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Guía del club de lectura para matar vampiros by Grady Hendrix

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sallysimply's review against another edition

3.0

It started out fun, then got super dark and I rushed to finish it just so I could know how it all turned out. My main question is wtf are we supposed to make of the unquestioned Nazi fascination of it all?

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cinnamonroll42's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.5

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annekdotes's review against another edition

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dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.0

I don’t usually read horror novels, but this one grabbed my attention. In the introduction, the author explains that he wrote this because he wanted to see how a fight between his mother and Dracula would play out (I paraphrase, but that’s the gist), ending with the phrase “It’s not a fair fight.” That made me *very* excited and the book didn’t disappoint. The setting reminded me of a Celeste Ng novel, which I loved, and I got completely pulled into this horrifying story. I think the narrator of the audiobook also had a considerable hand in that (Bahni Turpin is the best out there!). The vampire dude was a terrifying villain, but the true horror was the misogyny these women had to deal with.

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thebookwormclub's review against another edition

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dark 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

3.0

Incredibly violent. If I had known prior to picking this up how violent it was going to be I wouldn't have gotten it. I'm not a squeamish person, but this book made me very uncomfortable

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haleykendal's review against another edition

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adventurous dark emotional reflective 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

This book says a lot about the classism, racism, and sexism in South Carolina in the 90s. It toes the line between being a societal commentary and a horror novel. Because at the end of the day what is more scary than a monster that can use the system to destroy whole communities and ruin lives. I highly recommend this novel. It will scare you, anger you, and make you cry.

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justgina93's review against another edition

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4.0

I mostly liked the part where Patricia

is hiding in the attic.

that scene just disturbed me to the core. Not sure how she was able to stay so calm with all of the

bugs creeping around her

obviously he's gonna here her heartbeat at least that's what I was thinking about that whole time.

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happyknitter2020's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging dark emotional funny sad tense fast-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

A female mid life bookclub challenge vampire, all husband's don't support them, children and people living experiencing poverty were more at risk. A fantastic story, enjoyed yhe audio reader, she brought the characters to life.

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