Reviews tagging 'Violence'

My Heart Is a Chainsaw by Stephen Graham Jones

261 reviews

jlswitchblades's review against another edition

dark funny mysterious 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? Yes

4.5

might bump this up to 5 just because of the jesse pinkman reference. jade is cringe and not free and yet the final twist caught me off guard in the best way. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Violence and Blood

Minor: Child abuse

amcaslow's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious medium-paced

• 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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence and Murder

Moderate: Incest and Pedophilia

orizenda's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

I love horror, but I generally don’t care much about slashers in particular. That being said, I feel like I learned a lot from this book about the genre (sub genre? whatever). I was kind of disinterested in a fair amount of the story though. I was really a lot more invested in Jade and her story and her development (and her relationship with letha) than the slasher part of the story. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Incest, Mental illness, Violence, Suicide attempt, and Murder

Moderate: Rape and Abortion

megsk22's review against another edition

dark slow-paced

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

2.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Confinement, Death, Gore, Self harm, Violence, Blood, Suicide attempt, and Murder

Moderate: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Animal death, Rape, and Alcohol

mercurysflame's review against another edition

dark sad tense medium-paced

• 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? It's complicated

3.5

loved the audiobook 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Violence, and Suicide attempt

willow_thetree's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence and Suicide attempt

Moderate: Child abuse and Sexual assault

eepyalgae's review against another edition

challenging dark tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Self harm, Violence, Suicide attempt, and Murder

Moderate: Child abuse, Incest, and Rape

Minor: Racism, Cultural appropriation, and Colonisation

nightmarebees's review against another edition

4.0

a singular reading experience for me, in that i both couldn’t put it down but also felt like i was only about 60-70% what was going on at any given point. that being said, SGJ is an incredibly talented writer and there are so many lines here that are burned into my brain. 

jade as a main character fascinates me. her unreliability as a narrator extends to her own memories and trauma, leading us to question not only what she thinks she’s seen but also WHY she thinks she’s seeing it. at the same time she’s endearing and in my humble sapphic opinion, definitely crushing on letha. 

this is the definition of a slow burn: we spend the first 75% unsure if a slasher is actually taking place, and then the third act is an absolute whirlwind of action and gore. there are some things left unexplained that i would’ve liked to see more of (what happened to letha’s mom, theo’s motivation, did hardy actually Do That), but overall i felt satisfied with this as a first installment to a trilogy. i probably would be harder on the ending if i didn’t know there were two more books to look forward to. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore and Violence

Moderate: Child abuse

Minor: Incest, Rape, and Sexual assault

muscularteeth's review against another edition

adventurous tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

Amazing

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Sexual violence and Violence

tlfuller13's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Sexual assault, and Violence

Minor: Child abuse