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The Southern Book Club's Guide to Slaying Vampires by Grady Hendrix
112 reviews
amzimme's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
Graphic: Blood, Gore, Toxic relationship, Murder, Terminal illness, Suicide, Violence, and Gaslighting
Moderate: Animal death, Death of parent, Racism, Sexual assault, Child death, Forced institutionalization, Domestic abuse, Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Death, Pedophilia, and Rape
juliaaa02'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
5.0
Graphic: Rape and Violence
Moderate: Terminal illness, Adult/minor relationship, Medical trauma, Toxic relationship, Blood, Animal cruelty, Domestic abuse, Death of parent, Suicide attempt, Medical content, Sexual assault, Child death, Child abuse, and Suicide
viccreadsbooks'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
3.5
Graphic: Blood, Misogyny, Gaslighting, Racism, Rape, and Animal death
Moderate: Child death and Terminal illness
Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Forced institutionalization, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, and Dementia
claresbookshelf's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.0
The more I'm thinking about it, the more this book just made me feel sad. Like, the horror was good but the real horror was the absolute level of gaslighting the main character had to endure from everyone around her.
The true monster of this book wasn't the vampire; it was the misogyny of almost all the characters.
Also, trigger warning for my next points because this book contains multiple r*pes.
Did not need a full description of the 17 year old whilst she was being assaulted. Nor was there a need for two separate descriptions of the other r*pe that happens in this book. There are ways of including distressing topics like these in books without doing so in graphic detail.
Definitely not one of Hendrix's better works...
Graphic: Suicide, Adult/minor relationship, Animal death, Blood, Body horror, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Dementia, Emotional abuse, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Gaslighting, Gore, Misogyny, Murder, Rape, Sexism, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, and Terminal illness
terrabby'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? No
3.75
While I don't think some of the elements (you know which ones) were necessary and hate when they are written for shock value, it was ultimately a very entertaining read. A page turner that kept me enthralled enough to forget my actual real life problems, which is just what I needed. The characters made the difference because they felt three dimensional and well written. I loved Kitty and Mrs Greene and I think Patricia is a good and complex main character.
Graphic: Addiction, Animal death, Child death, Death, Injury/Injury detail, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Gore, Sexism, Sexual harassment, Infidelity, Blood, Body horror, Death of parent, Murder, Suicide attempt, and Violence
Moderate: Medical content, Gaslighting, Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Classism, Dementia, Drug use, Forced institutionalization, Vomit, Terminal illness, Stalking, Physical abuse, and Domestic abuse
mariecaat02's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
4.25
Graphic: Blood, Child abuse, Murder, Pedophilia, Sexual violence, Animal death, Sexual harassment, Gore, Rape, Adult/minor relationship, Violence, and Body horror
Moderate: Domestic abuse
Minor: Terminal illness, Suicide attempt, and Animal death
graphic depictions of insects (roaches, spiders, etc) crawling on someone's bodyhea2109'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
5.0
Graphic: Blood, Body horror, Cannibalism, Child death, Death, Gore, and Murder
Moderate: Terminal illness, Suicide attempt, Sexism, Rape, and Violence
Minor: Police brutality
floweratmyfeet's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.5
Graphic: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Blood, Death, Gore, Mental illness, Murder, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Suicide, Suicide attempt, Terminal illness, and Violence
megob's review against another edition
- 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? Yes
4.5
Graphic: Blood, Suicide attempt, Violence, Murder, and Gaslighting
Moderate: Physical abuse, Domestic abuse, and Body horror
Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Antisemitism, Death of parent, Drug use, and Terminal illness
yungblonde'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
Graphic: Gore, Terminal illness, Death, Dementia, Gaslighting, Murder, Rape, Suicide attempt, Blood, and Body horror
Moderate: Excrement, Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Child death, Racism, Toxic friendship, and Toxic relationship
Minor: Alcoholism, Animal death, and Addiction