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wyvernfriend's review against another edition
3.0
The fourth book in the Odd Thomas series and it left me vaguely unsatisfied. Yes Sinatra the ghost wrecking the place to rescue Odd was interesting but overall it just didn't work for me.
Odd is interesting, he can see ghosts, can't hear them, just sees them. He's working as an assistant and cook to an old actor and one night he finds himself hunted, all because he talked to a mysterious pregnant lady.
Overall not the best story and I'm not sure if the story is now done.
Odd is interesting, he can see ghosts, can't hear them, just sees them. He's working as an assistant and cook to an old actor and one night he finds himself hunted, all because he talked to a mysterious pregnant lady.
Overall not the best story and I'm not sure if the story is now done.
serinde4books's review against another edition
3.0
This is the fourth book in the Odd series. Odd left the monastery at the end of book three and headed off to the Coast with Frank Sinatra and his ghost dog Boo in tow. When he gets there he gets the job of an in house chef for an reclusive actor from the 40's or 50's, his employer has a very small part and really adds nothing to the storyline. In fact not many of the characters introduced add much to the storyline, every character is weirder than the last and I'm not sure what value they have other than that Koontz wanted to write about them. There is something happening, Odd saw it in a dream, but what oh what is it? I think Koontz tried to hard, wanted to make what I assume started out as a fun story about a guy who sees dead people, into a larger, deeper story. When he should have just stuck to a kooky book about a guy who sees ghosts, and left the deeper meaning of life to another storyline or another writer.
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sinimini's review against another edition
lighthearted
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
2.75
tchase65's review against another edition
2.0
I was a bit disappointed in this one. The storyline was a bit weak compared to the other Odd Thomas books.
jmarchek's review against another edition
4.0
I really like this series, Odd is a great character and I love some of the conversations he has with the bad guys. This one reads like an episode of the show 24, it's hard to believe all of the stuff happens basically in one day. Not as much of the supernatural stuff as some of the other Odd Thomas books, but this time he really saves the world.
d__'s review against another edition
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
ciaramarquis's review against another edition
dark
emotional
funny
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.5