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My Heart Is a Chainsaw by Stephen Graham Jones

120 reviews

melchncookies's review

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny mysterious 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

3.75

If this hadn’t turned supernatural,

it would have been at least a 4 star book, if not higher. The setup for the killer was amazing and I didn’t guess who it was.

I didn’t love that the little girl ended up coming back.

I wish that could have just been Jade’s imagination. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Injury/Injury detail, Gore, Violence, Blood, Vomit, and Suicide attempt

Moderate: Alcoholism, Alcohol, Sexual assault, Pedophilia, Sexual harassment, Toxic relationship, Suicide, and Self harm

Minor: Child abuse and Fire/Fire injury

lancemama's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Violence, Bullying, Body horror, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Toxic relationship, Rape, Alcoholism, Blood, Death, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Self harm, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Incest, Mental illness, Pedophilia, and Suicide attempt

Moderate: Animal death

shaunnow38's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide attempt, Injury/Injury detail, Emotional abuse, Blood, Death, Murder, Animal death, Gun violence, Gore, and Violence

Minor: Child abuse, Alcoholism, Rape, and Incest

suncourts's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense slow-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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Death, Gore, Alcoholism, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Animal death, Child abuse, Blood, and Child death

Moderate: Alcoholism and Vomit

Minor: Rape and Child abuse

atomicbritt's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• 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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Child death, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Blood, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, and Death

Minor: Cultural appropriation, Incest, and Sexual assault

squrrlgrrl's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense fast-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? It's complicated

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Murder, Self harm, Animal death, Body horror, Alcoholism, Blood, Gore, Vomit, Injury/Injury detail, Child death, Death, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Racism, Sexual harassment, and Violence

Moderate: Alcohol, Colonisation, Suicide attempt, and Addiction

Minor: Sexual violence, Sexual assault, and Child abuse

thewellbitch's review against another edition

dark funny 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? It's complicated

4.5

I went in knowing nothing about the story and was pleasantly surprised. Perfect for spooky season if you like slasher movies.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Murder, Suicide attempt, Classism, Violence, Blood, Body horror, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Sexual assault, Abandonment, and Alcoholism

Minor: Child abuse

outerscout's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny informative sad tense slow-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? Yes

4.75

so good. one day i will formulate words 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Self harm, Fire/Fire injury, Alcoholism, Gore, Suicide attempt, Child abuse, Death, Animal cruelty, Blood, Body horror, Violence, and Animal death

Moderate: Mass/school shootings, Grief, Pedophilia, Rape, Injury/Injury detail, Incest, and Vomit

warmerbones's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny inspiring 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? Yes

5.0

An alternate ending for all the girls that were never heard, My Heart is A Chainsaw is more than just a horror novel. The lake is deep, and full of unexpected twists that will keep the pages turning. My heart was broken, given hope, broken, and then given more hope. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Self harm, Death, Injury/Injury detail, Gore, Grief, Deadnaming, Child abuse, Addiction, Rape, Suicide attempt, Incest, Alcoholism, Adult/minor relationship, and Vomit

judassilver's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative mysterious sad 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? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Child abuse, Death, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Sexual harassment, Violence, Self harm, Blood, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, Classism, Sexual assault, and Vomit

Moderate: Animal death, Incest, Pedophilia, Rape, Cursing, Death of parent, Grief, Body horror, and Fire/Fire injury

Minor: Colonisation, Misogyny, Religious bigotry, Cultural appropriation, and Racism