Dean Koontz isn’t a writer that I would put on the top of any summer reading list, but his Odd Thomas series has really captivated me. Last summer I started listening to the first book in audio format while I was wasting hours of my life on Halo. I’ve recently purchased a copy of Brother Odd, the third book in the series, and I will say that I am halfway through it and it hasn’t disappointed. One of the themes I’m really picking up on in this particular installment is the idea of confronting our identity in its entirety. Odd has chosen to move to a monastery and live secluded, and there he meets a group of memorable people who have left behind everything from riches to mob life. I’ve had the forth book for a while, which has been taunting me on the shelf because I couldn’t get my hands on the third. Well, in reality I suppose I could have, but the summer is a perfect time for popular fiction.
Also, I ordered a copy of Polaroids from the Dead, by Douglas Coupland. I found it at a very good price, too. Hopefully it will be in before my three-day vacation to Dennisport.
Stage Fright 