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The Southern Book Club's Guide to Slaying Vampires by Grady Hendrix
364 reviews
hannahhmh's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Loveable characters? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Pedophilia, Mental illness, Dementia, Suicide attempt, Infidelity, Classism, Suicide, Misogyny, Sexual assault, Domestic abuse, Gaslighting, Rape, Sexual violence, Gore, Excrement, Blood, Animal death, Murder, Physical abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Hate crime, Death of parent, Sexism, Child death, and Child abuse
Moderate: Vomit, Body horror, and Alcoholism
ging090803'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? No
3.5
It starts pretty slow and there isn't a lot of action except by the end. There are a few disturbing scenes, especially toward the end.
I felt one big emotion throughout the book and it was anger.
Even though most of it felt superficial
Graphic: Death of parent, Blood, Death, Dementia, Gore, and Violence
Moderate: Injury/Injury detail, Rape, Racism, Excrement, Murder, Suicide attempt, Sexual content, Child abuse, Child death, Gaslighting, and Vomit
chelbelle122's review against another edition
This book should come with a trigger warner for mansplaining.
Moderate: Dementia, Racism, Suicide attempt, Cannibalism, Sexism, Suicide, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Body horror, Murder, Pedophilia, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Child death, Classism, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Death, Adult/minor relationship, Blood, Misogyny, Violence, Child abuse, Gaslighting, and Gore
jocelynmwagner'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? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Suicide, Sexual assault, Pedophilia, Suicide attempt, Sexual violence, Child abuse, Racism, Physical abuse, Murder, Injury/Injury detail, Rape, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Misogyny
aheinicke27's review against another edition
- 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
4.0
I was really invested in the characters and wanted to punch all of their dumb husbands in the face pretty much every time they made an appearance — which granted wasn’t often because the husbands were pretty distant from their families due to their dumbness anyways. This was a great female power book, and I loved seeing how the women band together to keep their community safe. Amidst all of the horrors surrounding them, their friendship was the tool that helped them do what would have initially seemed impossible at the start of the book.
Overall, I liked the book. Will I read another horror book anytime soon? Probably not. Will I tell people about this book? Yes, but primarily to process my trauma from reading it. 😂
Graphic: Suicide, Gore, Toxic relationship, Physical abuse, Sexism, Stalking, Death, Murder, Adult/minor relationship, Blood, Misogyny, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Injury/Injury detail, Racism, Rape, Child abuse, Suicide attempt, Violence, Child death, Sexual violence, and Pedophilia
ktbroski's review against another edition
1.0
Graphic: Child abuse, Adult/minor relationship, and Sexual assault
Moderate: Rape and Child death
Minor: Sexism and Suicide
twinkle_flavored's review against another edition
- Loveable characters? N/A
3.5
Graphic: Dementia, Pedophilia, Domestic abuse, Body horror, Gaslighting, Racism, Toxic relationship, Sexual violence, Animal death, Emotional abuse, Blood, Gore, and Child abuse
chaseisdying's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.0
Waste of time and paper
Graphic: Misogyny, Rape, Child abuse, and Pedophilia
Moderate: Emotional abuse and Physical abuse
pacific's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Plus, there's one point in the novel where I was so angry (on behalf of the characters) that I spite read late into the night just to see them vindicated.
A wonderful dark novel from beginning to end. There are few horror novels that capture the fleeting feeling of suburbia quite like this one does.
Graphic: Suicide attempt, Domestic abuse, Child abuse, Sexual assault, Rape, and Pedophilia
Minor: Drug abuse and Animal death
kaitcope's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Fire/Fire injury, Adult/minor relationship, Grief, Mental illness, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Child abuse, Child death, Blood, Death, Dementia, Gaslighting, Murder, Emotional abuse, Gore, Racism, Sexism, Classism, Kidnapping, Rape, Sexual assault, and Suicide attempt