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rachelmcg2004's review against another edition
- 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
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
lay_kone's review
4.25
Graphic: Murder, Death, Mass/school shootings, and Gun violence
Moderate: Blood, Child abuse, Suicide attempt, and Mental illness
Minor: Body horror and Grief
quasinaut's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.5
Fascinatingly written, with touches of foreshadowing throughout. I tend to turn off the predict-what-happens part of my brain while reading and just let the story wash over me, but there were a few times when I put the book down for a day or two because I feared what might happen to Odd and his friends, his chosen family. While there were some tense moments and devastating consequences, I'm glad I kept reading.
Graphic: Violence, Death, Gun violence, and Murder
Moderate: Medical content, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, and Body horror
Minor: Child death, Terminal illness, Pedophilia, Child abuse, Mass/school shootings, Sexual violence, and Grief
kermit_the_wrong's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0
Graphic: Suicide, Mass/school shootings, Violence, Suicide attempt, Gun violence, Child abuse, Murder, Mental illness, Grief, and Death
Moderate: Pedophilia, Adult/minor relationship, Child death, and Emotional abuse
Minor: Abortion
revengesrose's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.0
The conflict in this novel I found interesting for something with a supernatural theme. Koontz builds the story around a young man who can see the dead and these other creepy ethereal creatures but in the end it's human violence and fanaticism that come to fruition.
My only complaint, that is not a complaint more of an outraged emotional reaction, is the ending after Odd is released from the hospital. I literally shouted and cried, throwing the book down on the bed. The injustice of the ending was upsetting but honestly excellent and unexpected.
Graphic: Mental illness
Moderate: Death, Emotional abuse, Mass/school shootings, Murder, Grief, Toxic relationship, and Gun violence