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    Forever Odd: An Odd Thomas Novel

    By Dean Koontz

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    NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER
     
    I see dead people. But then, by God, I do something about it. Odd Thomas never asked for his special ability. He’s just an ordinary guy trying to live a quiet life in the small desert town of Pico Mundo. Yet he feels an obligation to do right by his otherworldly confidants, and that’s why he’s won hearts on both sides of the divide between life and death. But when a childhood friend disappears, Odd discovers something worse than a dead body and embarks on a heart-stopping battle of will and wits with an enemy of exceptional cunning. In the hours to come there can be no innocent bystanders, and every sacrifice can tip the balance between despair and hope.
     
    You’re invited on an unforgettable journey through a world of terror and transcendence to wonders beyond imagining. And you can have no better guide than Odd Thomas.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherRandom House Publishing Group
    Release dateJun 29, 2007
    ISBN9780307414311
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    Forever Odd: An Odd Thomas Novel
    Author

    Dean Koontz

    Dean Koontz is the author of more than a dozen New York Times No. 1 bestsellers. His books have sold over 450 million copies worldwide, and his work is published in 38 languages. He was born and raised in Pennsylvania and lives with his wife Gerda and their dog Anna in southern California.

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    • 5/5
      And so, our favorite Oddy returns!Things that I enjoyed about this book: the plot was completely different from the first book. This may sound like such a simple thing, but considering how long this series is, and how proficient a writer Dean Koontz is, this was a sincere concern I had.This story picks up a few months after the last. The second manuscript that was apparently unexpected. I will say that I enjoyed the first book more, where we had an Odd who was more full of life in all of the little ways, not just the big. Odd’s best friend, who I don’t remember seeing much, if any, of in the last book, has been kidnapped. And odd uses him astigmatism to try to find him. Don’t worry, it isn’t what you think it is. Trust me.I do recommend this book to anyone who enjoyed the first, enjoys somewhat spiritual books, likes the supernatural, or enjoys books that are not dripping with sexual tension at all times.Worth the read, Dean Koontz did it again with this second novel.
    • 3/5
      I really liked the first Odd Thomas novel because, even given its supernatural premise, it somehow managed to ring true because of the simple humanity of Odd and his group of friends. Forever Odd didn't. The antagonist of the story along with her henchmen were just way too over-the-top for me. Still a decent read, but lacked that simple humanity. It didn't help that the characters from the first book were mostly absent in this one and the action was almost exclusively between Odd and these cartoonish characters.
    • 5/5
      Excellent series!
    • 4/5
      Great suspense supernatural book. Great cintinuation from the first book. Entertaining, funny. Odd Thomas is growing on me. Great character to have in a series.
    • 5/5
      Odd Thomas would do anything for humanity so of course he puts himself in harms way for a dear old friend. LOVE the mixing of characters, loyalty and insight into Odd's world. Once again it's an Odd story that I couldn't put down!
    • 4/5
      I had read this before. When Odd got to the hotel I knew that I had read this previously. I enjoy the character of Odd.
    • 1/5
      I really didn't care for this book. I'm almost considering not finishing the series based on how little I liked this book. I know every series has low points, but I really stopped caring about this series while reading this book.
    • 3/5
      I like Dean Koontz, no matter what. It is true his writings tend to wander way too much into the subconscious, but I guess it's just part of it. We are all talking to ourselves on the inside!
    • 4/5
      It's been so long since I read Odd Thomas that I forgot how much I love Dean Koontz's writing. There are some superb lines here - memorable, affecting lines. I felt like the story promised more than it delivered, but I still found myself unable to put it down. I loved the ending; I cried. Odd's purity of spirit makes him one of my favorite characters in fiction, and I look forward to reading his next adventure.
    • 3/5
      When I finished this book a friend asked what I thought about it, and my first word to describe it was: fantastical. It's a fantasy novel where unrealistic things happen. The reading level is low, making it a quick read...and all of it is ok. ;)
    • 5/5
