Marabou Stork Nightmares/YMMV


 * Angst What Angst
 * Complete Monster: Lexo and.
 * Crosses the Line Twice: Several times, but most notable in the gruesome scene where Roy takes his revenge on the family dog Winston (who once mauled him as a child). This is a book that will have you both crying and laughing.
 * "I lit a couple of fireworks where the touchpaper was exposed around the dog's head and, following the instructions for safety, stood well back. Winston unfortunately chose to disregard the instructions."
 * Harsher in Hindsight: Something only revealed towards the very end makes Roy much less sympathetic.
 * High Octane Nightmare Fuel:
 * Jerkass Woobie: Roy is the epitome of this trope.
 * Moral Event Horizon: Roy and his gang cross it. They kidnap and repeatedly gang-rape a young woman, only because she rejected their advances (actually she had a secret crush on Roy all along). When she recovers and takes her rapists to court, the four "respectable young men" are found innocent by the judge and jury. She becomes a twisted Empty Shell after this horrible ordeal.
 * Nausea Fuel