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A review by goatieboi
The Final Girl Support Group by Grady Hendrix
Did not finish book. Stopped at 31%.
I hate this book. I don’t like the main character at all and a main character is allowed to be unlikable but this was just unbearable. The way she talked about her supposed ‘friends’ was disgusting. The way she spoke about Heather’s drug addiction was disgusting. The casual fatphobia was unnecessary, the constant ableism and demonization of mental illness’ was so… antithetical to the purpose of this book which is to deconstruct this genre right???
The little easter eggs were lazy. I get this is supposed to pay respects to the slasher greats but there is a way to do that in a less overt lemme change some small things and put it in my book.
Also the way this man writes women is just misogynistic full stop. Lynn is fleshed out…I guess…. but the other girls are not and the one and only black woman was killed off screen. Also said black woman didn’t try to make sure the main girl in her franchise was black too? Like be fricken for real!
I think I’m so mad because the idea is awesome! I would love to read a book about deconstructing societies obsession with women’s suffering. This is just not the book and not the author to do it.
Also its so weird to say that an 8 year old boy is going to grow up to be predatory towards women. Thats legit so fucking gross bro.
0 stars.
The little easter eggs were lazy. I get this is supposed to pay respects to the slasher greats but there is a way to do that in a less overt lemme change some small things and put it in my book.
Also the way this man writes women is just misogynistic full stop. Lynn is fleshed out…I guess…. but the other girls are not and the one and only black woman was killed off screen. Also said black woman didn’t try to make sure the main girl in her franchise was black too? Like be fricken for real!
I think I’m so mad because the idea is awesome! I would love to read a book about deconstructing societies obsession with women’s suffering. This is just not the book and not the author to do it.
Also its so weird to say that an 8 year old boy is going to grow up to be predatory towards women. Thats legit so fucking gross bro.
0 stars.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Drug abuse and Violence