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My Heart Is a Chainsaw
My Heart Is a Chainsaw | Stephen Graham Jones
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In her quickly gentrifying rural lake town Jade sees recent events only her encyclopedic knowledge of horror films could have prepared her for in this latest novel from the Jordan Peele of horror literature, Stephen Graham Jones. Jade feels like shes trapped in a slasher film as tourists go missing and the tension between her community and the celebrity newcomers to the Indian Lake shore heads towards a tipping point, when she feels the killer will rise. Jade watches as the small town she knows and loves begins to head towards catastrophe as yachts compete with canoes and the celebrity rich change the landscape of what was designated park lands to develop what they call Terra Nova. This new novel from the acclaimed author of The Only Good Indians and literary master (Tananarive Due, author of The Good House) Stephen Graham Jones, is a must-read, exploring the changing landscape of the West through his particular voice of sharp humor and prophetic violence that will have you cheering for the American heroine we need.
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candc320
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I couldn‘t decide what to start reading next so I left the wheel decide! I‘m a little nervous as I‘ve read a few reviews saying this was challenging or slow, but I‘m going to give it a try! Hopefully it‘ll terrifying me 😬

Cheryl_Russell_BookNotes One of my favorite books. It‘s also the first book in the Indian Lake trilogy. Third book releases tomorrow. 🥰 3d
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ShyBookOwl
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⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

This was a beautiful but challenging read. As a slasher that carefully and artfully explores everything from gentrification to racism and abuse, this is a truly unique take on the Final Girl that will stick with me for a very long time. Full review on my blog 👇🏽

https://slashingpages.com/2024/03/05/my-heart-is-a-chainsaw-stephen-graham-jones...

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ShyBookOwl
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Low book count for February (for me), but at least I enjoyed them all! Tagged was extremely challenging, but worth it in the end 🖤

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ShyBookOwl
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Sunday afternoon me-time, while my husband gets in some daddy-son time downstairs 😌

Ruthiella 😻😻😻 1mo
dabbe 🖤🐾🖤 1mo
maich Our youngest kitty is the same as yours🥰😻 1mo
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ShyBookOwl
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On the battered paper map that‘s carried the two of them across they‘re not sure how many of the American states now, this is Proofrock, Idaho, and the dark body of water before them is Indian Lake, and it kind of goes forever out into the night.

#FirstLineFridays A mouthful of a first line, and they don't get any shorter after that 😅 A challenging read, but worth it.

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AllDebooks
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I've been lost in both of these all weekend. Completely engrossing #weekendreads

What have you been reading? 📚 I always want to know. 😅

@rachelsbrittain

Suet624 Reading the very short Eastbound and then on to Lucinda Williams. 2mo
MegaWhoppingCosmicBookwyrm I‘m reading The Hobbit, Dhalgren, and The Rise and Fall of the Dinosaurs. My copy of The Brother Gardeners is still in transit between libraries, so unfortunately I haven‘t been able to start it yet. 😅 2mo
AllDebooks @Suet624 enjoy x 2mo
AllDebooks @MegaWhoppingCosmicBookwyrm I need to revisit the Hobbit. Loved Rise and Fall of the Dinosaurs. Enjoy x 2mo
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AllDebooks
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Isn't it so wonderful when you discover a new author?
I started the tagged last night. My 1st Stephen Graham Jones and I could not put it down. I adore the MC, Jade.
The first thing I did this morning was check out his back catalogue 'cos I want more #horror. 📚📚📚

Any recommendations?

SamAnne The Only Good Indians is my absolute favorite so far. Loved it and the themes it explores! In fact, got me reading other horror novels, a genre I didn‘t dip into much. And really enjoyed Mongrels too. I liked his novella Mapping the Interior. Next up for me is Night of the Mannequins! I liked My heart is a Chainsaw okay, but I‘m not a slasher film aficionado and it didn‘t have the same appeal for me. 2mo
AllDebooks @SamAnne I think The Only Goid Indians will be my next choice of his. Thank you for the tips. x 2mo
Reggie I really liked his short story collection When All the People Lights Have turned Off and his book, Demon Theory. And I also like his Zombie Bake-Off. 2mo
AllDebooks @Reggie thanks. I'll check those out too. Zombie bake-off sounds hilarious just from the title. 🤣 2mo
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PageShifter
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This was a book that was a bit hard to get into. I was confused. I started to like to story when deaths started to happen. Still after 200 pages I wondered if this should be tagged as horror at all. Well the last 100 pages definitely were that.

I liked Jade, and also the message in this book. I liked several secondary characters and really rooted for them to survive.

