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The Southern Book Club's Guide to Slaying Vampires by Grady Hendrix
15 reviews
sarah_who_reads's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0
Graphic: Ableism, Child abuse, Death, Gore, Racism, Violence, Blood, Stalking, Murder, and Gaslighting
Moderate: Child death
grace_reads_sometimes's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Graphic: Gore, Sexism, Violence, and Suicide attempt
Moderate: Ableism, Pedophilia, Racism, Rape, and Sexual assault
Minor: Domestic abuse and Injury/Injury detail
levanthium's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Animal death, Hate crime, Misogyny, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, and Kidnapping
Moderate: Toxic friendship and Classism
Minor: Ableism and Domestic abuse
maxattack's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
See content warnings.
Graphic: Death, Gore, Misogyny, Sexual violence, Violence, Blood, and Classism
Moderate: Ableism, Child death, Domestic abuse, Infidelity, Racism, Rape, Sexual content, Suicide, Forced institutionalization, Antisemitism, Dementia, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Toxic friendship, and War
Minor: Animal death and Fire/Fire injury
Re: antisemitism — a young boy forms an obsession with Hitler and the Nazis, which is treated by his family members as a morbid fascination and a source of annoyance rather than a major concern. There are no blatant acts of antisemitism, and apparently the boy grows out of his fascination, although he remains a major edgelord. There are themes of racism throughout, as this is set in 1990’s American Southern suburbia. I don’t believe that racist or antisemitic behaviors are being promoted in this book, but of course read with caution.leahkarge's review against another edition
1.0
Graphic: Ableism, Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Child death, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Gore, Infidelity, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Racism, Rape, Self harm, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Vomit, Medical content, Dementia, Kidnapping, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Murder, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism
astareads's review against another edition
Graphic: Body horror, Child death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Mental illness, Misogyny, Racism, Sexism, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Dementia, Grief, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Murder, Gaslighting, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism
Moderate: Ableism, Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Child abuse, and Cannibalism
absolutelyfatal's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
Further note: this is definitely a different type of vampire story than we are used to: the author essentially took an amalgam of serial killers and made it into a vampire. It's effective but I tend to like a romanticized-but-still-dangerous versions of vampires (ie The Vampire Chronicles).
Graphic: Ableism, Racism, Rape, Sexism, Antisemitism, and Gaslighting
Moderate: Animal death
poeths's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Ableism, Adult/minor relationship, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Child abuse, Child death, Chronic illness, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gore, Mental illness, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Racism, Rape, Self harm, Sexism, Sexual assault, Suicide, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Suicide attempt, Murder, Gaslighting, and Classism
fanboyriot's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
It started out well though I would have liked to read more about some of the side characters. I loved Mrs. Greene and would have liked to see more of her. It was at the halfway mark or about there that things kinda went down hill for me. Patricia was slowly being backed into a corner and the more she found out about her charming new neighbor the less people in her life believed her.
There are obviously some major issues within this book I'll add some content warnings that I think apply but I suggest looking them up if you're considering reading this.
The major problems I had with thus book were pretty self-explanatory. The misogyny, sexism, and child molesting really popped off in this book. I understand this took place at a time were housewives were seen as less than human and were it was common for misogyny and sexism. That doesn't mean I wanna read a book about it. And onto the child molesting vampire. What was the point of that? It wasn't like he could only feed off kids. So why add that to the book? It's absolutely disgusting. And lastly what was with all the world war ii stuff? Like dude your kid is drawing a swastika on their notebook and you're not worried?! It just seemed really random to add.
I will say that it ended decently and I really liked the small town setting. The kind of neighborhood that was safe enough to leave your doors unlocked all the time, and where the people who lived there would welcome you with some kind of food only to drop it off and learn your whole life story, that part was written really nicely.
Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Body horror, Death, Gore, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Racism, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Violence, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Murder, Gaslighting, and Classism
Moderate: Ableism, Animal death, Child abuse, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Hate crime, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Self harm, Terminal illness, Torture, Toxic relationship, Forced institutionalization, Antisemitism, Dementia, Kidnapping, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Bullying, Cursing, Domestic abuse, Suicide, Vomit, Grief, Pregnancy, and War
nialiversuch's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.5
Graphic: Ableism, Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Body shaming, Bullying, Child death, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gore, Mental illness, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Racism, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Xenophobia, Blood, Medical content, Dementia, Kidnapping, Religious bigotry, Medical trauma, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Murder, Gaslighting, Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism
Moderate: Drug use