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The Final Girl Support Group
by Grady Hendrix
challenging
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
This book wasn’t exactly what I was expecting but even then, I still liked it. I expected a fast paced, gripping, gory horror novel. Instead it felt more like a thriller; even though the plot of the book is definitely for a horror novel. It wasn’t very gory either. I heard and saw multiple times that Grady Hendrix’s books were gory and kept you up at night, and weren’t for horror beginners. But I disagree. It was a good and gripping book but it was pretty easy for a horror novel, and there wasn’t much gore at all.
But onto the characters. This was one of those books that even if you didn’t see the authors name, you could tell it was written by a man. The women were unlikeable and petty in this book, which is fair and a lot of books with unlikeable characters are great. But these characters had no personality at all. They were bland and petty and besides their backstories, these women can be morphed into one simply because of their lack of personality.
SPOILERS START HERE! This book is 100% about women. But the one man in this book turns out to hate the women so much that he becomes the main focus and person behind all of this is just bad. And the girl that helped him only helped him because she was insanely love with him, which shows a lot about Hendrix’s opinions of women. That they’re petty and all the same, that they’re such followers and need a man to do everything. I feel like if the characterse were better, this could be close to a 5 star read
But onto the characters. This was one of those books that even if you didn’t see the authors name, you could tell it was written by a man. The women were unlikeable and petty in this book, which is fair and a lot of books with unlikeable characters are great. But these characters had no personality at all. They were bland and petty and besides their backstories, these women can be morphed into one simply because of their lack of personality.
SPOILERS START HERE! This book is 100% about women. But the one man in this book turns out to hate the women so much that he becomes the main focus and person behind all of this is just bad. And the girl that helped him only helped him because she was insanely love with him, which shows a lot about Hendrix’s opinions of women. That they’re petty and all the same, that they’re such followers and need a man to do everything. I feel like if the characterse were better, this could be close to a 5 star read
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Violence, Blood, Murder
Moderate: Addiction, Body horror, Cancer, Chronic illness, Cursing, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship
Minor: Vomit, Grief