Off Season: The Unexpurgated Edition by Jack Ketchum

Off Season: The Unexpurgated Edition

Dead River Series #1

Jack Ketchum

211 pages first pub 1980 (editions)

fiction horror thriller dark mysterious tense fast-paced

Description

A reprint of a 1980 horror novel on a group of tourists in Maine who are attacked by cannibals. The reprint restores the cuts made by the publisher in the original. By the author of The Girl Next Door.

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Moods

dark 99%
tense 85%
challenging 21%
sad 17%
adventurous 16%
mysterious 15%
emotional 8%

Pace

fast 62%
medium 34%
slow 2%

Plot- or character-driven?

Plot: 62% | A mix: 26% | Character: 9% | N/A: 1%

Strong character development?

No: 60% | It's complicated: 22% | Yes: 16%

Loveable characters?

No: 60% | It's complicated: 22% | Yes: 15% | N/A: 1%

Diverse cast of characters?

No: 80% | Yes: 8% | It's complicated: 7% | N/A: 3%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

No: 55% | It's complicated: 21% | Yes: 19% | N/A: 4%

Average rating

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