Forever Odd, the second in the series of Odd Thomas books, doesn’t quite live up to the first. For one thing, there’s a noticeable lack of the 400 pound, six fingered man named Ozzy who, along with his evil cat Terrible Chester, is one of the better characters. He’s in this one for about half a scene, and no one blows up his cow this go around. Also, the bad guy in this book has come specifically to hunt down Odd because she wants him […]
Well, this was kind of terrible
Look, I know that Dean Koontz is hardly a literary genius, but I’ve been reading him since middle school and I enjoy his books. They can be repetitive, and once you notice what kind of themes and characters he likes to re-use, it’s hard to unsee that. But I like his flowery, occasionally babbling style, I like his over the top bad ass ladies, I’m a big fan of golden retrievers and I’ve truly enjoyed probably 90% of the books he’s written. The City, however, kind […]
“Odd”, Indeed
Did you know Koontz has written like, seven Odd Thomas books now? I know I’ve read the first two, maybe the third…. So I thought I’d reread the series from the beginning at get myself reacquainted with this…special…young man (especially since my library has the whole series on eBook!) “I’ve since discovered that many human beings need no supernatural mentoring to commit acts of savagery; some people are devils in their own right, their telltale horns having grown inward to facilitate their disguise.” So, Odd Thomas lives up […]
A little more Koontz-ing for you
The Moonlit Mind was published in the back of 77 Shadow Street, but it’s a stand-alone story and over 100 pages, so I’m counting it separating. It’s tied into the Pendleton (apparently it’s going to be a series–quit working on new series, Koontz, and go finish the final Fear Nothing!!) by taking place across the street but other than a constant presence of evil, they don’t really seem to be connected. Maybe Koontz’s plan is to write a novel for every house on the block? A Fear […]