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A review by cgoiris
The Final Girl Support Group by Grady Hendrix
dark
funny
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.0
I'd already read Horrorstör before this, and liked and disliked the same things about both books.
Hendrix clearly has great insight into horror tropes, given that this entire book is very meta and full of nods to the classics.
That said, I expected this insight to take the story somewhere unexpected. The thing is, most characters fall pretty flat and the plot twist revelations are either easy to figure out beforehand when hinted at, or completely absurd and nonsensical when not hinted at (those who've read it will know).
I usually like an unreliable narrator, but Grady employs it in a really frustrating way to force the plot sometimes, which makes some parts pretty nonsensical.
Grady seems to have a theme going for him: great concepts, poor execution with a bit of a sizzle instead of a bang.
Enjoyable read if you like figuring out all the nods to classic horror along the way.
Hendrix clearly has great insight into horror tropes, given that this entire book is very meta and full of nods to the classics.
That said, I expected this insight to take the story somewhere unexpected. The thing is, most characters fall pretty flat and the plot twist revelations are either easy to figure out beforehand when hinted at, or completely absurd and nonsensical when not hinted at (those who've read it will know).
I usually like an unreliable narrator, but Grady employs it in a really frustrating way to force the plot sometimes, which makes some parts pretty nonsensical.
Grady seems to have a theme going for him: great concepts, poor execution with a bit of a sizzle instead of a bang.
Enjoyable read if you like figuring out all the nods to classic horror along the way.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Child death, Death, Gore, Gun violence, Mental illness, Torture, Violence, Death of parent, Alcohol
Moderate: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Confinement, Gaslighting, Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Ableism