Odd Thomas
3 journalers for this copy...
ISBN-10: 0553584499
Book Type: Mass Market Paperback
Pages: 496
Shipping Weight: 8.5 ounces
Book Description:
“The dead don't talk. I don't know why.” But they do try to communicate, with a short-order cook in a small desert town serving as their reluctant confidant. Odd Thomas thinks of himself as an ordinary guy, if possessed of a certain measure of talent at the Pico Mundo Grill and rapturously in love with the most beautiful girl in the world, Stormy Llewellyn. Maybe he has a gift, maybe it’s a curse, Odd has never been sure, but he tries to do his best by the silent souls who seek him out. Sometimes they want justice, and Odd’s otherworldly tips to Pico Mundo's sympathetic police chief, Wyatt Porter, can solve a crime. Occasionally they can prevent one. But this time it's different.
A mysterious man comes to town with a voracious appetite, a filing cabinet stuffed with information on the world's worst killers, and a pack of hyena-like shades following him wherever he goes. Who the man is and what he wants, not even Odd’s deceased informants can tell him. His most ominous clue is a page ripped from a day-by-day calendar for August 15.
Today is August 14.
In less than twenty-four hours, Pico Mundo will awaken to a day of catastrophe. As evil coils under the searing desert sun, Odd travels through the shifting prisms of his world, struggling to avert a looming cataclysm with the aid of his soul mate and an unlikely community of allies that includes the King of Rock 'n' Roll. His account of two shattering days when past and present, fate and destiny converge is the stuff of our worst nightmares—and a testament by which to live: sanely if not safely, with courage, humor, and a full heart that even in the darkness must persevere.
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Received from another PBS.com member in Mio, MI; registered@Key West, Florida, USA.
It was a really entertaining one, and my expectation was not betrayed! As usual Koontz, there are unique, funny, charming, and strong women in the story, and they make you chuckle. They are always good contrasts with dark events to occur in his book. That's I like of Dean Koontz's book. I cannot wait to read the next one!
Book Type: Mass Market Paperback
Pages: 496
Shipping Weight: 8.5 ounces
Book Description:
“The dead don't talk. I don't know why.” But they do try to communicate, with a short-order cook in a small desert town serving as their reluctant confidant. Odd Thomas thinks of himself as an ordinary guy, if possessed of a certain measure of talent at the Pico Mundo Grill and rapturously in love with the most beautiful girl in the world, Stormy Llewellyn. Maybe he has a gift, maybe it’s a curse, Odd has never been sure, but he tries to do his best by the silent souls who seek him out. Sometimes they want justice, and Odd’s otherworldly tips to Pico Mundo's sympathetic police chief, Wyatt Porter, can solve a crime. Occasionally they can prevent one. But this time it's different.
A mysterious man comes to town with a voracious appetite, a filing cabinet stuffed with information on the world's worst killers, and a pack of hyena-like shades following him wherever he goes. Who the man is and what he wants, not even Odd’s deceased informants can tell him. His most ominous clue is a page ripped from a day-by-day calendar for August 15.
Today is August 14.
In less than twenty-four hours, Pico Mundo will awaken to a day of catastrophe. As evil coils under the searing desert sun, Odd travels through the shifting prisms of his world, struggling to avert a looming cataclysm with the aid of his soul mate and an unlikely community of allies that includes the King of Rock 'n' Roll. His account of two shattering days when past and present, fate and destiny converge is the stuff of our worst nightmares—and a testament by which to live: sanely if not safely, with courage, humor, and a full heart that even in the darkness must persevere.
============================================================================
Received from another PBS.com member in Mio, MI; registered@Key West, Florida, USA.
It was a really entertaining one, and my expectation was not betrayed! As usual Koontz, there are unique, funny, charming, and strong women in the story, and they make you chuckle. They are always good contrasts with dark events to occur in his book. That's I like of Dean Koontz's book. I cannot wait to read the next one!
This book is going to travel as bookray/ray-it-forward now.
USPS Delivery Confirmation#: 9102165561353003750505
The order for bookray is:
1. dg7500 (PA)
2. BecksterCa (CA)
Happy reading!
USPS Delivery Confirmation#: 9102165561353003750505
The order for bookray is:
1. dg7500 (PA)
2. BecksterCa (CA)
Happy reading!
Thank you...arrived safely in today's mail. I have another book to finish before starting on this, but hope to get started on it by the weekend.
Update 9/19:
I just finished reading this, and Koontz did not disappoint. "Odd Thomas" is a wonderful combination of interesting, well-developed characters, delightful humor, and sheer terror...all mixed into Odd's 'typical' daily life. Odd Thomas has become one of my favorite characters, and I'm looking forward to reading more of his 'adventures' very soon.
I have BecksterCA's mailing info, and will be passing this along when I get to the P.O. next week. Thanks again for including me in the bookray, imuzak12!
Update 9/19:
I just finished reading this, and Koontz did not disappoint. "Odd Thomas" is a wonderful combination of interesting, well-developed characters, delightful humor, and sheer terror...all mixed into Odd's 'typical' daily life. Odd Thomas has become one of my favorite characters, and I'm looking forward to reading more of his 'adventures' very soon.
I have BecksterCA's mailing info, and will be passing this along when I get to the P.O. next week. Thanks again for including me in the bookray, imuzak12!
Journal Entry 4 by 
dg7500
at Bookring, A Bookring -- Controlled Releases on Wednesday, September 24, 2008
dg7500 at Bookring, A Bookring -- Controlled Releases on Wednesday, September 24, 2008
Released 15 yrs ago (9/24/2008 UTC) at Bookring, A Bookring -- Controlled Releases
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Winging it's way to BecksterCA.
Winging it's way to BecksterCA.
I received the book today and look forward to reading it!
updated 10/23/08
I enjoyed reading this book. It's the first that I've read of this author. It was interesting and kept me a little off balance through the whole story.
updated 10/23/08
I enjoyed reading this book. It's the first that I've read of this author. It was interesting and kept me a little off balance through the whole story.
