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The Southern Book Club's Guide to Slaying Vampires by Grady Hendrix
90 reviews
yustawrites's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.25
The characters were all so realistic and I treated them like my own friends. I cared for them. Patricia and Slick 💖 This book made me tear up a few times.
Others say the Nazi references were weird and unnecessary but for me it added that extra layer of connecting to background characters. This is not a book to skim read.
Half a star taken away because I don't think it has a profound cultural or otherwise impact. I am not sure about its rereadability. Quarter of a star taken away because of that one super extravert character - Kitty, I love you but honestly shush 😂.
I am sad it ended, but waiting patiently for Amazon's TV show. Hope it will do it justice!
Graphic: Body horror, Child death, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicide, Blood, Murder, Gaslighting, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, and Drug use
Minor: Alcoholism
labinsky'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? Yes
2.5
this book is definitely a page turner, it’s over 400 pages and i finished it in under a day and i’m definitely not a fast reader. but just because it’s a page turner doesn’t make it good or mean that this book is well executed. it’s supposed to be a social commentary about racism and sexism and the way we accept the stuff of horror stories because we live in an unjust society. and it almost does that. but it’s written by a white man who capitalises southern and not Black.
of course a horror novel is going to be graphic. of course it’s going to be gory and isn’t for the faint-hearted.
if someone with the lived experience of racism and sexism had written this book and if it was told from the perspectives of multiple characters (ie, mrs greene), it would have been a better book. it could have made the point it was trying to make. but instead of being a commentary about not only the horror genre but the society we live in, hendrix missed the mark.
Graphic: Body horror, Child abuse, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Hate crime, Pedophilia, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Violence, Blood, Suicide attempt, and Murder
Moderate: Alcoholism, Fatphobia, Sexism, Suicide, Forced institutionalization, Antisemitism, and Death of parent
socialpsysteph'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? Yes
4.5
This book was supposed to count for Bookoplathon and Magical Readathon for September 2021 but I didn't finish in time (womp womp).
Graphic: Gore, Rape, Suicide, and Blood
Moderate: Alcoholism, Physical abuse, and Suicide attempt
odrib'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
4.0
Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Body horror, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Gore, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Racism, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Terminal illness, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Dementia, Death of parent, Murder, and Gaslighting
Moderate: Alcoholism, Domestic abuse, Infidelity, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Police brutality, Medical content, Medical trauma, and Suicide attempt
dudadiamonds's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
2.75
pelo lado positivo a escrita é muito boa e me engajou bastante :)
Graphic: Animal death, Child death, Misogyny, Racism, Rape, Sexism, Violence, Blood, Dementia, Suicide attempt, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Gaslighting, and Sexual harassment
Moderate: Animal cruelty and Child abuse
Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Domestic abuse, and Antisemitism
maramergens'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? Yes
3.75
Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Body horror, Child death, Death, Domestic abuse, Gore, Misogyny, Rape, Sexual assault, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Blood, Excrement, Dementia, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Murder, and Gaslighting
Minor: Addiction, Alcoholism, Animal death, Confinement, Mental illness, Forced institutionalization, and Medical content
annir'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? Yes
3.75
Graphic: Body horror, Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Self harm, Sexism, Blood, Dementia, and Gaslighting
Moderate: Alcoholism, Child abuse, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Gore, Infidelity, Physical abuse, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Kidnapping, Grief, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, and Murder
Minor: Addiction, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Cancer, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Vomit, Medical content, Trafficking, Cannibalism, Stalking, and Sexual harassment
syfylauren'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: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Gore, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Blood, Dementia, Suicide attempt, Gaslighting, and Toxic friendship
Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Racism, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Violence, Medical content, Medical trauma, Stalking, and Murder
Minor: Body shaming, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Eating disorder, Pedophilia, Forced institutionalization, and Murder
readingrainbot'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? Yes
4.75
Graphic: Rape, Sexual assault, Violence, and Blood
Moderate: Domestic abuse
Minor: Alcoholism
abookandaspotoftea'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
Graphic: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Body horror, Child death, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Infidelity, Misogyny, Sexual assault, Torture, Toxic relationship, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Dementia, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, and Murder
Moderate: Alcoholism, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, and Physical abuse