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American Vampire, Volume 1 by Scott Snyder, Rafael Albuquerque, Stephen King

4 reviews

lexihworth's review against another edition

dark medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? N/A
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Racial slurs, Animal death, Cannibalism, Cursing, Fire/Fire injury, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Medical content, Blood, Gore, Gun violence, Torture, Self harm, Racism, Body horror, Misogyny, Sexism, Colonisation, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, and Death

Moderate: Alcohol, Animal death, Body horror, and Blood

Minor: Pregnancy, Suicide attempt, Racism, Death, Colonisation, Cursing, Suicidal thoughts, Death of parent, Classism, and Suicide

phillyhufflepunk's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

I kept going back and forth on what to rate this book, 3 or 4 stars.

On the one hand, there are instances of period-standard racism; parts of it are set in the Old West and parts in 1920s Los Angeles. There's also a blink-and-you'll-miss-it dubious consent moment, where a young girl manipulates an older man into sleeping with her and it's just an odd addition that didn't seem necessary.

On the other hand, it's a great story that takes the reality of old hollywood (the struggle of young women like Elizabath Short "the Black Dahlia") and turns it into a female empowerment/revenge story with a happy ending. It effortlessly melds supernatural horror and westerns. 

I eventually decided that I'd give it a 4 star.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood

Moderate: Murder, Injury/Injury detail, Racism, Violence, Gore, and Death

Minor: Sexual content, Misogyny, Toxic friendship, Xenophobia, Colonisation, Cursing, Eating disorder, Classism, Racial slurs, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Alcohol, Gun violence, Grief, and Animal death

bookishaddictions's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

2.0

I’m not a graphic novel person, so I will say upfront that it may have impacted my reading experience. I was not impressed by Volume 1 (Issue 1-5). American Vampire is essentially dedicated to vampires during the Western era; the authors express their goal was to make vampires “scary” again. I found the storyline was underwhelming, but the artwork was cool. I normally love Stephen King, but this just didn’t do it for me. To be fair though, I also do not like Westerns. Check it out (or don’t)- it’s your call on this one 🥴

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Murder, Blood, and Gore

inferiorwit's review against another edition

dark emotional medium-paced

• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Blood, Death, Excrement, Gore, Gun violence, Racial slurs, Racism, and Violence

Minor: Rape