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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: Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Vomit, Medical content, Grief, Mass/school shootings, Medical trauma, Stalking, Suicide attempt, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Gaslighting, Abandonment, War, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Pedophilia, Sexual assault, Sexual content, and Sexual harassment
Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Racism, and Sexism
lay_kone's review against another edition
4.25
Graphic: Death, Gun violence, Mass/school shootings, and Murder
Moderate: Child abuse, Mental illness, Blood, and Suicide attempt
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: Death, Gun violence, Violence, and Murder
Moderate: Body horror, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, and Medical content
Minor: Child abuse, Child death, Pedophilia, Sexual violence, Terminal illness, Grief, and Mass/school shootings
kermit_the_wrong's review against another edition
- 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: Child abuse, Death, Gun violence, Mental illness, Suicide, Violence, Grief, Mass/school shootings, Suicide attempt, and Murder
Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Child death, Emotional abuse, and Pedophilia
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, Gun violence, Toxic relationship, Grief, Mass/school shootings, and Murder