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Odd Thomas

By Dean R. Koontz

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| Hardcover | 9780375433344

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“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 rapturouContinue

“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.

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    “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 w ... (continue)

    “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.

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    meganzing said on Jul 3, 2007 about the Paperback edition | Add your feedback

  • Solid

    Series is good. Worth a read. One will want to get the next book by the end. Strong moral and religous undertones.

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    Andy said on Mar 15, 2012 about the Paperback edition | Add your feedback

  • Odd book...

    I find myself unusually lost for an opinion on this book. It was okay, it wasn't fantastic by any means but it wasn't bad either. Odd is just that, odd. He's interesting at times, at times he's a little too strange. I liked the premise of the book, seeing dead people and that but it didn't quite liv ... (continue)

    I find myself unusually lost for an opinion on this book. It was okay, it wasn't fantastic by any means but it wasn't bad either. Odd is just that, odd. He's interesting at times, at times he's a little too strange. I liked the premise of the book, seeing dead people and that but it didn't quite live up to the first chapter.

    It dragged on in places and the bits about his parents seemed irrelevant to the plot and didn't add anything to the story in my opinion. I did like Odd and I liked Stormy too but again both are strange characters.

    The plot itself is good but if he had livened up the story abit it would have been a lot better. The scene in the old brothel is good and probably my favourite bit of the book. It's the only part where my heart started to pound anyway.

    It does what it says on the tin. Its an odd book.

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    Lauraolsthoorn said on Feb 25, 2012 about the Paperback edition | Add your feedback

  • This just wasn't my cup of tea. The characters are rather quirky, and I did find some of them mildly interesting. I can see why others like this series. And it wasn't too overly graphic or disturbing. It was more like an overall unpleasant tone. There just wasn't enough "quirky" to make up for ... (continue)

    This just wasn't my cup of tea. The characters are rather quirky, and I did find some of them mildly interesting. I can see why others like this series. And it wasn't too overly graphic or disturbing. It was more like an overall unpleasant tone. There just wasn't enough "quirky" to make up for the "unpleasant" for me.

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    Bashful said on Aug 2, 2009 | Add your feedback

  • Looped into the world of Odd Thomas

    WOW. Now this stands for "Work of Wonder", not "Warrior of Wrath" or some other dark persona. Well you should know what I mean if you've read this book.

    Odd Thomas is one of those rare novels that succeeds not only by keeping its readers up all night, supperless and sleepless, hands e ... (continue)

    WOW. Now this stands for "Work of Wonder", not "Warrior of Wrath" or some other dark persona. Well you should know what I mean if you've read this book.

    Odd Thomas is one of those rare novels that succeeds not only by keeping its readers up all night, supperless and sleepless, hands ever engaged in page-turning actions. It actually teleports them into the world of Odd Thomas, where every character feels so real and every event so personal. "Loop me in, odd one," Stormy used to say. But now it's us readers who have been looped in, and don't want to break out.

    Let me digress. If psychic magnetism is what drives Odd to investigate his calling and face his destiny, then it is the same psychic magnetism that drives me to buy this book. Actually I didn't pay any attention to the first three Odd novels in the series when they were released, but when the fourth one (Odd Hours) came out, I was somehow intrigued. I don't know why. I didn't buy it however; instead I bought the third novel (Brother Odd). After a week without turning a page, I bought the second novel (Forever Odd). Still I had no desire of reading either of them. But something kept pushing me to face my "destiny", which was to find the first novel, Odd Thomas. After some searching, I finally bought it. Then I turned to the first page. Two days later, I'm here writing up my thoughts. Psychic magnetism does seem to work in the real world.

    Now that I've discovered the world of Odd Thomas, I don't think I can go back to my world easily. I need to snap back to reality, but the psychic pull of Odd is so great. I think I'm going to devour the sequels in quick succession. But I can't afford to; time is not on my side. I'm feeling torn between two worlds. Just like Odd, who is torn between the living and the lingering dead. Shall I force myself to be sober, or shall I give in to the irresistible pull of psychic magnetism?

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    Holmes said on Apr 17, 2009 about the Mass Market Paperback edition | Add your feedback

  • Really enjoyed this book. Odd is, well, very odd, but that's part of what makes it fun. The whole story kept me interested and guessing what was going to happen from the very beginning. I will be getting more in this series soon!

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    Deanna Kyre said on Feb 15, 2009 | Add your feedback

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