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    Brother Odd: An Odd Thomas Novel, Book 3
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    Brother Odd: An Odd Thomas Novel, Book 3

    Written by Dean Koontz

    Narrated by David Aaron Baker

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    No one could have imagined Odd Thomas ever leaving the perfect quirky comfort of Pico Mundo, least of all Odd himself. The little desert town that nurtured Odd all his life is the locus of everything he holds dear-his loyal friends, his ghostly confidants, and the place where he loved and lost his soul mate, the irreplaceable Stormy Llewellyn. Yet leave it he has, to embrace the solitude and peace of an isolated monastery high in the western mountains as he tries to find a way to live fully again.

    But Odd has a knack for finding himself in the path of trouble no matter where he goes-even among the eccentric monks in their sanctuary and with the King of Rock 'n' Roll at his side. For a killer is stalking the ancient holy halls, and Odd is about to encounter an enemy who eclipses any he has yet encountered….

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherPenguin Random House Audio
    Release dateNov 28, 2006
    ISBN9780739332917
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    Brother Odd: An Odd Thomas Novel, Book 3
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    Dean Koontz

    Dean Koontz is the author of more than a dozen New York Times No. 1 bestsellers. His books have sold over 450 million copies worldwide, and his work is published in 38 languages. He was born and raised in Pennsylvania and lives with his wife Gerda and their dog Anna in southern California.

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    Reviews for Brother Odd

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    • 3/5
      The dialog alone is worth reading. Smart, sassy, vibrant. Koontz has created a character with infinite possibilities and then takes him to the far reaches of faith and science taking the reader along for the thrill ride.
    • 4/5
      I love Odd's odd point of view. His relationship with Elvis is great. He goes to a monastery to relax and help a poltergeist move on. And of course odd things begin to happen.
    • 4/5
      love the series
    • 5/5
      This is a very good book but slow to start but when it heats you might get burned.
    • 5/5
      Grey book. I wonder where he has gotten a lot of his info... as one who has gone and returned, I believe he is on to something:)
    • 5/5
      I love this series of books. Fun and entertaining. Awesome
    • 5/5
      Another Amazing Odd novel! Edge of your seat thrills and unexpected twists as always delivered by Koontz.
    • 4/5
      Third book of Odd Thomas... very mysterious book with a bit of a sci-fi twist.... definitely a recommended read if you enjoyed the first 2 books...
    • 3/5
      3.5 stars

      It’s been awhile since I read the previous book in this series, so maybe I’m mistaken, but to me, this book felt freakier than the others. It’s pretty creepy. There’s an evil monster made of bones of joints attacking the monastery where Odd went to chill from his crazy life. It seems that he just can’t take a break from saving the innocent. I liked it, and I will be continuing the series.
    • 5/5
      love it
    • 3/5
      Well told and interesting paranormal thriller. The characters are not all real, but all there. Quirky all. Humorous to boot. Koontz weaves charity, love, sin, internal struggle, and forgiveness in the characters. However, I was particularly annoyed at Odd's singular fixation on the ex girlfriend, Stormy. It got old fast--I must be missing something. Also, the book seemed to drag a little in the middle...waiting for the obvious finale. After an Odd haitus, on to the next.
    • 4/5
      I love this series. It is so cleverly written, and on an adult level (you may have to look up some words, unless you are a wordsmith!). I had to jump from book one to three because the library didn't have the second one (Forever Odd) available. No worries, though, this book is a standalone and I didn't miss a beat. I look forward to reading the others in this series, and highly recommend them.
    • 4/5
      Odd Thomas is seeking peace at St. Bartholomew's Abbey, but sees a shade-like bodach in the children's area, a precursor of disaster. Then one of the monks goes missing and Odd is attacked just before a snowstorm hits. Well told and interesting paranormal thriller - the first Dean Koontz book I have read. Some lines I especially enjoyed; 'I sure wanted to see nuns in monster trucks plowing their way through a blizzard', 'My immediate reaction to having seen Death himself was to get something to eat', 'Because my imagination is as rich as my bank account is empty, I could nevertheless imagine the coarse fibers of the rope against my throat'.
    • 4/5
      Great addition to the Odd Thomas series!
      ~Stephanie
    • 3/5
      I actually liked this book, but I read it as satire which I highly doubt was the intention.
    • 3/5
      Initially it was ghosts and the like.. but it's getting more of a creepy 'creature' theme as the book series progresses.
    • 4/5
      I love Dean Koontz' way with words. The story could be about nothing, really, and I would be happy with his ingenious wordsmithing and with characters like Odd Thomas. That said, the story was good, but I found a few things stretched my ability to believe just a bit too much.
    • 3/5
      The protagonist is intriguing and likable, but, oh my, his narrative voice is annoying. The plot is a strange combination of gory horror, loopy science fiction, non-dogmatic but conservative moralizing, and dialogue that is snappy but delays the solution of the mystery because the characters inexplicably keep failing to actually communicate with one another. Odd Thomas seems a little like Tintin, but with a tragic past and, unfortunately, no Thompson and Tompson. The suspense of the book is somewhat undermined by heavy telegraphic of the identity of the villain in the first chapter.
    • 5/5
      With every book to this saga I'm left wanting more!!! A must read!
    • 3/5
      I've enjoyed many of Koontz' books. This, one of the Odd Thomas series, was not my favorite.
    • 3/5
      Life you can evade; death you cannot.Brother Odd was all about Odd getting some distance and, eventually, facing his purpose. It also touched on man accepting that science (and mad scientists) are just as destructive as religion (and God). In this one, Odd was a bit too witty and irreverent for my tastes, and a lot of the dialogue came across as staged conversations. The premise was fun right up to the climax, which was all of like 10 pages. The power of thoughts, as evidenced by their use in Creation, interesting. The bad guy also seemed a bit too easy to figure out for a story by Dean Koontz. For fans of Odd Thomas, I'd say you could skip this one and not be missing much.3 stars
    • 5/5
      Brother Odd is Dean Koontz's redemption piece after the fiasco that was Forever Odd, whether or not the author thinks so is beside the point. He redeemed himself in my eyes. Everything I hated from the second book is thankfully absent from the third, while everything I adored about the first book returns in abundance.

