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The Southern Book Club's Guide to Slaying Vampires by Grady Hendrix
1163 reviews
ecster's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
Graphic: Gore, Rape, and Violence
Moderate: Adult/minor relationship and Terminal illness
kayteaface'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? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Child death
Moderate: Rape and Animal death
mommacusses's review
- 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: Medical content, Gore, Pedophilia, Rape, Body horror, Child abuse, Death, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Dementia, Emotional abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Medical trauma, and Mental illness
galexywitch's review against another edition
- 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
My main issues with this book were:
1. The extreme feeling of frustration during the first ~2/3s of the book. I had a pit in my stomach while reading, not due to the horror elements or tense moments, but because I was just SO frustrated with how everyone was treating the main character. While I understood that the other characters needed to mistrust her for the plot, it often felt too extreme too quickly and drove me crazy. I would’ve preferred a little less mistrust and gaslighting, especially coming from the people closest to the main character. That or I wish there were more in depth/reasonable explanations for why some of these characters were not on her side since it didn’t always seem justified.
2. The unnecessary sexual violence against women and children. I mean, I just don’t think this was needed? It felt like it was included for the shock value more than the author having anything meaningful to say about rape/sexual assault, which is something I really do not appreciate in books, especially coming from a male author.
Graphic: Rape, Body horror, Suicide, and Sexual assault
Moderate: Racism and Sexism
hygge77's review against another edition
Graphic: Child abuse, Suicide attempt, Emotional abuse, Racism, Rape, Gaslighting, Pedophilia, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, and Misogyny
emeraldsky's review
3.5
First of all....please, for the love, include a SA trigger. Omg.
I thought the vampire was interesting enough to keep reading, but really, why did so many women have husbands that sucked? I know plenty of couples from that era who have busbands who would have listened to them. Is it a southern thing? I don't know.
I liked the theme of "we have to work together to fight a great evil." It played out nicely.
Moderate: Rape
ladychubb'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? Yes
3.0
Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Blood, Death of parent, Dementia, Gaslighting, Self harm, Classism, Toxic friendship, Sexism, Violence, Death, and Suicide attempt
Minor: Domestic abuse, Rape, and Sexual assault
ohheyash's review
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? N/A
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A
3.5
Graphic: Child death, Sexual assault, Blood, Misogyny, Suicide attempt, Adult/minor relationship, Body horror, Death, and Rape
georgiabee's review
- 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
4.5
This is a supernatural horror, so there was obviously some suspension of disbelief involved. That said,
Graphic: Blood, Body horror, Death, Dementia, Gore, Rape, Sexism, Suicide attempt, Violence, and Child death
Minor: Animal death and Kidnapping
aelis's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.75
Graphic: Rape, Sexual assault, Sexism, Adult/minor relationship, Suicide attempt, Animal death, Body horror, Chronic illness, and Gaslighting
Moderate: Child death and Blood