Off Season by Jack Ketchum

Off Season

Dead River Series #1

Jack Ketchum

308 pages • first pub 1980 (editions)

fiction horror thriller dark mysterious tense fast-paced
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When Off Season, a novel about horror and cannibalism in modern-day Maine, was first released in 1980, it took readers by storm and sold over 250,000 copies. However, the original edition was edited and content was removed from the story at the pu...

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Community Reviews Summary of 1,387 reviews

Moods

dark 99%
tense 86%
challenging 23%
sad 20%
adventurous 15%
mysterious 15%
emotional 9%

Pace

fast 61%
medium 34%
slow 3%

Plot- or character-driven?

Plot: 64% | A mix: 25% | Character: 9% | N/A: 1%

Strong character development?

No: 61% | It's complicated: 19% | Yes: 18%

Loveable characters?

No: 61% | It's complicated: 23% | Yes: 13% | N/A: 1%

Diverse cast of characters?

No: 77% | Yes: 11% | It's complicated: 9% | N/A: 2%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

No: 55% | It's complicated: 20% | Yes: 20% | N/A: 3%

Average rating

3.49

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