A review by deep_love
My Heart Is a Chainsaw by Stephen Graham Jones

5.0

Damn, I really liked this one. It took me a minute to trust that the narrative wasn't going to go in a basic direction, but I hooked onto the protagonist as soon as she started uncontrollably talking about slasher movies to a group of strangers she was trying to blend in with. And the narrative didn't go in a basic direction. So, good for me. And good for you, if you read it.

Spoiler

Ok, did she not see Theo kill people, at least drag that one body off? I'm going to re-read, see if there is ambiguity in his actions when I thought there were none.

Also, I'm seeing by the title on Goodreads that this is the first of a trilogy, which I'm now excited about, but I will say I liked how this ended with the plot points up in the air but the emotional note concrete. I think it's perfectly fine as a standalone.