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The Southern Book Club's Guide to Slaying Vampires by Grady Hendrix

341 reviews

webberinr's review against another edition

dark funny mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Hate crime, Racism, Animal death, Sexual assault, Pedophilia, Gaslighting, Sexism, and Rape

wickedgrumpy's review against another edition

slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.0

This book made me so uncomfortable at points because the writing is very visceral.  The fact that there is a time jump made everything so much worse.

I’m glad that I read it because I was interested in reading a few books by this author but I don’t think they will be for me after all.

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Content Warnings

Minor: Grief, Kidnapping, Medical trauma, Mental illness, Murder, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexism, Abandonment, Adult/minor relationship, Alcohol, Animal cruelty, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, Toxic friendship, Body shaming, Child death, Confinement, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Forced institutionalization, Torture, Animal death, Classism, Gaslighting, Gore, Terminal illness, Vomit, Blood, Body horror, Child abuse, Excrement, Fatphobia, Infidelity, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Stalking, Bullying, Chronic illness, Dementia, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Misogyny, Racism, Religious bigotry, Toxic relationship, and Violence

carbinara's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

How did our girl Miss Mary raise a bitch like Carter? I enjoyed this book as a whole, but there were quite a few slower paced moments which made sense, but dragged on a little bit. Specifically, with everyone taking so long to believe Patricia. That being said, some of the gory scenes made up for it; there was some fantastic horror locked away in here.

I’ll say two of my favourite scenes were the rats killing Miss Mary (RIP queen fly high) and Patricia hiding in the attic and the cockroach crawling in her ear. Made me physically cringe (and reminded me of that one lady on I’m a Celebrity who got a cockroach up her nose). That being said, I think the women of this storys suffering was broadcast in a very explicit way, compared to the main villains death. Don’t get me wrong, I’m not signing up to be taken apart, but the book writes it in a way that seems more palatable than the other two instances. That being said, I loved the detail of Patricia saying she still felt like she could hear his body moving in his grave. P.S I didn’t only read for the gore lol!

I also wish they had more clarity on the vampire lore of this book, as we have our one villainous vampire and seemingly thats the only insight we get, with very little confirmed on what his vampiric nature allows him to do. I say this specifically as the ‘feeding’ scenes are so different to what we imagine for a classic vampire novel, and I wish it was expanded on more, although it makes sense as it’s from the perspective of Patricia, who has no way to know.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Gore, Sexual assault, Addiction, Blood, Body horror, Child death, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual violence, Stalking, Suicide, Violence, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Death of parent, Dementia, Drug abuse, Misogyny, Murder, Racism, Sexism, Death, Terminal illness, and Suicide attempt

Moderate: Forced institutionalization and Physical abuse

decie's review against another edition

dark funny mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes

4.25

I have so many issues with this book, but I was slipping into a reading slump before I started reading and it pulled me back. and kept me up until 2am because I couldn't put it down. (REALLY hated the [spoiler and tw:

rape

] plot at the end though.)

it reminded me of the show good girls, but a southern 90s version with a vampire. couldn't stop picturing the main character as beth. do with that what you will. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Blood, Child abuse, Child death, Adult/minor relationship, Gaslighting, Misogyny, Rape, Sexism, Sexual violence, and Suicide attempt

Moderate: Murder, Physical abuse, Racism, Suicide, and Terminal illness

Minor: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Kidnapping, and Forced institutionalization

xtrasmallsnail's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious sad tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

1.0

Utterly revolting. Had to struggle to finish this book. Maybe I should not have since the last 50% of the book is absolutely crazy. Never had I read a book and putout a review with this many trigger warnings.

It's terrible to use rape in such a casual way to propel the plot. The inappropriate relationship the vampire has with the children were never commented on beside the fact the children killed themselves. It leaves a bad taste in myouth for a book that's supposed to power those who society looks down upon.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Infidelity, Rape, Toxic relationship, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Gaslighting, Gore, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Sexism, Sexual violence, Blood, Child death, Death, Mental illness, Self harm, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Adult/minor relationship, Misogyny, Stalking, Body horror, Classism, and Sexual assault

ashlynregan's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny mysterious sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.0

I absolutely love it when a male author writes from a woman’s point of view about women’s societal struggles and manages to create female characters that can never do anything right. I simply love it.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Pedophilia, Domestic abuse, Forced institutionalization, Rape, Gore, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Misogyny, Murder, Physical abuse, Sexism, Toxic relationship, Adult/minor relationship, Death, Gaslighting, Mental illness, Violence, Racism, Terminal illness, Toxic friendship, Animal death, Blood, Body horror, Child abuse, Infidelity, Injury/Injury detail, and Suicide attempt

fionaross's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.0

I cannot fathom saying you were inspired by love and respect for your mother and then writing THIS. 

Long, poor writing, and we never come back to any of the central motifs from the beginning of the novel. The women are cliches- not merely because of time period, but because of failed introspection of their interior lives. But thank god they get some witty one liners, what really matters is that your slay girl boss team of book club members gets to think something sassy to combat their vile husbands.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Misogyny, Body horror, Death, Gore, Murder, Sexual assault, Blood, Sexual violence, and Violence

Moderate: Violence, Domestic abuse, Gore, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Animal death, Forced institutionalization, Sexual violence, Emotional abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Suicide attempt, and Sexism

addysubtracty's review against another edition

dark emotional funny tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.75

This book surprised me! I liked the style more than I expected and felt so viscerally upset with how the main character was treated by her husband and the other men. I really love that the women are such complex characters who aren’t painted as good or bad people, but people who do good or bad things. Grace in particular is shown to be incredibly caring and selfless towards Patricia at some moments while still making decisions that protect her own interests, a luxury of duality not often afforded to secondary female characters.  

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Blood, Body horror, Cannibalism, Racism, Sexism, Gaslighting, Adult/minor relationship, Death, Rape, Child death, Suicide attempt, Alcoholism, Dementia, Gore, Grief, Medical trauma, and Sexual assault

little0wl's review against another edition

dark tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Body horror, Dementia, Sexism, Gore, Misogyny, and Suicide

lfancher's review against another edition

challenging dark tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Rape, Sexual assault, Sexism, and Pedophilia