      Odd Thomas has a supernatural gift that is extremely rare. He can see the dead, and they know this instinctively, so they seek him out, either for company or help. So, when he is awakened at 2 am by Dr. Jessup, standing in his pajamas by Odd's bed, he's pretty sure his friend is no longer among the living. Dr. Jessup's worried look and insistent manner sends Odd to the Jessup home, concerned about Danny Jessup, his long time friend, and adopted son of the good doctor. Odd finds Dr. Jessup's body cruelly bludgeoned to death by his bed and Danny nowhere to be found. Odd senses immediately that Danny has been kidnapped. Since Danny is a lifelong victim of brittle bone disease, finding him before he is injured or killed by his captor. After a couple of mysterious calls to his cell phone by a smoky voiced woman who seems to know a lot about him, Odd sets out alone to find his friend and bring him home. This time he can't call in his good friend, Police Chief Porter, and Odd ends up confronting an evil he'd never known existed before.I enjoyed the first Odd Thomas, and this one was excellent, also. Witty and suspenseful, the story unfolds at a sometimes excruciatingly slow pace, but builds to a crescendo that is quite satisfying. I give this one a 5.
    • 4/5
      The second Dean Koontz book to feature Odd Thomas, Forever Odd, perhaps should have been called MacGyver Odd. Odd tracks down a strange group of villains who are obsessed with the supernatural and have kidnapped a friend of his in order to make Odd show them ghosts. Although Odd can see ghosts he can't make them manifest to others so this is something of a problem. Practically the entire book takes place in an isolated, burned out casino and Odd spends the entire book figuring out ways to outwit them and rescue his friend. This was distinctly different from the first book but I enjoyed it nonetheless.
    • 5/5
      Another great installment of the Odd Thomas series. it takes you on a trip through anormal psychology to a stunning revelation and leaves you gasping for air in the supernatural chaos that is Odd's life. Looking forward to the next book in the series.
    • 2/5
      I was stoked about reading the sequel to Odd Thomas, which in my opinion was an outstanding read. This book was a huge disappointment. After reading over 100 pages of ODD just walking through the sewers, describing in detail the boring parts of sewers, I was forcing myself to continue on. The storyline was a little ridiculous. Odd is trying to rescue his supposed best friend that he has known forever but never even is mentioned in the first book. And the villainous is one of the worst written characters I have ever read (and I have read a ton of books in my life). Overall a real disappointment, I still haven't read Brother Odd because I was so let down in this book.
    • 4/5
      Second in the Odd Thomas series. One of Odd's friends is kidnapped by a psychotic wannabe psychic, in the hopes of getting Odd to follow them. He does, all the way to a deserted casino that had been destroyed in an earthquake/fire some years ago. What I had liked the most in [Odd Thomas] was the interaction between Odd and the other characters. There was very little of that in this book; the bulk of it was Odd's internal conversations. So I found this second book less compelling than the first. But it wasn't bad enough that I'll quit the series.
    • 5/5
      I used to be a big fan of Dean Koontz. Lately I have strayed away from his books because I have been reading so many series books. I picked up the first Odd Thomas book about a year ago and remembered enjoying it alot. I was at the library and couldn't think of anything to get so I picked up Forever Odd, the second in the series. When I first started reading, I couldn't remember why I like the first one so much, and I was starting to doubt that I had ever even liked Koontz. That only lasted about 25 pages. After that, I couldn't put it down. It was a great read that kept me enthralled until the last page.
    • 3/5
      After reading the first book of this series in July entitled 'Odd Thomas', I finally got around to reading the second book in the series: 'Forever Odd'. Not as good as the first, I still enjoyed following Odd Thomas on his second documented crime busting adventure. The main character Datura was not nearly as frightening as the miles of underground tunnels Odd spent most of the story in.At the end of this book, Odd Thomas is leaving his small home town of Pico Mundo to go and live in a monastery. Hopefully this will provide a different adventure altogether - I can't wait to read the third book!
    • 2/5
      Oh my, but how the mighty have fallen. I really, really, really wanted to like this one. I read Odd Thomas some time ago and I was floored by how much I enjoyed it. With that being said, other than the sarcastic humor that made me fall in love with Odd in Koontz in the first place, I found nothing enjoyable about this second in the series. Without spoilers, let me explain why.

      Odd walks... a lot. Then, he walks some more. There is, quite literally, one-hundred-twenty paperback pages of Odd simply walking. Odd finds this, Odd finds that, going into great detail about pieces of garbage that litter the floor of Pico Mundo's sewer system. I'm a slow reader, I like to digest every line an author has written because, after all, they took the time to write it and I feel that every word deserves my attention. In other words, I don't skim or skip about. Because of this, I felt like I was mostly reading a text book on the workings of public waterways and casino architecture. Then, when Koontz does bring the action to Odd, it's very anti-climactic. Odd drones on and on during the pivotal scenes, ad nauseam, about how this is like that and so on. I've seen Koontz do tense, tight action sequences, but this book is completely, and I mean completely devoid of any of that. When the lead baddie bites the dust, Koontz just skips over the action. Skips it. That persons gone. Nothing more to see here. I figure Koontz was trying to let the reader fill in the blanks, but instead he just left me feeling blank.

