Reviews tagging 'Classism'

The Southern Book Club's Guide to Slaying Vampires by Grady Hendrix

147 reviews

astareads's review against another edition

WTF, this book was pure anxiety. Toxic masculinity, racism, gaslighting, references to the ADHD-"craze" of the 90s, with hardly any actual vampire action. I think there was an effort to be like Dracula?

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Grief, Dementia, Gaslighting, Gore, Mental illness, Sexism, Violence, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Suicide attempt, Blood, Body horror, Child death, Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Murder, Classism, and Racism

Moderate: Ableism, Animal cruelty, Alcoholism, Cannibalism, and Child abuse

jessiejonesbentley's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-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? It's complicated

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide attempt, Death, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Pedophilia, Classism, Racism, Sexual violence, Animal death, Blood, Child abuse, Child death, Grief, Misogyny, Rape, Toxic relationship, Mental illness, Suicide, Murder, Sexual content, Gore, Sexual assault, Physical abuse, Self harm, Sexism, and Violence

thewitchinghour's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Gore, Sexual assault, Violence, Domestic abuse, Misogyny, Blood, Child abuse, Death, Dementia, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Physical abuse, Racism, Suicide attempt, Animal death, Body horror, Classism, Murder, and Alcoholism

susie_bee's review against another edition

adventurous dark funny 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? No

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Body horror, and Gaslighting

Moderate: Rape, Gore, Sexual assault, Suicide attempt, Child death, Classism, Death, and Emotional abuse

Minor: Animal death, Death, Adult/minor relationship, and Domestic abuse

art_books_chemistry's review against another edition

emotional lighthearted mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Sexual violence, Blood, Child death, Medical content, Suicide attempt, Murder, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, and Misogyny

Moderate: Animal death, Classism, Racism, and Rape

Minor: Alcoholism, Police brutality, Cannibalism, Domestic abuse, Forced institutionalization, Infidelity, and Adult/minor relationship

linneak's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cannibalism, Murder, Blood, Injury/Injury detail, Body horror, Violence, Rape, Gaslighting, Medical content, Medical trauma, Child death, Death, Dementia, Gore, Suicide, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Child abuse, Stalking, Sexism, Animal death, Domestic abuse, Death of parent, Terminal illness, and Misogyny

Minor: Classism, Drug abuse, and Alcohol

mackdaddy's review against another edition

dark funny lighthearted mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.0

Truly enjoyable. Truly disturbing.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gaslighting, Forced institutionalization, Emotional abuse, Classism, Body horror, Racism, Excrement, Dementia, Animal cruelty, Blood, Rape, Misogyny, Medical trauma, and Gore

my_weird_bookish_heart's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Blood, Body horror, Violence, Physical abuse, Classism, Child death, Animal cruelty, Suicide attempt, Sexual harassment, Sexual content, Sexual assault, Rape, Murder, Misogyny, Mental illness, Medical content, Gore, Sexual violence, Forced institutionalization, and Death

loongbooy's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug abuse, Gore, Forced institutionalization, Injury/Injury detail, Suicide, Child death, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, Torture, Classism, Death, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, and Murder

aiyam's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional slow-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: Grief, Adult/minor relationship, Child death, Body horror, Animal cruelty, Blood, Classism, Death, Medical trauma, Gaslighting, and Forced institutionalization