Reviews tagging 'Vomit'

Off Season by Jack Ketchum

28 reviews

killmoore_'s review against another edition

dark tense fast-paced

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

3.0

I should have learned long ago that Jack Ketchum just isn't my cup of tea. 

Everything about this fell a bit flat for me. No character depth, weak plot line, no back story to our villains. Just some horny folks in a cabin in the woods, and a disgruntled police officer who should have retired ages ago. 

Wad it gory? Yes. Was it beyond brutal? Also yes. However it felt that the attempts at shocking the reader with violence far outweighed any attempt at building a storyline worth following. More attention was put into the spice level than the actual plot line and that just isn't my thing. 

If you're into brutal gore stories with nonplots, this is for you. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Body shaming, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Gore, Gun violence, Incest, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Torture, Violence, Blood, Excrement, Vomit, Police brutality, Kidnapping, Grief, Cannibalism, Stalking, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Pregnancy, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

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

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

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

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

Moderate: Excrement and Vomit

xwritingstoriesx's review against another edition

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

3.75

3.75 stars. Off Season was dark, visceral and unsettling. The clan of bloodthirsty barbarians were the perfect cast of antagonists and I really 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: Child death, Death, Gore, Incest, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Torture, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Kidnapping, Cannibalism, Stalking, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Cursing and Gun violence

samster_reads's review against another edition

dark fast-paced

3.5

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Content Warnings

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

abbie_reads_horror's review against another edition

dark tense medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Cannibalism, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Vomit

foxesteadrinkers's review against another edition

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

2.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Sexual assault, and Sexual violence

Moderate: Vomit

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

Moderate: Vomit

Minor: Pedophilia