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I was initially reluctant to read this, especially after reading Off Season, since that book clearly demonstrated that Jack Ketchum is a writer who is not afraid to "go too far." After reading Off Season and the back cover blurb for Red, I was worried that Red would callously use the death of an old man's dog as an excuse to depict an old man going over the edge and murdering and torturing the boys who did it in the most disturbing and horrific ways possible. After reading The Girl Next Door, however, I decided that Ketchum is a good enough writer and usually has a strong enough sense of purpose not to just be disturbing for disturbing's sake. Anyway, it turns out that Red is actually nowhere near as disturbing as either of the two novels of Ketchum's that I'd already read. It's very upsetting, but no more so than Sounder or Old Yeller, albeit more violent. Red is a great character study of an old man who loses the last good thing in his life, and ultimately it's more about his personal demons and sad past than it is about revenge. Also, although this isn't the greatest book I've ever read, it's pretty good, and the ending is perfect, and will make any dog lover weep (in a good way).