Reviews tagging 'Sexual violence'

My Heart Is a Chainsaw by Stephen Graham Jones

73 reviews

chicken_steadicam's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense slow-paced

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

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Death, Gore, Rape, Sexual violence, and Violence

creativeerosion's review against another edition

adventurous funny medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Animal death, Child death, Cursing, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Self harm, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Grief, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Alcohol, and Classism

Moderate: Body shaming, Child abuse, Deadnaming, Racism, Sexual assault, and Sexual violence

sumoresler's review against another edition

slow-paced

• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Violence, and Suicide attempt

Moderate: Child abuse and Sexual violence

Minor: Vomit

kredefer's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny hopeful mysterious reflective sad 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

Loved the main character

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Self harm, Violence, and Suicide attempt

Moderate: Incest, Sexual assault, and Sexual violence

Minor: Pedophilia

Lots of TWs listed above, so not suited for every reader, but perfect for grittier horror fans who can stand lots of blood/gore and heavy themes

spaceodin's review against another edition

3.5

Oof. So sad I didn’t love this one. All the ingredients seemed catered to my interests - lonely Native teenager finds herself trying to train a final girl for the slasher she suddenly finds herself in - but there’s only so many times I can read the words slasher and final girl and horror movie recycled over before they lose their charm and I start rolling my eyes. Add to that that only a half dozen movie titles are really referenced for the first two-thirds of the book, and the unique narration quickly overstays its welcome. (Very happy to report, my favorite giallo alternate title Twitch of the Death Nerve makes a last-minute appearance.) I’m afraid to say that if the book was cut from 400 pages down to 200 it would’ve been much leaner and more effective, but as it was, if I weren’t stuck in a waiting room for three days with nothing else to read I may not have finished the book at all. Thankfully there’s a fun stinger at the end - true to Nightmare lore - that has me more optimistic to start the second book. Eventually.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Self harm, and Suicide

Minor: Incest and Sexual violence

sshelbyreadss's review against another edition

dark mysterious 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

This was so good and I believe the beginning of an obsession with SGJ. I adored Jade. 

I didn’t expect a supernatural element, and have mixed feelings about it. But I guess some of the slashers Jade focused on should have clued me in. 

Excited for the next one! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Gore, and Violence

Moderate: Sexual violence

beccabarpel's review against another edition

4.0

Darkly funny and sincere and whip smart. Jones knows the slasher genre up, down, sideways, and underwater. I was kept teetering in doubt about the existence of the slasher right up until the end.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child abuse and Sexual violence

squrrlgrrl's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense fast-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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Animal death, Body horror, Child death, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gore, Misogyny, Racism, Self harm, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Death of parent, Murder, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Addiction, Suicide attempt, Alcohol, and Colonisation

Minor: Child abuse, Sexual assault, and Sexual violence

emco_0's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense slow-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Gore, Incest, Racism, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Suicide attempt, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Child abuse, Child death, Rape, and Fire/Fire injury

shysheepys's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative mysterious sad tense medium-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

I love Jade Daniels and I want nothing but the best for her. 
I'm personally not a slasher fan, but I love horror and wrote a few college papers on slasher tropes and the theories behind slashers and why slashers are popular. I loved being able to read this without having to think to hard about the things Jade was talking about, because I already knew them too, and it all made sense. For someone that hadn't done research on slashers, though? I can't imagine them being able to read this easily. 

But anyway, I love Jade Daniels. I love this book. I can't wait to read the next.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Animal death, Body horror, Death, Emotional abuse, Incest, Mental illness, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Violence, Blood, Grief, Stalking, Suicide attempt, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Sexual harassment, Colonisation, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Racism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Death of parent, and Pregnancy

Minor: Drug use, Abortion, Fire/Fire injury, Cultural appropriation, Colonisation, and Classism