Odd Thomas
by Dean Koontz
★ Top 25 book of 2003 · #22 on Best Books of 2003
Over two days, Odd Thomas, his soulmate Stormy Llewellyn and a group of allies move through a dark, terrifying world where past and present, and life and death, collide as they try to avert a cataclysm.
Best for: Readers who like supernatural suspense.
Odd Thomas is #22 on BookWard's Best Books of 2003, out of 52 2003 books that cleared our data bar.
What Odd Thomas is about
Odd Thomas is a twenty-year-old short-order cook in the California desert town of Pico Mundo, and he can see and speak with the dead. He also sees bodachs, shadowy creatures that gather only when death and disaster are near. When a suspicious man he nicknames Fungus Man arrives trailed by a crowd of them, Odd knows something terrible is coming.
Over the course of two days he races to avert a cataclysm, helped by his soulmate, Bronwen 'Stormy' Llewellyn, and sometimes accompanied by the ghost of Elvis Presley. Dean Koontz's 2003 thriller became a New York Times Best Seller and was well received by critics. It has a quirky, warmhearted voice, a small-town setting and real suspense, and it explores death, responsibility and the struggle between good and evil. It was followed by sequels and a 2013 film adaptation.
Odd Thomas on the Best Books of 2003
Odd Thomas came out in 2003. Of the 52 books first published in 2003 that met BookWard's data bar, it ranks #22 on our Best Books of 2003 list.
Why it made the list: 281 readers have shelved it on Open Library; readers rate it 4.1 out of 5 (32 ratings). The list ranks each year’s books on how many readers have picked them up, how highly readers rate them, and how many are reading them right now.
Nearby on the 2003 list
- Artemis Fowl and the Eternity Code Eoin Colfer, #20
- Can You Keep a Secret? Sophie Kinsella, #21
- Ruby the Red Fairy Daisy Meadows, #23
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The numbers behind it
- Readers: 207 want to read it, 15 are reading it now and 59 have read it, according to Open Library.
- Ratings: 4.1 out of 5 from 32 Open Library ratings.
| Signal | This book (0 to 100) | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| Reach | 50 | 55% |
| Reader love | 58 | 25% |
| Being read right now | 58 | 20% |
Questions about Odd Thomas
When was Odd Thomas published?
Odd Thomas by Dean Koontz was first published in 2003.
Was Odd Thomas one of the best books of 2003?
Odd Thomas is #22 on BookWard's Best Books of 2003, out of 52 2003 books that cleared our data bar. 281 readers have shelved it on Open Library; readers rate it 4.1 out of 5 (32 ratings).
Why is Odd Thomas on the Best Books of 2003 list?
281 readers have shelved it on Open Library; readers rate it 4.1 out of 5 (32 ratings).
More of the best books of 2003
- Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix J. K. Rowling, #1
- Into the Wild Erin Hunter, #2
- The Kite Runner Khaled Hosseini, #3
- Don't Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus! Mo Willems, #4
- A Short History of Nearly Everything Bill Bryson, #5
- The Da Vinci Code Dan Brown, #6
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How we know
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