Reviews tagging 'Murder'

Off Season by Jack Ketchum

35 reviews

lovelydeadgirl's review against another edition

slow-paced

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

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Incest, Cannibalism, and Murder

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

ratduck's review against another edition

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

1.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Sexual violence, Torture, Violence, Blood, Cannibalism, and Murder

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

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

mblanke's review against another edition

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

Moderate: Alcoholism, Body horror, and Misogyny

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

shubh_reads_constantly's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.5

BLAND. SOOOOOO BLAND. I'll say that this one was actually the weakest novel I have read which features cannibals. And I say features because half of the book doesn't even focus on the cannibals. The first and the second sections of the novel tell us about the life and struggles our characters (who are going to be butchered) have to face in the world. How they think that the person they are dating is not better than the previous person they dated. I DIDN'T LIKE THAT!!!! WHY SHOULD WE KNOW THIS STUFF IF THESE PEOPLE ARE ABOUT TO BE KILLED IN THE NEXT FEW CHAPTERS????  

I am not saying that this is a bad book. It's a good book. But why the unnecessary character development? And what was the purpose of introducing cops in the story? They have no roles in this novel until 90% mark. And that too was kind of unnecessary. Still the parts which DID focus on the cannibals were great. Perfect actually. Which is why I said it's a good book . I hope the next book in the series is better. 3.5 Body fluid lathered stars 🌟🌟🌟✨

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Child death, Death, Gore, Gun violence, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Torture, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Murder, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Animal cruelty and Animal death

Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Cursing, Fatphobia, and Excrement

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

aziegle9's review against another edition

dark tense fast-paced

2.0

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Content Warnings

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