Reviews tagging 'Rape'

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

1152 reviews

darsana8's review against another edition

dark funny mysterious 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? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Murder, and Gore

monster_tabs's review against another edition

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Injury/Injury detail, Gore, and Murder

Moderate: Sexual assault, Rape, and Suicide attempt

Minor: Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Pregnancy, Adult/minor relationship, Animal death, Stalking, and Racism

rahellarad's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional informative mysterious tense slow-paced

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

5.0

THIS BOOK WAS INCREDIBLE!!

Honestly unputdownable. I was worried at first since this isn't my usual bag, and I have been known to hate books that follow a female protagonist with a family since so often they're portrayed as sad little pieces of cardboard to be moved around by other people. Patricia Campbell took that expectation and promptly stabbed it. 

This book is so absolutely marvellously brilliant because it's a story about characters who do everything right. Grady Hendrix even mentions that so many people say of horror scenarios: "well if that were me, I simply would have done things correctly". And so he wrote a story where things *are* done correctly - concerns raised, evidence gathered, friends confided in, measures taken - and lo and behold, it helps not at all. 

And that's exactly why this book is so terrifying. It's about being put in an inescapable situation with absolutely no way out, no matter what you try. Everyone you know turning on you, friends, family, people who have known you since childhood. All set against the quaint suburban backdrop of South Carolina in a neighbourhood where nobody is anything but polite - even when you insist that the man two houses over is a vampire. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Stalking, and Suicide attempt

Minor: Domestic abuse

It is suggested/implied that the monster of the book is engaging in

pedophilia. The act of vampirism occurs routinely on unclothed children and is depicted as though the villain is engaging in oral sex.

kit_kat006's review against another edition

dark funny mysterious tense slow-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Rape, and Sexual assault

Moderate: Physical abuse, Toxic relationship, and Racism

Minor: Adult/minor relationship

connie__'s review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Pedophilia, Violence, Gaslighting, Rape, and Body horror

maebemerissa's review against another edition

dark mysterious 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? No

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide attempt, Sexual assault, Self harm, Rape, Suicide, Sexual violence, Gore, Toxic relationship, Murder, Sexism, and Pedophilia

vassap's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Gaslighting, and Rape

Moderate: Child death

Minor: Suicide

j3rkin's review against another edition

dark mysterious slow-paced

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

4.5

Whoa. What an experience this book was. In addition to the graphic descriptions expected with a horror/ vampire book, I found myself totally captured by the side character storylines. There is so much potential for group discussion, that makes it a great pick for book clubs. I just wish the pace was faster. It felt like so much build up before I actually took interest. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Rape, Sexual assault, and Domestic abuse

tama_is_here's review against another edition

dark emotional 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? Yes

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape

meganparsec's review against another edition

sad tense medium-paced

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

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Outing, Sexual violence, Violence, Animal death, Dementia, Gaslighting, Gore, Sexual assault, Cannibalism, Child abuse, Child death, Pedophilia, Sexual content, Blood, Body horror, Death, and Rape