Reviews tagging 'Cursing'

My Heart Is a Chainsaw by Stephen Graham Jones

26 reviews

bookmarkedbyfi's review

dark mysterious sad tense fast-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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Animal death, Suicide attempt, Blood, Body horror, Death, Fire/Fire injury, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Cursing, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Self harm, and Violence

Moderate: Sexual assault

animalsmals's review

dark mysterious tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Gore, Death, Injury/Injury detail, Self harm, Violence, Domestic abuse, Suicide attempt, Blood, Child abuse, and Cursing

Moderate: Rape, Fire/Fire injury, Sexual violence, Vomit, Animal death, Child death, Drug use, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Death of parent, Pedophilia, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Animal cruelty, and Incest

justafaerietayle's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious tense slow-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Death, Violence, Murder, Injury/Injury detail, Gore, and Blood

Moderate: Alcohol, Animal death, Injury/Injury detail, Self harm, and Suicide attempt

Minor: Incest, Rape, and Cursing

tfunk's review

dark sad tense slow-paced

• 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Blood, Body horror, Cursing, Death, Gore, and Murder

Minor: Suicide attempt, Suicidal thoughts, Sexual assault, Self harm, Rape, Pedophilia, and Incest

spacecadelliot's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

• 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? It's complicated

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Vomit, Violence, Animal death, Blood, Body horror, Cursing, Death, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, Murder, Physical abuse, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, and Suicide attempt

Moderate: Alcohol, Bullying, Pedophilia, Police brutality, and Rape

naturemamareads's review

challenging dark emotional mysterious tense fast-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

5.0

🔪 BOOK REVIEW 🔪

MY HEART IS A CHAINSAW by Stephen Graham Jones

I absolutely fell into this world. I was so absorbed and terrified. To say I finished this book dizzy is an understatement. This is a book hangover on all levels.

Jade is an outsider in her town of well to do yt folx. Surrounded by well meaning teachers and a sherif who thinks she some  poor neglected teen with a dark past, but she’s just really into slasher movies. At least that’s what she tells everyone. I so deeply related to Jade on every level. When I was 17 I was also considered a trouble maker who just “had a lot going on at home”. Jade starts to see happenings around her small town that point to the beginnings of a slasher! Is it real? Or is it all in her head? And who is behind it all? Can she really trust anyone? And why doesn’t anyone believe her?!

Read this if you like:

🔪 Emo girls with soft hearts

🔪 70s and 80s slasher movies

🔪 All the slasher trivia

🔪 Bisexual rep

🔪 Biracial rep

🔪 Twisty plots that you can’t keep up with

🔪 Gore & more gore

🔪 You know everyone is eventually gonna die

🔪 Slow build ups

🔪 Lots of backstory for each person of interest

I’ll definitely be thinking of this one every October! I can’t wait to read more from this author!

#MyHeartIsAChainsaw #StephenGrahamJones

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Child abuse, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Incest, Murder, Racism, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, Violence, and Vomit

Moderate: Body shaming, Bullying, Cultural appropriation, and Cursing