Reviews tagging 'Cannibalism'

The Final Girl Support Group, by Grady Hendrix

36 reviews

punkrockingnerd's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny inspiring mysterious tense fast-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

4.5

I really like it! It's def a work made by someone who loves the original horror classics but is willing to put a twist on them to make the stories more impactful. I wish the characters were more like a family, though. When bad stuff starts happening, I really wanted them to be more supportive of each other, but they dove right into fighting, and it wears on you after awhile. So... not found family, but it's a fun time!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Panic attacks/disorders, Medical content, Gun violence, Mass/school shootings, Injury/injury detail, Sexual assault, Gaslighting, Violence, Cancer, Blood, Child death, Death of parent, Death, Mental illness, Murder, and Suicidal thoughts

Moderate: Alcohol, Car accident, Physical abuse, Police brutality, Ableism, Animal death, Torture, Cannibalism, Self harm, Confinement, Addiction, Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, and Emotional abuse

nota_candycaine's review against another edition

adventurous dark funny 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Gore, Stalking, Blood, Gun violence, Murder, Injury/injury detail, and Death

Moderate: Self harm, Addiction, Cancer, and Suicidal thoughts

Minor: Cannibalism

jkriding's review

adventurous dark funny mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Blood, Body horror, Cannibalism, Cursing, Drug use, Gore, Injury/injury detail, Torture, Violence, and Murder

alytzel's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Cannibalism, Terminal illness, and Murder

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, and Emotional abuse

travelseatsreads's review

dark emotional funny mysterious tense medium-paced

• 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? It's complicated

3.5

3.5/5

A great fun read which plays of many horror/slasher tropes but I felt the end got a little too Rambo-ish for my liking which distracted from my enjoyment of some great twists.

I really enjoyed Grady's writing style though so will be going back for more.

Full review to come.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual violence, Terminal illness, Torture, Gun violence, Mental illness, Misogyny, Murder, Police brutality, Sexual assault, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Body horror, Cancer, Child death, Death, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Gore, Toxic friendship, Grief, and Stalking

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Cannibalism, Addiction, Alcoholism, and Animal death

dreamowl24's review against another edition

dark mysterious sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• 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, Murder, Body horror, Cancer, Death, Mental illness, Terminal illness, Violence, Gun violence, Physical abuse, Death of parent, Blood, Torture, Confinement, Gore, Injury/injury detail, Mass/school shootings, Medical trauma, Medical content, Panic attacks/disorders, and Rape

Moderate: Drug abuse, Addiction, and Drug use

Minor: Incest, Suicidal thoughts, Animal cruelty, and Cannibalism

norwegianforestreader's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious 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? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Chronic illness, Confinement, Death, Grief, Hate crime, Mass/school shootings, Mental illness, Medical content, Pedophilia, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Vomit, Death of parent, Murder, Blood, Gun violence, Medical trauma, Panic attacks/disorders, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Cannibalism, Car accident, Gore, Kidnapping, Alcohol, Addiction, Alcoholism, Cursing, Misogyny, Police brutality, Torture, Body horror, Child death, Ableism, Emotional abuse, Injury/injury detail, Physical abuse, and Sexism

sophializbee's review against another edition

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Forced institutionalization, Grief, Gore, Gun violence, Injury/injury detail, Murder, Addiction, Cannibalism, Child death, Death, Drug use, Alcoholism, Blood, and Cancer

alychee's review

adventurous challenging dark informative mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Gore, Murder, Blood, Death, and Gun violence

Moderate: Cannibalism, Death of parent, Drug use, Physical abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, and Torture

cinderrunner's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring mysterious reflective sad 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

5.0

On the surface, yes, this is a great book for classic 80s slasher fans. It has awesome nods to all your favorite movies and iconic final girls (so scream, halloween, friday the 13th, nightmare, texas chainsaw). It has just the right dash of campiness to tickle the senses of camp fans but not piss off people who dont like campy things. The book is very fast past which i liked. The author does very well writing an almost exclusively female cast and making them feel authentic while keeping strong individual voices. I get nervous when male authors try to tackle female trauma but i think it is very well done here. The final girls all offer an interesting look on the ways trauma can impact people. There are valuable themes of found family, different forms of trauma, the complexity of "monsters" and what defines a victim. The concept of gender violence and our society's lackluster response to it is dealt with very well. I read this not long after the Evan Peter's Dahmer thing came out on Netflix and there has been a lot of DISGUSTING discourse in favor of Dahmer online as a result. When looking through that specific lens, this book hits so much harder. It gets into the ways we trivialize trauma for entertainment and the sick ways some "true crime fans" will glorify serial killers. And how, even if youre watching something like a fictional slasher, many of us are complacent in allowing this exploitation of the victims to continue. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Suicide, Torture, Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Cannibalism, Drug abuse, Gore, Injury/injury detail, Alcoholism, Death, Drug use, Grief, Gun violence, Alcohol, Mental illness, Blood, Terminal illness, Kidnapping, Suicidal thoughts, and Violence