Reviews tagging 'Gun violence'

Odd Thomas by Dean Koontz

14 reviews

choco_bunbun's review against another edition

dark funny lighthearted mysterious relaxing medium-paced

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

4.0

Very pleasant read! I really enjoyed the tone and the humour. The mystery itself was also cool and interesting to see unfold. I really like Odd as a chaacter and as a person. Looking at the rest of the town and all of the people/who they were and their relationship to Odd gave a lot of charm. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse and Gun violence

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

felicia923's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful mysterious sad tense slow-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Mass/school shootings, and Gun violence

Moderate: Death, Sexual assault, and Rape

tybloblife's review

adventurous dark mysterious medium-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence

lay_kone's review

dark mysterious sad tense fast-paced

4.25

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Content Warnings

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

Moderate: Blood, Child abuse, Suicide attempt, and Mental illness

Minor: Body horror and Grief

zara89's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional tense medium-paced

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

1.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Medical trauma, Death, Violence, Sexual assault, Mental illness, Mass/school shootings, Injury/Injury detail, Child abuse, and Gun violence

winglesswarrior's review

dark funny hopeful lighthearted mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Injury/Injury detail, Suicide, Gun violence, Mental illness, Pedophilia, Mass/school shootings, Death, Murder, Emotional abuse, Child abuse, and Toxic relationship

rvdk's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious 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

3.5

I found it very tedious, but kept on reading as I wanted to know what would happen. Some times I found the things that happened hard to believe and stupid (it felt as those characters in horrormovies running towards their pursuer), which led to me being demotivated to read further. However, I finished it, mostly because of the dry humor of Odd.

Looking back, it is a fine book, even though I have read better ones. I feel as though there are some loose ends after finishing reading it.

Personally, I have never felt so eerie as when Odd described the bodachs and the black room. Kudos for Koontz for writing such that I was hesitant to go to sleep after reading. 

I did not expect that ending and was fairly shocked by it. I was really rooting for Odd and Stormy, so I felt sad when I read the last couple of chapters.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence

quasinaut's review against another edition

dark emotional funny hopeful mysterious tense slow-paced

• 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

My coworker recommended this book when I asked for something outside my standard fare (mostly romance novels of late), and I'm glad I went in without knowing too much. I adored experiencing Odd's perspective as he travels through life. 

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.

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Content Warnings

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