Reviews tagging 'Physical abuse'

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

187 reviews

jrodick's review against another edition

This book was way too graphic for my taste, and I got bored with the story.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gore, Physical abuse, Violence, Blood, Vomit, and Injury/Injury detail

kyliehenn's review against another edition

dark emotional tense medium-paced

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Hate crime, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Racism, Rape, Self harm, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicide, Blood, Dementia, Death of parent, Murder, and Gaslighting

goodharted's review against another edition

challenging dark slow-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Physical abuse and Blood

Moderate: Racism and Rape

Minor: Animal death and Domestic abuse

boundforinfinity's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious reflective medium-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

4.5

A brilliant tale that kept me gripped for 2 hours. Southern mum's book club comes to terms with the horror in their neighbourhood, reading crime fiction about Ted bundy and Charles manson, Patricia and friends try to save their children and their souls from the dark and mysterious neighbour, James Harris. Well worth the read.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gore, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Slavery, Toxic relationship, Kidnapping, Medical trauma, Murder, and Sexual harassment

_adk_'s review against another edition

ick ick ick at all the graphic content, which I think goes beyond just horror and gore

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual violence, Suicide, Suicide attempt, and Gaslighting

momnoceros's review against another edition

dark emotional 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? No

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Animal death, Body horror, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Domestic abuse, Gore, Physical abuse, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Blood, and Injury/Injury detail

rominapond's review against another edition

emotional 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? It's complicated

3.5

not enough horror for me and way too much men

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault and Violence

Moderate: Physical abuse

yours_in_demigodishness's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Death, Emotional abuse, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Murder, Gaslighting, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Domestic abuse and Misogyny

afelice's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A

3.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Body horror, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gore, Infidelity, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Racism, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Suicide, Violence, Blood, Murder, Gaslighting, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

Overall, I liked this book more than I thought I would. I’m not typically a vampire person, but Hendrix put a unique spin on the stereotypical vampire we’ve grown accustomed to. I will say, the men in this book are assholes. They’re misogynistic, disrespectful, and mentally/physically abusive. You hate them throughout the book. Something I did like and appreciate was Hendrix touching on topics like gentrification, classism, and racism and what that looks like in suburban Carolina, though I almost wish they dig deeper and did more with that because there is importance in those topics that could be explored. Something else I noticed after just finishing “Final Girl Support Group” (also by Hendrix) is that his female characters are very similar and kind of stereotypical. There’s the woman who is uppity and think is she’s better than everyone, the one who’s just a bitch it seems like for no reason, the sheltered/quiet one, the one who is thought of as crazy for a good chunk of the story then proven right later on. Etc. I do t necessarily like how He Eric writes his women either….like giving man-splaining how women are energy. Still enjoyed it and do recommend giving it a read

philomathean's review against another edition

dark hopeful tense fast-paced

• 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Gore, Misogyny, Rape, Suicide, Terminal illness, Blood, Dementia, Suicide attempt, and Gaslighting

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Infidelity, Pedophilia, Racism, Toxic relationship, Forced institutionalization, and Classism

Minor: Alcoholism, Drug abuse, and Physical abuse