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The Southern Book Club's Guide to Slaying Vampires by Grady Hendrix
38 reviews
hollowspine's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
The author definitely does not hold back when it comes to describing all the horrible things that happen throughout the story as well, the physical abuse, rape and gruesome murders are detailed. So watch out.
The story itself was good, and I could see the way the author was showing all the negative consequences that come from patriarchy and being complacent with misogyny and racism. It was just something that was difficult to look at, though maybe that's the point. May want to put a mouth guard in if you have issues with teeth grinding...
Graphic: Child abuse, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Gore, Hate crime, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexism, and Violence
emmeline's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Graphic: Blood, Death, Gore, Hate crime, Misogyny, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, and Suicide
Moderate: Medical content, Animal cruelty, and Adult/minor relationship
Minor: Animal death
lifeofafox's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Moderate: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Death, Death of parent, Hate crime, Infidelity, Mental illness, Murder, Rape, Sexual assault, Suicide attempt, and Terminal illness
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.misssleepless'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
3.0
Graphic: Animal death, Blood, Body horror, Child abuse, Death, Dementia, Emotional abuse, Gore, Hate crime, Medical content, Misogyny, Racism, Rape, Sexism, Religious bigotry, Sexual violence, Terminal illness, and Violence
Moderate: Child death and Infidelity
hamohero's review against another edition
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.25
Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Blood, Body horror, Child abuse, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gore, Hate crime, Medical content, Racism, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Violence, and Vomit
Moderate: Rape
puttingwingsonwords'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
4.0
Graphic: Blood, Body horror, Gore, Rape, Sexual assault, Suicide, Terminal illness, Violence, and Pedophilia
Moderate: Addiction, Animal death, Child death, Confinement, Dementia, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Forced institutionalization, Grief, Hate crime, Toxic relationship, Sexism, Self harm, Racism, Misogyny, Medical content, Infidelity, Excrement, Child abuse, and Animal cruelty
Minor: Alcoholism, Domestic abuse, and Religious bigotry
charlesmrose's review against another edition
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Death, Hate crime, Misogyny, Racism, Torture, and Dementia
Moderate: Rape, Medical content, and Forced institutionalization
Bugs!!! Bugs and spiders on you!