Reviews tagging 'Vomit'

Odd Thomas by Dean Koontz

4 reviews

coffeebean216's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense slow-paced

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

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Pedophilia, Rape, Violence, Injury/Injury detail, Mass/school shootings, Sexual violence, Blood, Child death, Cursing, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Sexual assault, Toxic relationship, and Vomit

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Body shaming, Eating disorder, Fatphobia, and Suicide

Minor: Abortion and Addiction

rachelmcg2004's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring lighthearted mysterious reflective relaxing sad 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? Yes

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Vomit, War, Drug use, Torture, Suicide attempt, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Gaslighting, Forced institutionalization, Stalking, Suicidal thoughts, Medical content, Injury/Injury detail, Grief, Physical abuse, Abandonment, Mass/school shootings, Emotional abuse, Violence, Gun violence, Medical trauma, and Panic attacks/disorders

Moderate: Pedophilia, Sexual content, Sexual assault, and Sexual harassment

Minor: Racism, Sexism, and Adult/minor relationship

maggies's review against another edition

dark mysterious reflective slow-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? It's complicated

3.0

I read this originally as a teenager, and I remembered it as more enjoyable than I found it this time around. The writing style is a bit self-congratulatory, and I'm not sure I really bought the idea that the book represents Odd's autobiography/memoir. I'm no editor, but I don't think that gimmick was necessary/added value to the plot. There was also lots of exposition repeated throughout, which got bothersome.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Vomit, Sexual violence, Mental illness, Death, Murder, Mass/school shootings, Violence, Suicidal thoughts, Injury/Injury detail, and Blood

akira_outofthegravity's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny hopeful mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

5.0

Odd Thomas sees the dead- who don’t speak. A dream foresees a deadly shooting at a bowling alley in only 24 hours time, and he must find a way to stop it.

A race of a story from start to finish, lovable characters (Odd as the awkward and unlikely protagonist, and Stormy as his beautiful mysterious girlfriend) this is a story I found hard to get into, but when it picked up I couldn’t put it down. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Violence, Death, Murder, and Mass/school shootings

Minor: Child abuse, Incest, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual violence, and Vomit