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Violence
A lot
Significant supernatural horror violence; creatures and deaths are intensely depicted
Language
Barely any
Mild language; Koontz's clean thriller register
Sexual Content
None
No sexual content
Substance Use
None
No substance use
Emotional Intensity
A lot
Profound grief processing, the presence of the supernatural dead, and a monk's meditation on suffering
What this book is about
Seeking peace after recent tragedy, Odd Thomas retreats to a remote monastery in the Sierra Nevada. But something in the snow — something without a face — has come for the children at the adjacent school. Koontz's third Odd Thomas novel combines his signature warmth and horror with a meditation on faith and the nature of evil.
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Supernatural horror violence
Grief themes
Religious content
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