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In Odd We Trust | 
| Author: Dean Koontz
Creator: Queenie Chan
Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers Ltd
Category: Book
Buy New: £14.49
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Avg. Customer Rating:  8 reviews
Sales Rank: 117776
Media: Paperback
Pages: 204
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.4
Dimensions (in): 7.6 x 5 x 0.7
ISBN: 0007236964
EAN: 9780007236961
ASIN: 0007236964
Publication Date: July 1, 2008
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 Intelligence lacking :( October 31, 2008
I cant believe how many people here don't know what a graphic novel is. But even worse than that is the fact that you give it a bad review because your to stupid to know what type of book it is.
It was a good basic graphic novel. :D
In Odd We Must? October 26, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
Odd Thomas is just a fry cook in the sleepy town of Pico Mundo. Well, I say that but he is actually a fry cook who can see dead people. It therefore becomes his mission to track down the child killer who has descended about the town. With the help of a dead child and his girlfriend Stormy, Odd is on the hunt for the killer before he can strike again.
"In Odd We Trust" is a Dean Koontz collaboration with illustrator Queenie Chan which makes this Koontz's first graphic novel. Billed as a pre-cursor to the "Odd Thomas" series of novels, "In Odd We Trust" is a strange blend of Japanese style anime and Western/American writing. This is a short, sharp tale and is written in a way that assumes you know the primary characters and their history together. Quite an odd way to do things considering this is a "prequel" to the novelss but but then the fact the front cover does not even hint at graphic novel is odd too. This does mean that anyone unaware of Odd's talents may find this outing a little bit lacking in detail and simplistic. Koontz is unable to put his literary stamp on the novel and it does suffer as a result.
However, this is an entertaining if brief read. Chan is a good illustrator and brings Odd and the town of Pico Mundo to life in vivid fashion. The drawings are very much akin to children's comic book in style and this makes "In Odd We Trust" a strange one as it nestles uncomfortably in the horror genre. This is not a gruesome novel and it relies more on Odd's relationship with the villain of the piece. This works well and makes this a more accessible novel almost aimed at a teen rather than adult market. The simplistic styling and writing certainly hint at this and the brisk pace reinforces this.
There is not a lot to say about "In Odd We Trust" and this is perhaps why this is not quite a great outing in the "Odd" franchise. No doubt this is entertaining enough, it is full of action and the characters are well-realised. However, it is all a bit lacking in substance at times and you long for a bit of backdrop and characterisation. Some would say this is a result of the graphic novel media but I have been spoiled by Neil Gaiman's "Sandman" series and I know that this genre can be done better and with more edge. Even if you compare Koontz to his nearest rival Stephen King you cannot compare the majesty of King's "Dark Tower" comic book series to this watered down novel.
"In Odd We Trust" is by no means a bad first attempt at a graphic novel by Dean Koontz I have just been treated to far better elsewhere. Odd is such an intriguing character that he is wasted in this format and I would recommend Koontz's other books over this entertaining but shallow prequel.
 Graphic novel means just that, not graphic in detail 'adult context' but in drawing so basically a book with pictures!!! October 4, 2008
2 out of 4 found this review helpful
The word 'graphic novel' actually means that!!
Ie a in depth comic book.
All those people who have complained should really have known this!!
As its really just common sense!
In my opinion the 'Odd Thomas' series is one of Dean Koontz best writing so if you're interested in him but dont like reading an in depth text book then this is the next best solution.
 In Odd We Trust September 16, 2008
7 out of 7 found this review helpful
Like the first two reviewers I was surprised that this book was in cartoon form and was also very disappointed. There wasn't, as they say, any reference to this being a cartoon book. Despite the smug reviewer in Copenhagen, unless you are into comic books, 'graphic' means explicit, lifelike, realistic, detailed, leaving nothing to the imagination, which we can expect from Dean Koontz's written books. What we do not expect from him is cartoons. The reference to the beautiful drawing, I assumed, meant some illustrations in the book.
In a way it has spoilt the story of Odd Thomas because instead of my own individual mental versions of the characters, all I will see know is those characters and they don't fit my imagined ones!
Please be a bit clearer Amazon
 BEWARE, IT,S A CARTTON BOOK, NOT A TXT September 14, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
In Odd We Trusti WAS VERY DISAPPOINTED WHEN I RECIEVED THIS BOOK.MY FAULT AS I THOUGHT IT WAS A TEXT BOOK FROM THE DESCRIPTION, BUT DID NOT READ THE REVIEWS LEFT BY OTHER PEOPLE.THAT WOULD HAVE TOLD ME TO STAY AWAY.IT,S OK IF YOU LIKE THAT SORT OF THING BUT NOT FOR ME.IT SOULD BE MADE CLEAR THAT IT IS NOT A TEXT BOOK.PLEASE CHECK FIRST BEFORE YOU BUY. A VERY DISGRUNTLED CUSTOMER
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