Odd Hours by Dean Koontz Summary and Reviews
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Book Reviews of Odd Hours
Book Review: Could be a good short story
Summary: 3 Stars
The first 55 pages could be condensed into 4...it doesnt get better. Seems like a good short story streched because he had to. I spent hours reading what really should have taken just minutes. Very odd.Book Review: Dean mails this one in
Summary: 2 Stars
As a big fan of Odd Thomas, I look forward to book 3. Sad to say that the plot is very thin with no real character development. It's more of a script for a summer movie; Dean doesn't flesh out any more of Odd Thomas than we learned in books one and two, and the supporting characters have no development. It appears that Dean was under pressure to create book 3 in order to satisfy his publisher. At best this book is a C-, and that's based upon my love of the first two books. If you want to read this, go to the library and save your money.Book Review: Difficult read.
Summary: 2 Stars
I love Dean Koontz. I love Odd Thomas. That said, I struggled through the first 100 pages and quit. It's horrible. The first few chapters were a total waste of paper. I'm disappointed to say the least.Book Review: Disappointed with Dean
Summary: 2 Stars
I've been a Koontz fan forever. All of his hardbacks occupy top shelf space in my library. I especially have enjoyed the Odd Thomas story line. I prepurchased 'Odd Hours" a month before it was due out, and was disappointed a month later when I finished reading it. Maybe it was the interminable escape scene climbing around under the pier to open the story or the relationship that really needed to be fleshed out with the young/old(?) pregnant gal that will no doubt figure large in the next Odd book, but I just felt that this story didn't deal enough with the supernatural stuff that Odd usually deals with in his life, even though it does confirm his place as reluctant action hero in the world. This book can be read as a stand alone but it would help to read the three previous Odd stories.Book Review: Disappointing
Summary: 3 Stars
Odd Thomas was an amazing book, Forever Odd pretty good too, and Brother Odd almost as good as Odd Thomas again. Based on this I for once actually bought the hard-cover version of a Koontz book in stead of picking it up at some airport as a paperback. Boy, was I disappointed. The only thing that saved this one was the presence of Frank Sinatra. Not enough time was dedicated to getting to know the potentially interesting new characters. The whole thing was just too short. Too much Odd and not enough others. Shame. Still have hope for the next book, but won't be running to the book store for the hardcover...