Reviews tagging 'Injury/Injury detail'

Intensity by Dean Koontz

8 reviews

dezaraemd's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful sad tense fast-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Cursing, Death, Gun violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Car accident, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Child abuse, Drug use, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Grief, and Alcohol

Minor: Rape and Police brutality

sonshinelibrarian's review against another edition

4.0

If I hadn't read Koontz before, I don't think that I could have made it through this book. The title describes it quite well. But this is also the most disturbing villain in a Koontz novel I've encountered yet. The absolute evil that exudes from him is horrifying and I found I could only read in small bursts until the last section. Then I was speeding through it, heart racing, needing to know how it ends. It is graphically not graphic - it describes a lot of horrifying things including murder, sexual assault, rape, mutilation, torture - but Vess approaches things in such a removed almost clinical fashion that it isn't graphic yet somehow worse? Definitely a lot of triggers for people from Chyna's childhood and history to the things that take place in the novel to the things that Vess talks about in his past.
The thing that I continue to feel that sets Koontz's books apart is that even in the midst of these horrific situations, there is always a thread of hope and the power in human connection and community. It gets pretty thin in this book but it is there. I would not read this book again and I'm not even 100% sure I'm glad I read it but I'm not mad I read it either. It's very intense and not something to be read lightly.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence

Moderate: Gun violence, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Torture, Kidnapping, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Abandonment, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Pedophilia, and Suicidal thoughts

darko9798's review against another edition

dark emotional tense fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Violence, Kidnapping, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Animal death, Emotional abuse, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, and Death of parent

Minor: Child abuse, Confinement, and Domestic abuse

judassilver's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective tense fast-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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Child abuse, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Gun violence, Pedophilia, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Grief, Stalking, Car accident, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Child death, Misogyny, Suicidal thoughts, and Torture

allysavee's review against another edition

dark inspiring tense fast-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gun violence, Rape, Blood, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

katkinslee's review against another edition

dark tense fast-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? No

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Death, Gun violence, Suicidal thoughts, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Animal death, Sexual assault, and Car accident

Minor: Kidnapping

fictionaladventures's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

• Strong character development? Yes

4.0

What a wild ride!!! I never had any idea where the plot could possibly go, as the stakes were so though the roof from the very beginning. It’s perfect for fans of the movies Hush and Die Hard, and the author Riley Sager. One of the most intense books I’ve ever read!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Confinement, Death, Gore, Gun violence, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Child abuse and Rape

avidreaderandgeekgirl's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Sexism, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Car accident, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Alcoholism, Gore, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Torture, and Grief