Reviews tagging 'Stalking'

Off Season by Jack Ketchum

11 reviews

cclancaster13's review

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

debbiesf's review

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

mermaidhair's review against another edition

adventurous 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? It's complicated

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Misogyny, Sexual violence, Cannibalism, Rape, Gore, Torture, Child death, Gun violence, Pregnancy, Stalking, and Violence

Moderate: Excrement and Vomit

xwritingstoriesx's review

adventurous dark mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.25

4.25 stars. Off Season was dark, visceral and unsettling. The clan of bloodthirsty barbarians were the perfect cast of antagonists and I actually enjoyed how ruthless they were. Emotions didn't affect them and they weren't motivated or influenced by anything other than their own hunger for flesh. This book played really well into my fear of home intrusion, if you're looking for a book that falls under this trope, this would be the perfect read for you. The ending took me by surprise but upon reading the afterword by the author himself, I understood and appreciated the ending we were given. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cannibalism, Incest, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Blood, Kidnapping, Torture, Violence, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Stalking, Vomit, Child death, and Death

Moderate: Gun violence and Cursing

mblanke's review

dark sad 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

1.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual harassment, Child death, Kidnapping, Gore, Sexual violence, Murder, Incest, Stalking, Rape, Cannibalism, Sexual content, and Death

Moderate: Misogyny, Alcoholism, and Body horror

mjadeh's review against another edition

dark sad tense fast-paced

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

4.0

This book made me feel physically sick. It was wonderful. I feel like I just watched an 80s slasher film. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Pregnancy, Vomit, Fire/Fire injury, Cannibalism, Body horror, Adult/minor relationship, Kidnapping, Injury/Injury detail, Confinement, Child death, Blood, Animal death, Stalking, Death, Excrement, Animal cruelty, Gore, Police brutality, Murder, and Gun violence

mexicola6's review against another edition

dark tense medium-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? N/A

2.0

Not a big fan of this one. Feel like it took a bit to get moving, and its a bit much for me. The Hills Have Eyes was based off this, which I also didn't get on with.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Body horror, Cannibalism, Child death, Death, Excrement, Fire/Fire injury, Gore, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Medical trauma, Murder, Sexual assault, Stalking, Torture, and Violence

aziegle9's review against another edition

dark tense fast-paced

2.0

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Content Warnings

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

cupcait's review against another edition

adventurous dark informative mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Body horror, Cannibalism, Death, Excrement, Gore, Gun violence, Incest, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Murder, Police brutality, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Stalking, Torture, Violence, and Vomit

rachaeldamms's review against another edition

dark mysterious 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cannibalism, Child death, Child abuse, Death, Gore, Incest, Injury/Injury detail, Police brutality, Rape, Sexual violence, Stalking, Torture, and Violence