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The Southern Book Club's Guide to Slaying Vampires by Grady Hendrix
38 reviews
delilahreads's review against another edition
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Blood, Body horror, Death, Gore, and Misogyny
Moderate: Animal death, Biphobia, Child abuse, Child death, Chronic illness, Emotional abuse, Grief, Medical content, Mental illness, Murder, Physical abuse, Racism, Sexual assault, Terminal illness, Toxic friendship, and Vomit
Minor: Suicide, Pregnancy, Murder, Infidelity, Gaslighting, Animal cruelty, Drug abuse, and Car accident
inkdrinkermal's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- 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
The Bad: The rape. It was unnecessary to the story and felt like a bad attempt to use rape as a horror device. It alone dropped the rating from 5 to 3.5.
The Ugly: The descriptions of women's bodies, especially breasts. They are scattered throughout the book and made me roll my eyes every time. Also, the inclusion of "she gained 11 pounds and could feel her tummy and hips sagging." *insert massive eye roll here*
Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Blood, Body horror, Child abuse, Child death, Chronic illness, Death, Death of parent, Dementia, Gore, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, and Violence
Moderate: Murder, Racism, and Suicide attempt
lorinew1's review against another edition
- 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
4.75
Graphic: Body horror, Blood, Cannibalism, Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Animal cruelty, Bullying, Child death, Chronic illness, Child abuse, Cursing, Death, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Forced institutionalization, Gore, Grief, Infidelity, Mental illness, Misogyny, Murder, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Pregnancy, Rape, Religious bigotry, Self harm, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Stalking, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Suicide attempt, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, and Vomit
cana_worms's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- 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
3.0
Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Blood, Body horror, Child abuse, Chronic illness, Death, Dementia, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Forced institutionalization, Gore, Mental illness, Misogyny, Murder, Pedophilia, Racism, Rape, Sexism, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicide, Suicide attempt, Torture, and Toxic relationship
dorianlecter's review against another edition
- 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
Graphic: Blood, Body horror, Child death, Chronic illness, Confinement, Death, Death of parent, Dementia, Forced institutionalization, Gore, Murder, Rape, Suicide, Violence, and Vomit
Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Toxic relationship, Sexual content, Sexism, Racism, Medical content, Kidnapping, Infidelity, Emotional abuse, and Drug abuse
ohkmurr's review against another edition
- 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? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Blood, Body horror, Chronic illness, Death, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Gore, Misogyny, Murder, Physical abuse, Sexism, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, and Violence
Moderate: Domestic abuse, Grief, Medical content, Medical trauma, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Racism, and Stalking
Lots of gaslighting. The sexual content is somewhat dubious.cp_frey's review against another edition
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Ugh! You go mama! Be terrified, but go anyway!
Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Animal death, Blood, Body horror, Cannibalism, Child abuse, Child death, Chronic illness, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Kidnapping, Medical content, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicide, Terminal illness, Torture, Violence, and Vomit
sachikoriddle's review against another edition
4.0
Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Blood, Body horror, Child death, Chronic illness, Death, Dementia, Emotional abuse, Gore, Misogyny, Racism, Suicide, Toxic relationship, and Violence
Moderate: Infidelity
Minor: Fatphobia and Panic attacks/disorders