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“The dead don't talk. I don't know why.” But they do try to communicate, with a short-order cook in a small desert town serving as their reluctant confidant. Odd Thomas thinks of himself as an ordinary guy, if possessed of a certain measure of talent at the Pico Mundo Grill and rapturously in... read more
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“The dead don't talk. I don't know why.” But they do try to communicate, with a short-order cook in a small desert town serving as their reluctant confidant. Odd Thomas thinks of himself as an ordinary guy, if possessed of a certain measure of talent at the Pico Mundo Grill and rapturously in... read more (warning: may contain spoilers)
Cast of Characters
- Odd Thomas: The main character of this book.
- P. Oswald Boone: aka Little Ozzie.
- Terrible Chester: Little Ozzie's cat.
- Granny Sugars: Odd's maternal grandmother.
Memorable Quotes
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“The Egg is art.”
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“I am twenty years old. To a world-wise adult, I am little more than a child. To any child, however, I'm old enough to be distrusted, to be excluded forever from the magical community of the short and beardless.”
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“I see dead people. But then, by God, I do something about it.”
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“Anyone who smiled this relentlessly was a simpleton—or a deceiver with something to hide.”
First Sentence
My name is Odd Thomas, though in this age when fame is the altar at which most people worship, I am not sure why you should care who I am or that I exist.
Table of Contents
Glossary
- Bodach: Shadowy beings that are invisible to most with the exception of Odd. These beings have been observed to follow people who will murder others or be murdered by others.
Series
This is book 1 in the Odd Thomas series.
Authors & Contributors
- Dean Koontz (Author)
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