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The Southern Book Club's Guide to Slaying Vampires by Grady Hendrix
91 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
ectoplasmjames'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
4.5
Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Gore, Pedophilia, Suicide attempt, Sexual violence, Self harm, Racism, and Murder
Minor: Police brutality, Addiction, Drug abuse, and Pedophilia
grifgirl'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
shaples'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
Graphic: Blood, Body horror, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Misogyny, Murder, Racism, Suicidal thoughts, and Suicide attempt
Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Child death, Death of parent, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual assault, and Suicide
Minor: Addiction, Animal death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Forced institutionalization, Infidelity, Physical abuse, and Vomit
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
bebidocrimes's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
Graphic: Blood, Child death, Death, Gore, Murder, and Violence
Moderate: Body horror, Drug use, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Rape, Self harm, Sexism, Sexual violence, Suicide, and Suicide attempt
Minor: Alcoholism, Animal death, Animal cruelty, Dementia, Excrement, Forced institutionalization, Medical content, Police brutality, and Racism
dale1997's review against another edition
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Child death, Gore, Mental illness, Rape, Sexual violence, Sexual content, Emotional abuse, Domestic abuse, and Drug abuse
sara_wical's review against another edition
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Moderate: Blood, Sexual assault, and Drug abuse
alreads13's review against another edition
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Blood, Violence, Vomit, Rape, Racism, Misogyny, Gore, Forced institutionalization, Death, Animal death, Child death, Child abuse, Dementia, and Torture
Moderate: Terminal illness, Suicidal thoughts, Religious bigotry, Mental illness, Medical content, Drug abuse, Physical abuse, and Toxic relationship
Minor: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, and Infidelity
nerdybirdy101's review against another edition
- Strong character development? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
I have seen the hype for this book since it came out and after reading it I totally agree! This book was fabulous! I stayed up later than I should finishing this book and might fail a huge test Friday, but it was so good! I definitely recommend this book if you are able to read semi-horror/thriller books.
The characters are fabulous! The Book Club women are spectacular, they come together as a group but are all still individuals and I love it. The main character who the book follows is Patricia and that woman is so smart and everyone just brushed her to the side. All the wives were housewives and I loved how the author played with stereotypes, the wives are definitely smarter than their husbands. The husbands are a mixture of good and bad ideals, mostly bad and I wanted to punch most of them at one point or another. If you read this book and do not get frustrated by the husbands, then you need to get your priorities checked. Now the newcomer starts out as an angel and then he shows his devil side, which was so interesting to see! The children are entertaining because you could see how they have the child/teenage angst.
The plot was fabulous! I loved how the story was constructed. The story did take place over a number of years which I found semi-frustrating but a lot of things happened so there needed to be a progression of years to make it realistic.
I gave this book 5 out of 5 stars because it was so entertaining and I absolutely loved it! The only issue I have is with some of the characters (which the author wrote so well) and how they had to stick with their morals. There is one death that I definitely think should have been someone else. I highly recommend this book!
Graphic: Sexism
Moderate: Child death, Suicidal thoughts, Drug use, and Drug abuse
Minor: Animal death, Death, and Sexual violence