Odd Hours

I agree with the readers who said this was not the Odd the know and love. This book was so unlike the the Odd character. The gunning down of terrorists ... it seemed like I was reading about a Special Ops agent. As far as Annamaria ... If Koontz wasn't going to give even a hint of what her character was about he should have left her out unil he was ready to do so. So for that reason I found her character just plan annoying and silly. Hutch was great and a couple other characters. But I should have passed on this "Odd" adventure.

This book was disappointing from the beginning. Odd Thomas has apparantly been kidnapped and replaced by someone pretenting to be him. His sense of humor, self, and morals are very unlike the previous Oddie - and I won't even bring up the gun. The characters were hard to like and one of the main ones - completely annoying. I am not even sure that Dean Kootnz wrote this book - the writing style is so different. My advice, if you love Odd Thomas - skip this book and wait for the next one. Maybe Mr. Koontz will snap out of the "fog" that he was in while writing this one.

Another great addition to the Odd Thomas series. The same witty humor, intellect and light suspense that I've come to love with this infamous character. As with the previous books, Odd Hours can be considered a stand alone book, yet I highly recommend starting at the first in the series to fully grasp the 'id' of this character.

As a fan of the Odd Series, we felt this recent installment skewed far from what made the other books so good. Odd Thomas has lost the innocence and wonder that made him likable. Instead of encountering everyday ghosts and isolated catastrophes, he is now battling world-wide destruction. The encounters seemed overboard and silly. Dodging bullets. Killing sprees. This is not Odd.
Plus the whole 'mysterious' girl who refuses to answer any inquires is simply annoying and frustrating. He must be priming her for a future book, but here it was a waste with no closure. At least tease us with some purpose or indirect bites.
Hopefully, this is not the path Odd Thomas will continue on. Hopefully, Odd can return to his roots and make the story interesting again.

Though I immensly enjoyed the latest novel in the Odd Thomas series, I was somewhat perplexed, put off if you will, by the way Dean launched into the storyline without much of a lead up and an equally confusing ending. Quite confusing. I kept flipping back to earlier sections, thinking I must have missed a few pages or something. Now, that being said, I absolutely loved the first few Odd novels, and I really do hope the next one keeps true to the spirit. I'd still recommend it other Odd followers out there, but not quite my cup of tea. Sorry If in saying so I offend anyone out there. I really did want to love it with as much enthusiam as the first few, but alas, it wasn't to be.