Therefore I just love that Odd starts out dating his soulmate, Stormy. One plot trope I’m not overly fond of these days is the one where a character ‘earns’ a girlfriend–as though she’s some sort of object/prize to be won. The movie holds surprisingly well to most of the events of the book mostly it’s missing extra characters and character background (which are well worth exploring).
The plot is fascinating and includes a number of wild twists and turns. The book is also incredibly quotable–my poor husband had to put up with me reading him all sorts of hilarious, bizarre, unusual quotes from the text. The first-person narrative voice is lovely, gorgeously communicating the one-of-a-kind personalities that inhabit Pico Mundo.
Dean Koontz’s Odd Thomas (from The Odd Thomas Series 6-Book Bundle ) is whimsical, endearingly earnest, and yet quite dark. I happened to see the “Odd Thomas” movie recently, and it was so strikingly unique that I had to read the books next. His account of these shattering hours, in which past and present, fate and destiny, converge, is a testament by which to live–an unforgettable fable for our time. Aided by his soul mate, Stormy Llewellyn, and an unlikely community of allies that includes the King of Rock ‘n’ Roll, Odd will race against time to thwart the gathering evil. A stranger comes to Pico Mundo, accompanied by a horde of hyena-like shades who herald an imminent catastrophe. Occasionally their otherworldly tips help him prevent a crime. Sometimes the silent souls who seek out Odd want justice. Odd Thomas is a young fry cook who sees dead people.
I’m taking plenty of notes, though, and here’s the first of those reviews. Not the most ergonomic setup, so my reviews will be more sporadic than the rate at which I’m reading. Why 20+? Well, I’m four days in including the actual day of surgery, and I’m already through four books.įor now my laptop is on the dining room table instead of in the living room, because it’s a hefty laptop and at the top edge of the amount of weight I’m allowed to lift right now (oops). So before surgery I picked up 20+ books by various authors I already like and in series I want to complete. When I read review books they’re less consistently good than ones I’ve picked out and bought myself, because I didn’t pick them out to match my tastes.
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