“Equal parts supernatural thriller, cultural satire, character study, bildungsroman, offbeat love story, road trip, spiritual meditation, and apocalyptic adventure, the Odd Thomas books . . . are more than irresistible page-turners. They are intimate, haunting, often heartrending, exhilarating, and beautifully composed.”
— Biography.com
“The ultimate Everyman . . . an avatar of hope and honor and courage for all of us—the linchpin of a rollicking good tale . . . Odd evokes the homespun wisdom of Forrest Gump amid the mind-spinning adventures of a Jack Bauer.”
— BookPage
“Odd Thomas is such an endearing and likable character and, more than anything else, has been the reason for the success of the series. . . . For readers who have been with Odd all along, Saint Odd will satisfy.”
— Bookreporter
“Odd’s strange gifts, coupled with his intelligence and self-effacing humor, make him one of the most quietly authoritative characters in recent popular fiction.”
— Publishers Weekly
“The nice young fry cook with the occult powers is [Koontz’s] most likable creation . . . candid, upright, amusing and sometimes withering.”
— The New York Times
“Koontz gives his character wit, good humor, a familiarity with the dark side of humanity—and moral outrage.”
— USA Today
“Heartfelt and provocative . . . a wonderfully rich and entertaining story.”
— Chicago Sun-Times
“one of the most remarkable and appealing characters in current fiction”
— The Virginian-Pilot
“There’s never anything predictable about an Odd Thomas adventure.”
— Booklist
“An inventive . . . mix of suspense, whimsy and uplift.”
— The Washington Post
“one of the master storytellers of this or any age”
— The Tampa Tribune
Saint Odd
Part of Odd Thomas Series series
Year
2014
Pages
338
Tags
Praise
“Equal parts supernatural thriller, cultural satire, character study, bildungsroman, offbeat love story, road trip, spiritual meditation, and apocalyptic adventure, the Odd Thomas books . . . are more than irresistible page-turners. They are intimate, haunting, often heartrending, exhilarating, and beautifully composed.”
— Biography.com
“The ultimate Everyman . . . an avatar of hope and honor and courage for all of us—the linchpin of a rollicking good tale . . . Odd evokes the homespun wisdom of Forrest Gump amid the mind-spinning adventures of a Jack Bauer.”
— BookPage
“Odd Thomas is such an endearing and likable character and, more than anything else, has been the reason for the success of the series. . . . For readers who have been with Odd all along, Saint Odd will satisfy.”
— Bookreporter
“Odd’s strange gifts, coupled with his intelligence and self-effacing humor, make him one of the most quietly authoritative characters in recent popular fiction.”
— Publishers Weekly
“The nice young fry cook with the occult powers is [Koontz’s] most likable creation . . . candid, upright, amusing and sometimes withering.”
— The New York Times
“Koontz gives his character wit, good humor, a familiarity with the dark side of humanity—and moral outrage.”
— USA Today
“Heartfelt and provocative . . . a wonderfully rich and entertaining story.”
— Chicago Sun-Times
“one of the most remarkable and appealing characters in current fiction”
— The Virginian-Pilot
“There’s never anything predictable about an Odd Thomas adventure.”
— Booklist
“An inventive . . . mix of suspense, whimsy and uplift.”
— The Washington Post
“one of the master storytellers of this or any age”
— The Tampa Tribune
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