Wildly entertaining, creative, and the writing was fantastic. I've read other Koontz books before, but this novel really stands out. I'm looking forward to reading the rest of the series.

A quick read. Fun, funny, dark, intriguing, bittersweet. This book lives and dies by the interest in the main character and Odd Thomas makes for a lovable quirky protagonist that feels real enough to root for. I was quickly taken with his character and the beautiful relationship he has with the town and especially with Stormy. The ending caught me by surprise and without it I don't think I would have liked the book as much. Heartbreaking and surprisingly tender. Can't wait to read the rest of the series.

Odd Thomas was my first Dean Koontz book. While I like his writing style, the quirky characters, his use of unexpected humor, and the attention to detail, I didn’t fully like the way the story ended. Parts of it seemed unnecessary and illogical. Sometimes, I didn’t follow when he made abrupt leaps in the story, and I had to reread those passages several times to make sense of them. Overall he is a good writer and good storyteller even if I don’t always agree with some of his plot twists.

Very simple writing. Not my typical read but I enjoyed the story.

I watched and really enjoyed the Odd Thomas movie years ago, so I figured this would be an easy win when I found this book in a friend's 'give-away' pile. I didn't end up loving it, although I'm not entirely sure if that was the fault of the book or the fact that I forgot I've never actually enjoyed a horror book. (Excluding Neil Gaiman who I love, but I'm not 100% if his work counts as horror or not.)

What I enjoyed - the characters were all likeable, and even having seen the movie there was at least one twist I didn't see coming. The plot moves slowly but the method of revelation keeps you as confused as the main character for the most part, which I appreciated

What I didn't - the characters are all pretty flat. The perfect, stunningly beautiful girlfriend our main character is inspired by, the main character who is 20 but sounds like a 40 y/o film noir detective half the time, the morbidly obese friend who is never mentioned in the book without an accompanying discussion about how fat he is. The foreshadowing gets to be too much as well - Koontz starts the book by saying it would end horribly, then pretty much repeats that chapter by chapter. Maybe this is a horror trope, but for me it got old.

Overall if you're a fan of horror you may enjoy this. The writing itself isn't stellar but certainly isn't bad, and the plot is fairly solid. I probably won't continue the series but I won't tell you not to read it.

It wasn't the best Koontz book, but it was a vast improvement to the last one i read by him (Breathless). I really liked the character, Odd Thomas and loved that it kept me guessing. Just when I thought I knew how it was going to end....wrong! It is reminiscent of the movie Sixth Sense. I will definitely read the sequels.

wnd time reading this, took a while since i lost my copy and eventually borrowed someone else's. Still a great book though and i'll have to continue with the series. :)

One of my all time favorite books. The characters are so fun and amazing:)