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The Southern Book Club's Guide to Slaying Vampires by Grady Hendrix
172 reviews
fionaross's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.0
Long, poor writing, and we never come back to any of the central motifs from the beginning of the novel. The women are cliches- not merely because of time period, but because of failed introspection of their interior lives. But thank god they get some witty one liners, what really matters is that your slay girl boss team of book club members gets to think something sassy to combat their vile husbands.
Graphic: Misogyny, Body horror, Death, Gore, Murder, Sexual assault, Blood, Sexual violence, and Violence
Moderate: Violence, Domestic abuse, Gore, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Animal death, Forced institutionalization, Sexual violence, Emotional abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Suicide attempt, and Sexism
gena10's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
4.5
Graphic: Child death, Blood, Violence, Rape, and Misogyny
Moderate: Sexual violence, Murder, Gore, and Suicide
Minor: Animal death and Physical abuse
somethingviola's review against another edition
2.5
Graphic: Body horror, Death, Gore, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Rape, Suicide attempt, and Murder
madtubb's review against another edition
Graphic: Child death, Child abuse, Body horror, Rape, Racism, Physical abuse, Kidnapping, Gore, Emotional abuse, Domestic abuse, Death, Animal cruelty, Gaslighting, Misogyny, Self harm, Sexism, Sexual assault, and Suicide
I mean it’s a horror story so graphic content is expected however I believe that there is a line that separates good horror from bad horror. This book was on the good horror for the most part and then lost me at the r*pe none of that I don’t want that very real and traumatic thing in a fictional story about a vampire like no thank youlyndsey_bass's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A
4.0
Graphic: Sexual violence, Rape, Blood, Injury/Injury detail, Classism, Animal cruelty, Sexual assault, Sexism, Misogyny, Body horror, Suicide, Self harm, Physical abuse, Murder, Gore, Emotional abuse, Death, and Racism
ewinnk's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
Graphic: Murder, Injury/Injury detail, Sexual assault, Body horror, Physical abuse, Sexual violence, Child abuse, Child death, Death of parent, Forced institutionalization, Self harm, and Violence
corporealmystic'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? It's complicated
5.0
The Southern Book Club ladies and their families all seem like the perfect batch of people that most of us know. The ones who show the world the best features and hide what is truly happening behind closed doors. All that gets rocked when a mysterious stranger comes into their lovely neighborhood and shakes the very ore of their day to day lives. Can these ladies stop the erosion of life as they know it or will everything they once held dear be ripped from their grasp? 5/5 for the plot of this novel.
The characters all felt like people I would know in my day to day life. You felt like you were part of the book club and not just reading about their meetings and escapades. 5/5 for character development.
Sweet Southern meet Dark and Morbid, the atmosphere of this book was so tantalizing and kept you interested to the very end. You felt like you lived in the neighborhood where the story was unfolding. Like you were privy to all the things spoken behind closed doors in hushed tones. Atmosphere was a 5/5.
Grady Hendrix writing feels like you are watching a campy movie. It keeps you hooked and wanting to come back for more even though you really should be doing laundry or some other household chore. The novel stays on your mind when you aren't reading it and that to me speaks volumes on his writing. It is fast paced with day to day vocabulary that would be easy for most readers. Writing is a 5/5 for me personally.
Overall this book was a fun book to read. It was campy, horror at it's finest. The author truly put their knowledge of the time period in which they write to good use. So my Enjoyment was a 5/5 and I will be reading more by this author.
Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Death, Drug use, Excrement, Forced institutionalization, Suicide attempt, Addiction, Alcoholism, Dementia, Sexual assault, Violence, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Blood, Child death, Domestic abuse, Death of parent, Self harm, Drug abuse, Murder, Physical abuse, Alcohol, Body horror, Gore, Medical content, and Kidnapping
mels_reading_log's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Graphic: Physical abuse, Racism, Suicide, Suicide attempt, Suicidal thoughts, Adult/minor relationship, Blood, Body horror, Mental illness, Murder, Sexual assault, Dementia, Gore, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Sexual violence, Vomit, Death of parent, Violence, Gaslighting, Emotional abuse, Child death, Death, Rape, Self harm, Cannibalism, and Domestic abuse
emhicks72's review against another edition
4.5
Graphic: Rape, Sexual assault, Child death, Death of parent, Animal death, Blood, Physical abuse, and Sexual harassment
cassie7e's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
4.0
TW: Sexual assault, death, torture (kinda), gore
Graphic: Torture, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, and Murder
Moderate: Sexual violence, Suicide, Forced institutionalization, Child death, Sexual assault, Suicide attempt, Medical content, Terminal illness, and Classism
Minor: Racism, Physical abuse, Fatphobia, and Animal death