Reviews tagging 'Suicide attempt'

The Final Girl Support Group by Grady Hendrix

17 reviews

ecn's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious fast-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

4.0

Everything you’d want out of a book about final girls. I loved the connection to the actual Final Girls in movies and how they fit into this universe. I hope there’s a shorty sequel only to continue the trope.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Cancer, Death, Gun violence, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexism, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Police brutality, Medical content, Stalking, Suicide attempt, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

ka_ke's review against another edition

challenging dark tense medium-paced

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

4.0

Do you enjoy campy horror movies like Final Destination? Then The Final Girl Support Group is for you! It’s one half sociological analysis of feminism, murder, psychopathy, sociopathy, and dangerous obsession, and the other half is a campy murder novel. Definitely one of Grady Hendrix’s best novels. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Cursing, Death, Gore, Gun violence, Mental illness, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Police brutality, Kidnapping, Grief, Suicide attempt, Murder, Toxic friendship, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Cancer, Child death, Death of parent, and Alcohol

Minor: Drug abuse, Drug use, Medical content, and Medical trauma

morgcxn's review against another edition

tense medium-paced

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

1.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Cancer, Child death, Drug abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Mental illness, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Suicidal thoughts, Terminal illness, Torture, Toxic relationship, Blood, Grief, Mass/school shootings, Stalking, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Murder, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail

rebeccaxpaige's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional sad tense fast-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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Addiction, Alcoholism, Body horror, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Hate crime, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Racism, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Antisemitism, Kidnapping, Mass/school shootings, Medical trauma, Stalking, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

curlywhirlygirly's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Cancer, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Gore, Gun violence, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Terminal illness, Blood, Police brutality, Mass/school shootings, Stalking, Suicide attempt, Murder, Gaslighting, and Injury/Injury detail

susiebrown's review against another edition

dark tense medium-paced

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

4.25

"I have a backup plan for my backup plan because one is none, and two is one." -Lynnette Tarkington.

The Final Girl Support Group, at its heart, is a slasher itself... but it's also a feminist commentary on the Final Girl trope and how f!#ked up it is. You'll see when Crazy Chrissy breaks it down for you and Lynnette even further.

Don't let the fact that this was written by a man deter you. I honestly probably would have skipped this one in favor of a different Final Girl novel if I had known Grady Hendrix was a man, but I'm grateful now that I mistook him for a woman considering how well-written the women were and how Final Girls are glamorized both in entertainment and in true crime circles. The touches on how murderbilia is so sought-after by crime groupies (despite being such a twisted concept) was also refreshing to see.

I know this review was mostly about the commentary and less about the story, but I don't think it should take much persuasion beyond the synopsis to convince you to read this novel. I mean, just read it. Doesn't it sound siiiiick?

This book is especially perfect for fans of slashers, the Final Girl trope, and pretty much any murder mystery. Read it.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Death, Gore, Mental illness, Violence, Blood, Grief, Mass/school shootings, and Murder

Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Cancer, Panic attacks/disorders, Stalking, and Gaslighting

Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Body shaming, Confinement, Cursing, Drug abuse, Toxic relationship, Vomit, Kidnapping, Suicide attempt, Lesbophobia, and Sexual harassment

ohhthehorrors's review against another edition

dark funny mysterious fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Body horror, Child death, Cursing, Death, Gore, Gun violence, Terminal illness, Violence, Blood, Grief, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, and Murder