My Heart Is a Chainsaw by Stephen Graham Jones

My Heart Is a Chainsaw

The Lake Witch Trilogy #1

Stephen Graham Jones

496 pages • first pub 2021 (editions)

fiction horror thriller dark mysterious tense medium-paced

Description

A gripping, bloody tribute to classic slasher cinema, final girls and our buried ghosts, combining Friday the 13th, the uncanny mastery of Shirley Jackson, and the razor wit of the Evil Dead.The Jordan Peele of horror fiction turns his eye to clas...

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Community Reviews Summary of 4,594 reviews

Moods

dark 95%
tense 71%
mysterious 61%
emotional 39%
challenging 28%
adventurous 24%
sad 22%
funny 19%
reflective 7%
informative 4%
hopeful 2%

Pace

medium 53%
slow 33%
fast 12%

Plot- or character-driven?

A mix: 59% | Character: 29% | Plot: 11%

Strong character development?

Yes: 61% | It's complicated: 24% | No: 13%

Loveable characters?

It's complicated: 39% | Yes: 37% | No: 21%

Diverse cast of characters?

Yes: 91% | It's complicated: 3% | No: 3%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

Yes: 75% | It's complicated: 19% | No: 5%

Average rating

3.67

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