      Odd doesn't have to spend 120 pages walking this time around because he's already at the site of the book's action. I have read other reviews that complain about the story line being too far-fetched, but when going into a read about a dude that sees dead people and hangs with Elvis's ghost, I tend to expect outlandish plots and ideas. I refuse to spoil anything this time around because there is much to be given away.

      While reading Brother Odd I came to understand why I loathed Forever Odd so much. In Forever Odd, there is almost no character interaction, and what little there is concerns characters I couldn't care less about. In Brother Odd, there's an abundance of quirky characters you can grow to love and worry about. Each one is unique. Most do not even require dialogue tags because Dean fleshes out their tones and deliveries so well. That's what I loved about the first book, the characters. In Forever Odd there are a total of five characters throughout 99% of the book. The villain and her two henchmen, a disabled friend of Odd's so forgettable Dean didn't bother mentioning him in book one or book three, and Odd, himself.

      The most remarkable quality of this book, though, is the humor. I received many a strange look from my wife during spontaneous outbursts of laughter. I remember Odd Thomas being laugh-out-loud-funny, and Brother Odd returns to the sarcastic, witty tone of the original. I think I laughed twice throughout the second book, and I'm pretty sure I wasn't supposed to laugh where I did.

      Read Odd Thomas, skip Forever Odd, and pick up Brother Odd. Trust me, you aren't missing much if you overlook book two.I have no idea what purpose Forever Odd has in the world of Odd Thomas. Though Dean goes into great detail about the happenings of the first book inside the pages of Brother Odd, there is but one mention in one tiny paragraph concerning the happenings of the second book. It's almost as if Dean Koontz's is saying, "Sorry about that. Let's move on."

      Dean Koontz's is in rare form with Brother Odd, finally doing Odd Thomas the justice a fry cook deserves.

      E.



    • 4/5
      It's different in atmosphere and pace than the first two Odd Thomas books, but very good. The change of setting is refreshing, and as always there's lots of wit and wry humor. I was particularly interested in the way Koontz weaves spiritual ideas into the story, particularly by showing the manifestations of charity, love, sin, internal struggle, and forgiveness in the characters. There's a lot of clear explanation of Catholic culture and belief, since the story is set in a monastery.
    • 4/5
      Koontz again displays unmatched skill in manifesting completely made-up creatures for the reader to behold. And, of course, it's an Odd Thomas book. Three stars right there.
    • 3/5
      So far good......but just found out that it is in a series...aghhh I usually check and have to read all the books in order. (Must be a bit of an autistic thing!)

      Finished. Enjoyed it and found it an interesting concept. However, I did get a little bored at the end waiting for the finale! Good read though.
    • 5/5
      #1 for 2008. I wrote a review on my blog. If you're interested, read it there: trishaj.blogspot.com
    • 3/5
      So far, the Odd books are fun and generally easy to read. Not something I have to think much about, just sit back and read an unlikely plot.
    • 4/5
      My most common complaint of Dean Koontz is that his characters are so often contrived and too deliberately quirky to be believable. Such is not the case with Odd Thomas (or perhaps it's still true, but in case of Odd and his supporting cast, it just works). This particular installment (the third in the series) finds Odd taking sanctuary in a monastery in an attempt to get his shattered self back together. But where Odd goes, supernatural trouble is sure to follow. This isn't life-changing literature, but neither is it just so much fluff. Koontz struggles at times to make his supernatural elements visible to the reader--an important skill when attempting to invent something completely new. But you can't fault his pacing or his ability to leave the reader warm and satisfied at the end of the tale.
    • 1/5
      Having really enjoyed the first Odd Thomas, it makes the let down of the next two worse. This book is over wordy,-too much description & the plot is ridiculous & the ending blah. I have never thought Koontz was a great writer. He seems to run out of steam at the end. This book proves my opinion of him & I won't read anymore. There are too many other gems out there.
    • 4/5
      You can't listen close enough or read intently enough for this Odd Thomas series. I'm always backing up and reading parts over because they are either so witty or so funny!