2-9 Odd

If I could meet a character from a book I would like to meet Odd Thomas. Odd Thomas is a character by Dean Koontz. He can see ghosts and tries to help them with unfinished business. He is a normal guy who doesn’t see himself as a hero. He puts himself in danger to help them, even though he’s a fry cook in Pico Mundo. I can’t imagine seeing ghosts. I would be terrified. It would lead to an interesting life. He can’t tell sometimes if he is seeing a ghost or not. Ghosts don’t talk and he even sees Elvis. He feels compelled to help these spirits and help the cops catch bad guys. He has a sixth sense that leads him to the bad people. I read Deeply Odd last summer and it was a good story about Odd trying to save children. Koontz introduced a new character who was an elderly woman with special powers of her own. I feel for Odd because he lost the love of his life Stormy while trying to protect people at a mall shooting. There was even a movie made about the first book. It starred Anton Yelchin who did a superb job capturing the innocence of Odd and genuine spirit. Your heart can’t help but go out to him for his loss of his one true love. He helps so many, but can’t help himself. I think that’s why he deosn’t  think about his own wellbeing, he doesn’t care if he dies, because then he could be with her. Koontz made this character so likeable he has written a dozen books about him. There is Destined to be together forever and Saint Odd that I haven’t read yet and can’t wait to get my hands on them. I wish Odd could find love again, he deserves it.