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The Southern Book Club's Guide to Slaying Vampires by Grady Hendrix
408 reviews
meganparsec's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Loveable characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.5
Graphic: Animal death, Body horror, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Gore, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Violence, Blood, Dementia, Cannibalism, Outing, and Gaslighting
laurenjade_'s review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Feeling slightly misled aside, I did like the story and I thought it was a pretty unique take on vampires/monsters. The writing seemed a tad all over the place though, and I found myself checking I hadn't somehow missed a page as the timing seemed off in places - jumping larger periods of time in-between paragraphs, for example, especially in the earlier chapters. I assume this was a stylistic choice to portray the monotony of the main characters life as a housewife in the late 80s/early 90s in Southern America.
The horror element was great! Like I said, I found it to be unique and the horror of the actual 'monster' wasn't actually as bad as the horror you feel following Patricia's plight to be believed by anyone in her life. It was pretty horrifying to believe women were/are expected to maintain such a boring, unfulfilling life and to be so subservient without much power to do anything else! I really disliked the male characters in this, whether that was intentional or not, I don't know.
For me, the conclusion to the book happens far too quickly and all at once. I'd have loved a bit less of the earlier chapters and a bit more of a build up to the ending.
I'd be intrigued to read other books by the author to see whether they've got a certain style or not. I'm not sure I'd read this book again, but I do still recommend it to anyone into horror. It's not super gory or over the top scary, but it still hits the mark.
Overall, a good book but not what I expected.
Moderate: Child abuse and Sexual assault
theraindiary's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0
Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Death, Gore, Misogyny, Sexual violence, Blood, Cannibalism, Death of parent, and Murder
spikytortoise's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Animal cruelty, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Blood, and Injury/Injury detail
muffycantread's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
1.5
Graphic: Body horror, Child abuse, Child death, Domestic abuse, Gore, Rape, Sexism, Sexual violence, Suicide, and Gaslighting
mariah_g's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? N/A
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.5
Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Violence, and Gaslighting
roonilxwaslib's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Moderate: Child abuse and Sexual assault
mommacusses's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.75
Graphic: Body horror, Child abuse, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Mental illness, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Medical content, Dementia, Medical trauma, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail
hygge77's review against another edition
Graphic: Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Racism, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicide attempt, and Gaslighting
ahyshia's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gore, Physical abuse, Self harm, Sexual assault, Suicide, Blood, Gaslighting, and Injury/Injury detail