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We Sold Our Souls by Grady Hendrix

17 reviews

erin_a_ziraphale's review against another edition

dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

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

3.0

Metal, rock, music, legends and a world that is out to burry you when you no longer are a useful tool, the dreams of boys that blaze everything on their path, take no survivours and destroy all the women on their way. 
This one of the weirdest books I have ever read in my life, if you are willing to ignore BIG flagrant issues it has handling mental illness and conspiracy theories that dip too much into Q-anon terrotory making them valid

No Mr. Hendrix, my mental illness doesn't make me or other mentally ill people "magic" or "more attuned to hear the cry of troglodyte", my meds aren't for mind controling me, in fact they keep me from tearing my hair and my sking with my nails! and Capitalism™️ sure sucks, but racist, misogynistic, antisemetic conspiracy theorist DO NOT AND WILL NEVER HAVE A POINT

this a solid read for anyone digging a good eldritch horror read or for any music lovers that ever dreamed of becoming legends, really.
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How does a sparrow destroy a mountain? One pebble at a time.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Violence, Misogyny, Injury/Injury detail, Gore, Forced institutionalization, Emotional abuse, Blood, and Gaslighting

caidyn's review against another edition

dark funny medium-paced

• 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? Yes

4.0

Another fun read by Grady Hendrix. I really love this author and his stuff is always fun to read, even though it has those dark themes to it.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Body horror, Confinement, Mental illness, Gaslighting, and Gore

werewolvesnotswearwolves's review against another edition

medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual violence, Body horror, Car accident, Cursing, Confinement, Death, Forced institutionalization, Gun violence, Medical content, Medical trauma, Sexual harassment, Stalking, Violence, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Mass/school shootings, Blood, Emotional abuse, Gore, Gaslighting, Grief, Mental illness, Murder, and Physical abuse

Moderate: Fire/Fire injury

Minor: Addiction and Alcohol

itsheyfay's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful tense medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Blood, Body horror, Suicide, Toxic friendship, Violence, Car accident, Forced institutionalization, Death, Sexual assault, and Sexism

Moderate: Misogyny, Murder, Death of parent, Torture, Alcohol, Cursing, Gaslighting, Injury/Injury detail, and Vomit

danidamico's review against another edition

adventurous dark fast-paced

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

4.0

Me encanta la forma de escribir de Grady Hendrix, accesible, divertida, visceral, por momentos un poco ridícula pero siempre con mucho corazón. Su mezcla de terror con humor y referencias a la cultura pop es soñada, casi perfecta. Este es mi tercer libro del autor y lo disfruté un montón, no puedo esperar para leer The Southern Book Club's Guide..... Cada vez puedo decir con más seguridad que Hendrix se está transformando en uno de mis escritores favoritos.

En We Sold Our Souls seguimos a Kris Pulaski, la ex guitarrista de Dürt Würk, una banda noventosa de heavy metal. La vida de Kris es una porquería, no tiene a nada ni a nadie, y todo es consecuencia de algo que ocurrió con la banda hace años. A lo largo de la novela, somos testigos de la travesía de Kris, tratando de enfrentar al pasado, reclamar lo que le quitaron, salvarse a sí misma y, por qué no, al mundo. Es una pesadilla llena de conspiraciones, fuerzas oscuras del más allá, lavado de cerebro y violencia colectiva. Y música, mucha música.

Kris es una gran protagonista, típica de las novelas de Hendrix. Está lejos de ser perfecta, sin embargo nunca deja de generar empatía en el lector. Queremos verla triunfar. Me gustó que también se explore un poco el tema de ser una mujer en un ámbito artístico dominado por hombres. Me gustó el valor que el autor le da a la música y al arte, ese que sale bien de adentro. Y así como Hendrix sabe escribir escenas divertidas y hasta cómicas, no hay que olvidar que también sabe cómo crear momentos que te ponen la piel de gallina del miedo y del asco; pienso en la escena del gusano en My Best Friend's Exorcism. Acá me pasó lo mismo con el escape de Well in the Woods, literalmente me hizo sentir claustrofobia y falta de aire.

Ah, esto es un detalle, pero lo leí casi al mismo tiempo que miré la primera temporada de Yellowjackets, una serie nueva espectacular que me enamoró. Si bien no se parecen en cuanto a la trama, siento que el libro y la serie tienen un estilo similar y resultó una buena combinación.

En fin, si les gusta el terror con un sentido del humor retorcido, personajes femeninos complejos, una mezcla de realismo con elementos sobrenaturales y la temática de sectas, entonces denle una chance a We Sold Our Souls. Y de paso miren Yellowjackets.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Car accident, Confinement, Gaslighting, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Murder, Sexism, Sexual assault, Stalking, Suicide, and Violence

wonderworm's review against another edition

dark mysterious sad tense fast-paced

• 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Car accident, Death, Forced institutionalization, Gaslighting, Gore, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Misogyny, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Sexism, Sexual assault, Violence, and Vomit

Moderate: Drug use

henrygravesprince's review against another edition

adventurous emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Murder, Injury/Injury detail, Death, Car accident, Forced institutionalization, Suicide, and Mental illness

Moderate: Toxic friendship, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Gaslighting, Kidnapping, and Medical content

Minor: Toxic relationship, Sexual content, Racism, Gun violence, Child death, and Misogyny