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The Southern Book Club's Guide to Slaying Vampires by Grady Hendrix
52 reviews
lorinew1'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
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, Blood, Child death, Death, Death of parent, Dementia, Emotional abuse, Forced institutionalization, Gore, Infidelity, Misogyny, Sexual assault, Suicide attempt, Toxic relationship, Murder, Body horror, and Torture
Moderate: Alcoholism, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, and Physical abuse
lilasky'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? It's complicated
3.5
Graphic: Blood, Child abuse, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Racism, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Stalking, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Suicide attempt, Toxic relationship, and Violence
Moderate: Self harm and Torture
Minor: Infidelity, Panic attacks/disorders, and Vomit
sarah984's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
I appreciate what the author was trying to do with the Mrs. Greene character and the vampire going after children he thinks won't be missed but the execution didn't really work for me. Mrs. Greene had to take charge of everything all the time and it basically circled around from her being part of the team to her having to coddle and take care of all the white characters. The women in the book club were thinly drawn and not very interesting. I only finished the book a couple of hours ago and I can only remember that Slick is religious, one is named Kitty, one wears whimsical sweaters and Grace is the biggest jerk. Patricia is a huge doormat and the husbands are universally terrible. It was weird to me that the parents weren't more concerned with their son’s nazi obsession, aside from it being mildly embarrassing in public.
My biggest negative though is the use of rape in this book. It really feels like it's just there for the shock scenes, and the way the women's (and girls’) bodies are described during those scenes is really voyeuristic and weird. The worst of the rape scenes takes place off-screen and the author STILL manages to describe the victim’s breasts and the state of her pubic hair. What happens to the character afterward is also weird and felt pointless.
Graphic: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Animal death, Blood, Body horror, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Death of parent, Dementia, Emotional abuse, Forced institutionalization, Gore, Grief, Hate crime, Medical content, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicide, Suicide attempt, Terminal illness, Torture, Toxic relationship, and Violence
Moderate: Infidelity
Minor: Animal cruelty, Excrement, Fatphobia, and Vomit
There are some pretty gross "critter" scenes in this involving rats and bugs/spiders.cana_worms'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? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Blood, Body horror, Child abuse, Chronic illness, Death, Dementia, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Forced institutionalization, Gore, Mental illness, Misogyny, Murder, Pedophilia, Racism, Rape, Sexism, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicide, Suicide attempt, Torture, and Toxic relationship
whimsylindsey's review against another edition
- Strong character development? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
0.25
Graphic: Body horror, Adult/minor relationship, Rape, Sexism, Violence, Toxic relationship, Torture, Death, and Blood
falchionm's review against another edition
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Violence, Sexism, Blood, Gore, Misogyny, and Racism
Moderate: Religious bigotry, Torture, Vomit, Dementia, Animal death, and Sexual assault
Minor: Suicide
I thought this would be a fun book. It is clever and references other works of literature along the way that wink to the reader. It features a true crime book club of moms, the main character starts noticing odd behavior of a newcomer that might be suspicious. There is pushback and gaslighting, and the book is sometimes stressful, though very skillfully written as a thrilling narrative.kacylynne's review against another edition
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Blood, Body horror, Child death, Cursing, Death, Rape, Suicide, Torture, Violence, and Gore
Moderate: Antisemitism and Forced institutionalization
cp_frey's review against another edition
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Ugh! You go mama! Be terrified, but go anyway!
Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Animal death, Blood, Body horror, Cannibalism, Child abuse, Child death, Chronic illness, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Kidnapping, Medical content, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicide, Terminal illness, Torture, Violence, and Vomit
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