jonahwhyudothis 's review for:

My Heart Is a Chainsaw by Stephen Graham Jones

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if anything, Stephen Graham Jones has one of the most unique writing styles I've encountered. At times lyrical, at others, difficult to parse. Savage and shocking and heartbreaking and all these qualities build as the story reaches a fever pitch. It's hard to tell from one novel how much is SGH's general style and how much is due to Jade's unreliable viewpoint. Regardless, I remained gripped even when certain passages threatened to pull me out as I slowed down to interpret them. At times I simply had to allow myself to flow with Jade's elusive state of mind, as everything eventually made sense despite her constant back and forth-ing on mysteries such as who the killer is. Enjoyably brutal at times, though the sadist in me was sometimes disappointed earlier in the story. Will be going straight onto the sequel as I am very interested to witness the fallout of the final chapters.