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A review by kewlkat70
The Southern Book Club's Guide to Slaying Vampires by Grady Hendrix
adventurous
dark
funny
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
5.0
I'm not sure if this is a 5⭐ read but it really was a perfect read that seems to be so familiar and so new at the same time.
This is a book about my gen x pop culture world. I know all the references. It reads like an old Stephen King book. We are the last generation with friends named Patricia. The women in the novel are a bit older than my cohort but I do not doubt this book is written for us about us.
On one hand there is this steel magnolia sisterhood within a cheesy vampire horror novel. Very VC Andrews although with less incest.
Underneath is a story of women. The silencing, the belittling, the humiliation. Ridiculing them for their choice of books. The invisible women of colour. The shame of open secrets.
It's a feel good story but also a sad story because no matter how much has really changed?
This is a book about my gen x pop culture world. I know all the references. It reads like an old Stephen King book. We are the last generation with friends named Patricia. The women in the novel are a bit older than my cohort but I do not doubt this book is written for us about us.
On one hand there is this steel magnolia sisterhood within a cheesy vampire horror novel. Very VC Andrews although with less incest.
Underneath is a story of women. The silencing, the belittling, the humiliation. Ridiculing them for their choice of books. The invisible women of colour. The shame of open secrets.
It's a feel good story but also a sad story because no matter how much has really changed?