A review by emmreadsbooks
My Heart Is a Chainsaw by Stephen Graham Jones

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

3.25

I'm just really confused? Maybe I'm just not the intended audience since I'm only a casual horror reader, but I don't feel like I really got it. It was well written and had some really fucked up imagery (in the best way). I also enjoyed the Slasher 101 essays interspersed, especially their focus on the "classics". Jade is an incredibly unreliable narrator and I'm torn if I want to follow the rest of her story. Decisions, decisions...