A review by ritawilbur
I Was a Teenage Slasher by Stephen Graham Jones

3.0

This is why I would classify SGJ as literary: the premise of the story - Tolly becoming a teenage slasher - is never really explained or justified. Because that isn't really the important part. This is really about small town life, and above all about Tolly and Amber's relationship, as that relationship is explored by their discovering that Tolly is a slasher and they live out the tropes. It's so weird, but -- wow, the relationship is depicted so beautifully and powerfully. However, I continue to struggle with SGJ's almost stream-of-consciousness writing style. I feel like it slows things down and makes it difficult for me to follow.