weren't for that constant and underlying harping by the author through his narrative and character exposition, this would be a much more enjoyable reading experience because the story is good and the characters, especially Odd, have an interesting basis.