      The one saving grace this book has are the final pages. As with Odd Thomas, the first book in the series, Odd reflects on the human condition at the end and pretty much nails it. Even though the rest of the book stunk and dragged on forever (hey! maybe that's why the author called it Forever Odd) the ending had me in tears. The writing is good, as well, but you come to expect that with an author of Koontz's caliber.

      I read this because I plan on reading the entire series. My next review will be for Brother Odd. I can only hope it's better than the second book.
    • 4/5
      Odd Thomas sees ghosts. They draw him towards things, they haunt most of his waking days. He can interact with them to a degree but it's not reliable or predictable. When his friend Danny is kidnapped Odd goes in search of him. What he finds is a woman who believes that his power is greater than it is. Who wants power of her own, who is very scary.As the story unfolds it's interesting to see how unquestioning belief in all that is said to be possible with the paranormal can cause problems. It causes serious problems with her but where the borderline is, is left up to the reader.
    • 2/5
      Unfortunately this book is not as interesting as "Odd Thomas". The story is rambling and rather disjointed. I read this because I did not want to miss anything when I read "Brother Odd". I think I could have skipped it.
    • 1/5
      couln not get into it. only read about 60 pages then gave it to my sister in law to read
    • 5/5
      Somewhere in Dean Koontz's maturation as a writer, he has evolved from a writer of suspenseful horror fiction to something far greater. The literary elite may disagree, but this reader would confidently lay a page of this book side-by-side with a page from any of today's critically-acclaimed literary fiction and argue that the precision of word choice, and poetry of expression, would more than hold its own. So too would the thematic content of the book, particularly the case he makes for envy as man's original sin, as well as the redemptive power of stoicism and unwavering honesty that Odd displays in the face of intense emotional suffering. The downside of Koontz's maturation is that fans of his older stuff may feel that the greater emphasis on character and theme in "Forever Odd" comes at the expense of plot, complexity and, well, overall creepiness. While this novel's plot could have been more developed, the horror octane is of an unquestionably high grade. Indeed the earthquake-and-fire-ravaged Indian casino that serves as the setting for much of the book generates a fright level that rivals the hotel in "The Shining." And the spooks (live, dead, and undead) who haunt it would hold their own against Mr. King's Overlook Hotel denizens. So if you're looking to be scared, but without fear of being guilty of literary slumming, "Forever Odd" (and its predecessor "Odd Thomas") will serve you as well as anything since Edgar Allan Poe. -Kevin Joseph, author of "The Champion Maker"
    • 4/5
      A good follow-on to Odd Thomas, thoroughly enjoyable. Contains all the familiar characters which I hope Mr. Koontz will continue to write about.
    • 2/5
      Forever Odd is a book that delves into the world of ghosts and detective work, which it justifies both poorly. Follow the main character, Odd, in solving a murder. Now no one said he would solve this murder by the books, no, he communes with the deceased, including a dead Elvis. Odd talks with the cool skepticism of most Koontz's novels heroes, as if they are all just cookie cutter protagonists from Dean's bakery of novels. If you like good books, don't read this.
    • 3/5
      Odd must rescue his friend Danny Jessup from an evil, crazy woman who is "testing" Odd's talents. This one is *much* freakier and darker than the first in the series.***Felt a lot like _Intensity_...
    • 5/5
      This is a very good book but slow to start but when it heats you might get burned.
    • 4/5
      Second in the series about Odd Thomas, who sees the dead and has a few other supernatural powers. In this one, he has to use all his powers to save his dear friend.Odd Thomas is one of the most interesting and original narrative voices. It really feels like some one you'd want to know... he is sweet, intelligent, and a darn good fry cook. Highly recommended.
    • 3/5
      Just okay. I was not enthralled like I was with the first book.
    • 4/5
      The second in the Odd Thomas series, Forever Odd, continues the story of a young man who lives up to his name (and yes, Odd is his first name). Odd sees ghosts, and occasionally spirit-like creatures that feed off the hate and violence surrounding particularly evil acts. In Forever Odd, he's led to rescue a friend from kidnappers who've murdered the friend's father. I don't want to say too much so I don't spoil some surprises. But suffice it to say that there's more than meets the eye going on here, and Odd is asked to give all of himself to see things through.Koontz is one of those big names that sells a lot of books. Some of his stuff can be pretty good beach reads without a lot of depth. But the Odd Thomas series is different - there's considerable exploration of spiritual themes, and an interesting mix of characters that feel real as opposed to the cast of stereotyped characters some authors might have used in what could have been a vanilla Good vs Evil story. Recommended, but start with the first for best effect.
    • 5/5
      This was an awesome book! Definitely a different feel from the first one--which I'm finding to be a common theme even within this series for Koontz--but still just as great as the first! A fantastic read, a job well done!