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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...