Reviews tagging 'Body horror'

Off Season by Jack Ketchum

19 reviews

cclancaster13's review against another edition

dark tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.5

Eh, it was okay. Very fast paced. Sometimes it was just painfully written by a man. Like when your rental house is being surrounded by a unfathomable amount of cannibals trying to break in and tear you apart you totally stop to notice and admire a hysterical woman's naked body that you're trying to get dressed, as a woman, right? Right? LOL

Overall it was fine. The writing was fine. The story, fine. And gruesome and not a very happy ending. I kinda nothing this book tbh.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Gore, Gun violence, Incest, Pedophilia, Sexual assault, Body horror, Murder, Cursing, Pregnancy, Sexual harassment, Cannibalism, Sexual violence, Stalking, Torture, Fatphobia, Child death, Confinement, Death, Violence, and Vomit

reddarko's review against another edition

dark tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

2.5

Not a fan of the weird sex stuff and Ketchum's "woman was obviously written by a man" writing. It was intriguing for sure but not a favorite and not something I would personally recommend 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Blood, Death, Injury/Injury detail, Body horror, Sexual assault, Violence, Murder, Sexual content, and Child death

snickle's review against another edition

dark tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? N/A
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Minor: Violence, Murder, Injury/Injury detail, Gun violence, Gore, Body horror, Sexual assault, Vomit, Torture, Pregnancy, Child death, Cannibalism, Blood, and Animal cruelty

waverlyloyd's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

1.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Violence, Vomit, Torture, Animal cruelty, Excrement, Outing, Physical abuse, Sexual violence, Cannibalism, Child abuse, Death, Gore, Sexual harassment, Rape, Blood, Animal death, Incest, and Sexual assault

wholesome_chaotic's review against another edition

challenging dark tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.0

From the perspective of a horror fan this book has it all. Lean and mean. Gore soaked. Unforgiving. As a horror book it's 5 stars for being so visceral and unrelenting with it's brutality. 

However it also contains every single trigger warning a person could imagine. Very taboo subjects are presented and Ketchum lacks the deft hands to present them as anything more than shock for the sake of it. (I 'm only referring to this book with that previous statement.) It's also grossly sexist and even as a male I found myself rolling my eyes at how the women are portrayed. It doesn't help that the characters are thinner than paper. This why it only has a 3 star rating. 

There's no subtlety in this book. For better and for worse. 

Only recommend for hardcore horror fanatics with stomachs of steel and some questionable morals.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Fire/Fire injury, Incest, Pedophilia, Sexism, Animal cruelty, Kidnapping, Animal death, Body horror, Misogyny, Rape, Sexual violence, Cannibalism, Child abuse, Murder, Gore, Gun violence, and Violence

mconard42's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Cannibalism, Gore, Animal cruelty, and Rape

debbiesf's review against another edition

dark tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Gun violence, Sexual violence, Cannibalism, Gore, Rape, Sexual assault, Stalking, Torture, Body horror, Death, Excrement, Murder, Child death, Fire/Fire injury, Sexual content, and Vomit

samster_reads's review against another edition

dark fast-paced

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Cannibalism, Sexual violence, Torture, Vomit, Child abuse, Gore, Sexual assault, Pregnancy, Blood, and Incest

emilylikesbread's review against another edition

dark tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.25

Definitely a horror story heavy on violence/gore. At times it felt torture p*rn-y, especially since the most graphic descriptions were of women. Giving it points though for making me squirm. Not gonna be the best thing you’ve ever read but a decent read for horror fans.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Blood, Cannibalism, Body horror, Murder, Sexual assault, Torture, Gore, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Vomit

Minor: Pedophilia

henry_kurtis's review against another edition

dark sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Cannibalism, Cursing, Death, Blood, Bullying, Child death, Kidnapping, Murder, Rape, Sexual violence, Sexual assault, Violence, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Incest, Physical abuse, and Sexual harassment