Od Odd Thomas Book Review

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Book Review: Odd Thomas
Dean Koontz knew from an early age he wanted to write. After graduating from college, he went to counsel and tutor young children. After this challenging experience, he went on to become an English teacher. He would write some at night and during the weekends. His wife then gave him an opportunity that he could not pass up. She said that she would support him for five years so he could write, and if he could not become a writer within that period of time then he was never going to become one. After the five years were up, his wife quit her job to help manage the money portion of his writing because he had become extremely successful. Since then, 14 of his books have been number one on the New York Times bestseller list, and has sold over 450 million copies of his books. …show more content…
Odd can see the dead, and can assist them in moving on. His girlfriend, Stormy, is the only one who knows of his abilities and helps out as much as she can. Once Robert “Fungus Man” Robertson came into town, Odd knew something strange was taking place. Fungus Man had bodachs, creatures that follow people who are in deep pain or about to do something violent, following him. These creatures loved the pain, and if someone was in incredible agony or going to cause extreme chaos, crowds of the bodachs would follow them around. Once Odd starts investigating Fungus Man, he learns that he has some alarming secrets. Odd knows he has to try and stop him from hurting people in the town, but he needs some ghosts, like Elvis Presley, that have not moved on to help him save the
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