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mouwwie's review against another edition
5.0
my special interest in horror and my special interest in poetry are both quacking loudly at this. i can't really write a longer review but i loved every second of it - some of the lines hit me right in the guts.
beckyemily98's review against another edition
3.0
loved the concept of this one: a poem dedicated to famous horror heroines. lots of female rage in very well written snappy poems
bananavc's review against another edition
dark
tense
fast-paced
4.25
it made great connections to movies that are pretty much the backbone of my personality
bookishwelshie's review against another edition
4.0
I felt like reading a poetry collection and right from the introduction I knew I Am Not Your Final Girl was going to be an important, empowering, read.
Each poem is told from the perspective of a different "final girl" from horror stories. If you are familiar with the plots, and each final girl character, you will get more out of reading this. As an avid horror movie fanatic, this unique collection really appealed to me. The characters’ voices are all captured remarkably well, even in the shortest of poems.
A line that really stuck out to me was in the Sally from The Texas Chainsaw Massacre poem:
"There is nothing else in this world like realising you’re going to live and not being sure you can".
That one quote succinctly sums up a lot of these characters’ experiences.
Classics like Rosemary’s Baby are covered, and also more modern films like The Descent. This is a broad range of strong female characters who survived the odds until the very end. I highly recommend this collection to any horror fan, as I do think a familiarity with the characters would be essential. I am very pleased that my two favourite horror heroines - Laurie Strode from Halloween and Clarice from Silence Of The Lambs - were included.
The only critique is that it could be considered as kind of one note, as the poems only focus on a quite similar type of character throughout. The fast pace of the collection makes it feel not too repetitive though.
"We’re strong and slutty, quiet and confident, outspoken and sarcastic, and we don’t feel like smiling because we have work to do. We defy definition. And we’re not going down without a fight."
Each poem is told from the perspective of a different "final girl" from horror stories. If you are familiar with the plots, and each final girl character, you will get more out of reading this. As an avid horror movie fanatic, this unique collection really appealed to me. The characters’ voices are all captured remarkably well, even in the shortest of poems.
A line that really stuck out to me was in the Sally from The Texas Chainsaw Massacre poem:
"There is nothing else in this world like realising you’re going to live and not being sure you can".
That one quote succinctly sums up a lot of these characters’ experiences.
Classics like Rosemary’s Baby are covered, and also more modern films like The Descent. This is a broad range of strong female characters who survived the odds until the very end. I highly recommend this collection to any horror fan, as I do think a familiarity with the characters would be essential. I am very pleased that my two favourite horror heroines - Laurie Strode from Halloween and Clarice from Silence Of The Lambs - were included.
The only critique is that it could be considered as kind of one note, as the poems only focus on a quite similar type of character throughout. The fast pace of the collection makes it feel not too repetitive though.
"We’re strong and slutty, quiet and confident, outspoken and sarcastic, and we don’t feel like smiling because we have work to do. We defy definition. And we’re not going down without a fight."
elthereal's review against another edition
I Am Not Your Final Girl is a short poetry collection inspired by horror films/characters. A lot of the enjoyment of each poem is really tied to whether or not you've seen that movie (if you haven't, it isn't always clear what Holland is talking about).
Some poems are better than others while others might come off as cringey. All of the poems are really short and don't have a ton of substance to them, but if you're really into horror movies, this could make a great coffee table collection.
I personally prefer my poetry to have a bit more substance so it wasn't a home run for me but there were 2-3 that I liked a lot.
Some poems are better than others while others might come off as cringey. All of the poems are really short and don't have a ton of substance to them, but if you're really into horror movies, this could make a great coffee table collection.
I personally prefer my poetry to have a bit more substance so it wasn't a home run for me but there were 2-3 that I liked a lot.
isabelleroyall's review against another edition
dark
inspiring
sad
tense
fast-paced
4.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Mental illness, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Stalking, Murder, Pregnancy, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail