Reviews tagging 'Sexism'

The Southern Book Club's Guide to Slaying Vampires by Grady Hendrix

272 reviews

karleywestra's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful 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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Blood, Child death, Animal death, Death, Dementia, Emotional abuse, Gore, Death of parent, Forced institutionalization, Kidnapping, Sexism, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, Classism, Domestic abuse, Gaslighting, Infidelity, and Murder

noceur's review against another edition

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Child death, Sexism, Injury/Injury detail, Misogyny, Rape, and Suicide attempt

Moderate: Racism, Gaslighting, Child abuse, Death of parent, and Suicide

matthewosborne's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

5.0

This was one of the most terrifying books I have read.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Adult/minor relationship, Suicide attempt, Blood, Classism, Dementia, Gore, Rape, Child death, Death, Gaslighting, Sexism, and Sexual assault

frannydo's review against another edition

adventurous dark funny lighthearted mysterious fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder and Gore

Moderate: Sexism, Suicide attempt, Dementia, Racism, and Pedophilia

lira_the_recluse's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

3.5

I have mixed feelings about this book. The vampire is evil and manipulative, as one would expect. He worms his way into town and only a few people suspect him as what he truly is. His design, motivations and behavior is well done.

There are many morbid and grotesque scenes, many with a plethora of content warnings. 

I did not feel great about the climax of the book, and how much death it took to get all the white women to band together. I also don't like how the initial part of the book came off as very white savior, but I guess the book is about the flaws of the main characters and how they are finally driven to fight the vampire.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide attempt, Racism, Murder, Mental illness, Toxic relationship, Sexism, Rape, Dementia, Animal death, Emotional abuse, Sexual assault, Violence, Child death, Pedophilia, Forced institutionalization, Death of parent, Grief, Death, Body horror, Animal cruelty, and Adult/minor relationship

multiplyoctopi's review against another edition

dark emotional funny tense fast-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Sexual assault, Animal death, Blood, Child death, Death, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Medical trauma, Misogyny, Racism, and Sexism

Moderate: Forced institutionalization, Religious bigotry, Self harm, Dementia, Death of parent, Suicide, Adult/minor relationship, Rape, Pedophilia, Vomit, Emotional abuse, and Gaslighting

Minor: Police brutality, Alcoholism, Excrement, Animal cruelty, Domestic abuse, and Infidelity

haliahli's review against another edition

adventurous 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? It's complicated

4.0

This was pretty addicting. I dove in without reading the description storming through with my own expectations (silly me, the description is spot on if you like to actually know what you're reading into). Even though it wasn't the story I imagined I was still pleasantly pleased to see how these ladies stepped up to the many challenges they encountered.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape and Violence

Moderate: Sexism

Minor: Racism

r_o_s_e's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

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

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Dementia, Classism, Gaslighting, Misogyny, Sexism, Racism, Suicide attempt, Child death, Death, Emotional abuse, and Suicide

Moderate: Forced institutionalization, Grief, Animal death, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Infidelity, Medical content, Religious bigotry, Adult/minor relationship, Blood, Death of parent, Rape, Toxic friendship, and Violence

Minor: Gun violence, Excrement, Stalking, and Vomit

areen's review against another edition

dark emotional sad tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes

4.25

the heavy misogyny really made me uncomfortable and angry to enjoy the book. it's a sign of how well done it was but bc of that the story kept going back and forth and I really wanted to be done with this book. still it was better than I expected.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Gaslighting, Misogyny, Sexism, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Body horror, Domestic abuse, Murder, Rape, Sexual assault, and Suicide attempt

madtubb's review against another edition

I am of the opinion of you use r*pe as a scare in a horror story you’ve lost and I will not continue reading the book. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Child abuse, Body horror, Rape, Racism, Physical abuse, Kidnapping, Gore, Emotional abuse, Domestic abuse, Death, Animal cruelty, Gaslighting, Misogyny, Self harm, Sexism, Sexual assault, and Suicide

I mean it’s a horror story so graphic content is expected however I believe that there is a line that separates good horror from bad horror. This book was on the good horror for the most part and then lost me at the r*pe none of that I don’t want that very real and traumatic thing in a fictional story about a vampire like no thank you