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adventurous
dark
emotional
hopeful
mysterious
tense
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? Yes
3.0
As a lifelong Koontz fan, I could definitely see a lot of the things I loved about his writing in this book. I also absolutely could not stomach the main villain because he oozed constant misogyny and violence against women. While I understand that this is about the character's viewpoint and not that of the author, and that writing such a vile character is the mark of a great author, it also made the book really difficult to read and it took me a couple of months reading a chapter or two at a time to get through it. I loved the concept of dogs communicating with each other in much the same way as people, and Kipp as a main character was such a creative concept. I just wish there hadn't been things about it that were so off-putting it made me dread picking it up.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Mental illness, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Violence, Cannibalism, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Gun violence and Grief