Reviews tagging 'Stalking'

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

81 reviews

shieldbearer's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense slow-paced

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

5.0

 

“The Southern Book Club’s Guide To Slaying Vampires” is about how a small-town white community reacts when faced with a threat from the outside. How much can one sacrifice for safety and prosperity and who pays for those sacrifices? Who- and what- is worth protecting? How culpable is the one who watches and does nothing? 

This is a book that features deeply human, but nuanced, female characters. The female characters have rich inner lives and personalities even when operating within the social norms of their small Southern town.  This is an nuanced, layered exploration of womanhood- particularly how white womanhood is affected by white privilege. People dismissing the characters as "doormats" have clearly ignored the parts of the book that scream that they are choosing prosperity and security over the lives of Black children, which is easily one of the most realistic parts of the book.   The author is a man, but his mother inspired him to write this book, and it truly shows. I wish more female characters were written with this flawed complexity. I also really felt the author did a good job building and releasing tension. 

Also. Y'all need to get better at adding tags. We get graphic second hand accounts of both sexual assault and racism (a man was literally LYNCHED) and half of y'all only tag the sexual assault?? I think that proves my point. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Racism, Murder, Suicide, Misogyny, Blood, Body horror, Hate crime, Sexual assault, Stalking, Child abuse, Classism, Violence, Death, Confinement, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Gore, Grief, Dementia, Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, Rape, Sexism, Sexual violence, Suicide attempt, Terminal illness, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Ableism, Animal cruelty, Drug use, Child death, Adult/minor relationship, Addiction, Chronic illness, Domestic abuse, Infidelity, Medical content, Medical trauma, and Pedophilia

Minor: Alcoholism and Animal death

pclairx's review against another edition

dark mysterious sad tense slow-paced

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

1.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexism, Sexual assault, Toxic relationship, Pedophilia, Sexual violence, Suicide, Suicide attempt, Animal death, Domestic abuse, Gore, Gaslighting, Rape, and Antisemitism

Moderate: Classism, Cannibalism, Racism, and Adult/minor relationship

Minor: Stalking, Vomit, and Alcoholism

annie10's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

2.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Suicide attempt, Sexual violence, Rape, Racism, Stalking, Pedophilia, Sexual assault, and Violence

sambashua's review against another edition

dark funny mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Dementia, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Gore, Misogyny, Body horror, Injury/Injury detail, Blood, Medical trauma, Murder, Rape, Sexism, Stalking, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Cannibalism, Death, and Violence

Moderate: Alcohol, Domestic abuse, and Emotional abuse

deenice2819's review against another edition

dark mysterious medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Blood, Violence, Suicide attempt, and Stalking

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Death, Death of parent, Gore, Medical content, Sexual assault, Sexual content, and Stalking

Minor: Classism, Drug use, and Grief

kaylamdean1's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Body horror, Stalking, Sexual violence, Sexual content, Sexism, Racism, Gaslighting, Emotional abuse, and Death

sarahsbookss's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

• 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? It's complicated

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Vomit, Violence, Torture, Terminal illness, Suicide attempt, Suicide, Stalking, Sexual assault, Self harm, Rape, Murder, Injury/Injury detail, Gore, Child death, and Blood

Moderate: Infidelity

Minor: Animal cruelty

talsbooknook's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional hopeful sad tense medium-paced

• 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? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism, Sexism, Toxic relationship, Death of parent, Dementia, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Misogyny, Stalking, and Suicide attempt

Moderate: Sexual assault, Sexual violence, and Adult/minor relationship

mothie_girlie's review against another edition

dark sad tense medium-paced

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

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Child death, Gore, Rape, and Sexism

Moderate: Addiction and Stalking

Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Domestic abuse, Forced institutionalization, Suicide attempt, Terminal illness, and Vomit

hannah_finley's review against another edition

dark funny mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Gore, Suicide attempt, Stalking, and Body horror

Moderate: Racism, Misogyny, and Animal death