Litsy

Off Season | Jack Ketchum

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Imagine getting out of your city life to write a new book. Imagine this small town having this perfect cabin for you. It‘s been empty for over a year. There‘s dust everywhere and some weird items up in the attic. Perfect regardless right? Well. What if I told you that cabin wasn‘t left alone for no reason. Highly recommend the unrated version. It‘s more graphic and leaves you with a more bleak outlook.

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Hilary427

Off Season | Jack Ketchum

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Just your typical inbred, cannibal family stalking, torturing and eating a few city slickers. Loved it!
⭐️: 4/5

Bklover Yep. Stacked. 🍽️🦵😋 2y

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intothehallofbooks

Off Season | Jack Ketchum

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I asked for “shocking and wild” recommendations and @Reggie really delivered with this one! It was gory, gross, and violent. The characterization isn‘t very deep and the plot is uncomplicated. Started slowly but when the action started, WHEW BOY, it escalated quickly and never let up. It was absolutely wild.

Squeamish readers should probably pass on this one.

Thanks, Reggie! This is exactly what I was looking for.😊

Reggie Lol, Yayyyy, I‘m glad it was what you wanted! 2y

TheLudicReader Yep. This is a doozy. I really enjoyed it though. Wonder what that says about me. 2y

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candc320

Off Season | Jack Ketchum

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This one was….gross and violent and bizarre. I was expecting that but I was hoping for a little more character development perhaps 🤷🏼‍♀️? It reminded me of those gross movies like The Hills Have Eyes. I don‘t mind gore or violence but I want something else, like a twist or something, to keep me interested and invested (think the Saw movies). Either way I was invested enough to finish it and think it‘s the perfect example of “just ok”. 🌟🌟🌟

tonymp This is on my shopping list for my next print book order. I guess you‘ll find out what I think. I was too young for it when it first came out so I guess it‘s been on my TBR since before TBR‘s! Your reaction might prove it lives up to the hype in its heyday? 2y

tonymp @candc320 it was harshly criticized for being “pornographic” and “gratuitous” about the gore. The author, however, shrugged it off and won literary awards. 1981 was a different time. I‘m glad you missed it. Lots of rainbows on poopy brown backgrounds. But yeah, a quick Google will show you the press dragged this novel through the mud. Like they did with Madonna and Frankie Goes to Hollywood. 2y

tonymp @candc320 didn‘t bother to Google, did you? 2y

tonymp Ummm like yeah. You‘re too busy to Google? To verify what I said? Acting like you‘re too busy to web search… reading is a solitary affair. Too young to have actually read it, too naïve to know what Google is means… 2y

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