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 enlarge | Author: Dean Koontz
Publisher: Bantam
Category: Book
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Avg. Customer Rating:  235 reviews
Sales Rank: 4676
Media: Mass Market Paperback
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Pages: 464
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Dimensions (in): 6.8 x 4.1 x 1.1
ISBN: 0553589105
Dewey Decimal Number: 813.54
EAN: 9780553589108
ASIN: 0553589105
Publication Date: October 30, 2007
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 The Latest Odd Thomas Novel October 21, 2008
Another great book by Dean Koontz. He continues to prove himself as the master of the mystery. Odd Thomas is one of the best creations in current fiction!
 Absolutley No Plot......At All October 21, 2008
I do not read many Dean Koontz books because of his love and over use of every adjective and adverb in the english language, but after reading Odd Thomas(and loving it) I went right out and bought Forever Odd which I also enjoyed. When Brother Odd was published I though what the heck it has to be good,I was very,very wrong. I have read hundreds of books and I have never read a book that had no plot until now. This book was about nothing,just Odd walking through a monastery talking about bells and abbey's and more bells and abby's. There was nothing going on that would make you want to turn to the next page. The only reason I kept reading it was I was positive something had to happen but once again I was wrong. Just very boring,no suspense at all,very hard to finish. At least elvis was still along for the ride.
I am very suprised to see all of the good reviews this book recieved. I tried to sell my copy which was in perfect condition,1st edition for .75 on ebay and nobody would buy it, I did not blame them. I do not through books away so I tried to sell it at a used book store that is near where I live, but they had 8 copies and did not want another. I could not bring myself to put it back on one of our several book shelves, so in the garbage it went.
OMG! October 13, 2008
I really like the twists & turns of this feature. This is a definate read.
Another Odd Story September 26, 2008
Good book by a great author. While it is not necessary to read the two previous Odd Thomas books before reading this one, it definitely helps the storyline to go quicker.
Another great book in the Odd Thomas series September 22, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
Odd Thomas returns in BROTHER ODD, the third book in the great series by Dean Koontz. Odd had found refuge at St. Bartholomew's Abbey after barely escaping with his life at the end of the second book. Odd lives a simple life, but is both cursed and blessed by his ability to see the lingering dead. He sees ghosts who for whatever reason, have not been able to move on to the next world. Odd also sees bodachs. Bodachs are what he calls ghostlike creatures who only show up when before a horrible scene of death and destruction is about to occur. At the monestary, Odd is friends with all the nuns and brothers, suspicious of a few, but over all he enjoys his life at the monestary, helping out when he can.
Everything changes when Odd finds three bodachs in the room of two of the young, handicapped girls who live at the school. Then, Brother Timothy disappeared and the police came out to the monestary to help investigate. To add to the problems, a horrific snow storm has engulfed the grounds. Thomas struggles to find out the truth about the impending disaster. Koontz again delivers a great read filled with interesting characters, including Rodion Romonavich, a Russian who professes to be a librarian from Indianapolis and knows everything about the Hoosier state. There is also Brother Constantine, a monk who committed suicide and whose spirit roams the ground. Brother John is a scientific genius that donated his immense wealth to the school and continues his scientific experiments in an underground lab.
This is a good book and as the third in the series, still contains some of the power and magic from the first book in the series. The series as a whole is captivating, but I found the last two books to be good but not great. That doesn't mean I'm not excited to read the next in the series and eagerly look forward to Koontz writing several more in this series. This book can be read as a stand alone, but I urge you to read the series in order.
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