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A review by typotenuse
Odd Hours by Dean Koontz
4.25
I’m so glad these always manage to pull me in
TL; DR: Odd Hours ratchets up the stakes and the action, all while driving the story of Odd forward where it gets more and more engaging. Koontz is mastering his craft.
As per usual, my reviews of intermediate sequels tend to be shorter and more concise, but the astounding levels of character growth and plot growth are wonderful. I’m feeling more strongly connected to the story and all of its developments than I have before. It’s a great experience and I’m glad it’s going so well along the way.
Characters: New characters, old character/s, all of them come together remarkably well. This may also play host to the weakest part of the book too, unfortunately. While I loved all of the characters (probably due to my devotion to this series at this point) there were a lot of great ones that Koontz teased me with and I never got enough time to fully appreciate. It’s just a little disappointing and I hope he expands on different people or that they return.
Setting: Magic Beach is an incredible backdrop, though somehow, more like books prior to Brother Odd, I feel it wasn’t utilized as well as it could have been. The atmosphere is exceptional, the fog, church, every other place. It’s great, but it could be better.
Story: Awesome, no spoilers, but the thriller part really came through here.
Writing: My favorite part. The growth and development of Odd is amazing; I loved being forced to sit through his decisions and trials, with all the new pieces and parts that are appearing, it worked out so wonderfully. The potential storyline evolving through this is also something I’m itching to see come to fruition
This is good, Brother Odd is still the superior book by a long shot, but this is still great. Odd Interlude next and I’m ready to go.
4.3 🌟
TL; DR: Odd Hours ratchets up the stakes and the action, all while driving the story of Odd forward where it gets more and more engaging. Koontz is mastering his craft.
As per usual, my reviews of intermediate sequels tend to be shorter and more concise, but the astounding levels of character growth and plot growth are wonderful. I’m feeling more strongly connected to the story and all of its developments than I have before. It’s a great experience and I’m glad it’s going so well along the way.
Characters: New characters, old character/s, all of them come together remarkably well. This may also play host to the weakest part of the book too, unfortunately. While I loved all of the characters (probably due to my devotion to this series at this point) there were a lot of great ones that Koontz teased me with and I never got enough time to fully appreciate. It’s just a little disappointing and I hope he expands on different people or that they return.
Setting: Magic Beach is an incredible backdrop, though somehow, more like books prior to Brother Odd, I feel it wasn’t utilized as well as it could have been. The atmosphere is exceptional, the fog, church, every other place. It’s great, but it could be better.
Story: Awesome, no spoilers, but the thriller part really came through here.
Writing: My favorite part. The growth and development of Odd is amazing; I loved being forced to sit through his decisions and trials, with all the new pieces and parts that are appearing, it worked out so wonderfully. The potential storyline evolving through this is also something I’m itching to see come to fruition
This is good, Brother Odd is still the superior book by a long shot, but this is still great. Odd Interlude next and I’m ready to go.
4.3 🌟