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Odd Hours | 
 enlarge | Author: Dean Koontz
Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers Ltd
Category: Book
List Price: £17.99
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Rating:  2 reviews
Sales Rank: 152
Media: Hardcover
Pages: 400
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.4
Dimensions (in): 9.2 x 6.4 x 1.5
ISBN: 0007267533
EAN: 9780007267538
ASIN: 0007267533
Publication Date: July 1, 2008 (New: Last 30 Days)
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A little flat... June 30, 2008
2 out of 3 found this review helpful
A bit disappointed with this one. I've enjoyed all the other `Odd Thomas' books, don't get me wrong, I enjoyed this one - it was just a bit flat.
I found it rather short and very single track. Nothing particularly supernatural - just a guy trying to stop a disaster while skipping over a lot of the details that I enjoy from an Odd Thomas book. Just from reading this one you can tell there is another one on the way explaining the significance of many items/people skipped over in this book. It felt like a prelude to a good story.
A bump in the road..... June 29, 2008
3 out of 5 found this review helpful
This is the forth Odd Thomas novel. I really enjoyed 'Odd Thomas', less enjoyed 'Forever Odd' and really enjoyed 'Brother Odd'. I thought that perhaps Dean Koontz could build upon the success of the previous Odd book but alas I am somewhat disappointed. In 'Brother Odd, the protagonist really grew in character and the story was very well put together. Unfortunately for 'Odd Hours' we have the same Odd Thomas and none of the original characters from the previous books.
The story is exciting in parts and you really want to keep reading on to see what Odd gets himself into next. However the story plays out like one used in several action movie plots. An action hero has to stop nuclear weapons going off and save humanity. That's it. There is nothing new here that hasn't been done before and a lot of the enchantment of the previous books has all but gone. We no longer have the ghastly presence of Bodachs, we have the one-dimensional bad guys and a new character called Annamaria who is as interesting as a pair of underpants.
I am disappointed Mr. Koontz. I will of course continue to read your books because I enjoy the writing. But please put Odd Thomas to rest. Give us one more adventure in Pico Mundo where Odd and the rest of us can rest in peace!
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