Forever Odd by Dean Koontz

Not as rich or compelling as Odd Thomas, but enjoyable. I was intrigued reading about how a man who can see and interact with the dead deals with his own grief, but the plot premise itself was very thin.

One thing I did really enjoy, both in this book and it’s predecessor, is the lightness of the protagonist’s voice. Even when he’s discussing weighty matters like death and what comes after, Odd Thomas has a light, serious, but not taking-himself-too-seriously voice that is unlike anything I’ve read in Koontz’s other work. I like the sharp observations and quick wit, even with a thin plot and an ending that read like it was produced by an author who really didn’t want to write this sequel and does NOT want to be called upon to revisit this character a third time…