I didn't like the writing but it had it's moments too.

#SeriesLove2024

Andrew65 Well done 👏👏👏 3mo
TheSpineView Fantastic! 3mo
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ShyBookOwl
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#AutumnPlease! @eggs @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks

Spent a good portion of this book wondering what was a #delusion and what wasn't 😬

Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks Intriguing 🖤 5mo
Eggs Delusional indeed! 5mo
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eris404
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#31DaysOfHorror is well underway. To supplement my diet of horror films I‘m also reading some scary books. In this one, a high school kid named Jade is obsessed with slasher films and is sure one is about to unfold in her little town. I hate that I identified with Jade a little too much—though I was the nerdy good girl, I remember that feeling of being the weirdo and inhaling horror films like Halloween candy. Good gory stuff

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ImperfectCJ
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My Bookends post for September: https://imperfecthappiness.org/2023/10/02/bookends-september-2023/

Tagged is my favorite book of the month, which helped get me in the mood for October's TBR!

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ImperfectCJ
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I really like this book. I used to watch slashers when I was younger, but I had to take a break from horror for a while after I had kids. My hypothesis is that being responsible for the life of a child was too scary for me to enjoy recreational terror. As my kids have grown, I've gradually gone back to horror, first books and later movies. I'm very grateful to have the work of Stephen Graham Jones and Jordan Peele to aid my rediscovery of horror.

ImperfectCJ Not as grateful that my brain insists on singing the title My Heart is a Chainsaw to the tune of "Life is a Highway." 6mo
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ImperfectCJ
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Browns/Bengals vs Stephen Graham Jones. Unless something changes in Cleveland pretty soon, it's not much of a contest for my attention.

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Book Mail 💌🔪

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suvata
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#StoryGraph: fiction horror thriller dark mysterious tense
416 pages • first pub 2021 • 3 Stars

The story follows Jade Daniels, a girl whose encyclopedic knowledge of slasher films and classic horror proves frighteningly more useful than she ever expected. The novel is a deconstruction of slasher films that celebrates everything about them.

deeannloso I had to bail on this one too. I just couldn‘t get into it. 9mo
suvata @deeannloso I didn‘t bail but I wanted to several times. (edited) 9mo
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On our way to the farmers market this morning my husband *casually* mentioned there's a new indie bookstore right off the Square. So of course I had to pick up some titles! @Kangaj1 did you know about Lake City Books??

Apologies to #nomsthecat who posed so adorably.

JenReadsAlot Are you talking about Madison? 11mo
JenReadsAlot I'll have to check that out! 11mo
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gossamerchild @JenReadsAlot it's right across the street from the children's museum. Technically its grand opening isn't until next weekend; I think she was only open for a few hours today for the farmers market. It's SO CUTE, though! 11mo
JenReadsAlot Awesome! 11mo
Kangaj1 How fun! I had no idea either! 11mo
gossamerchild @Kangaj1 I know, I'm really excited. 11mo
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Shawna
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#temptingtitles
#withheart
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Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks ❤️📚 🩸 12mo
Eggs 🖤 🔪 👍🏼 12mo
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BC_Dittemore
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On this, my second time reading My Heart Is a Chainsaw, I found many more reasons to love it. Originally, although I quite enjoyed it, I was disappointed by the ending; it felt like it came from nowhere. But this time I found the breadcrumbs and appreciate it more.

Something about Jones‘ style makes him a moiling read. I often have to reexamine his sentences multiple times to grasp their meaning. I think, though, he is rewarding to the astute.

tonymp I can't wait to read this. I read The Only Good Indians, my first Jones experience, and I just loved his writing. It's so different from other horror writers' style. 12mo
BC_Dittemore @tonymp this was my introduction to Jones. I read The Only Good Indians after. And with the release of Don‘t Fear the Reaper (which I started today) I wanted to reacquaint myself with the story; I bumped it up from a 4 star rating to a 5 star on my Goodreads. 12mo
tonymp @BC_Dittemore wow! I was five star from the start of The Only Good Indians. You kind of dove into reading this author a different way from me. On The StoryGraph I just gave it five stars right away, no hesitation, up there with my five star standard, which is pretty much: “I gave Cervantes 5 stars, and also Hemingway, so you have to be good to get my 5 stars“ So, dude, we're loving this author, and I feel like I am going to explode. 12mo
BC_Dittemore @tonymp I try to not give five stars lightly. If I‘m reading something and I think “this is a fiver” then I really need to ruminate on it. With The Only Good Indians I vacillated for like two days on whether to give it five. And finally, I was like “If I‘m trying this hard to come up with a reason not to, then there‘s no reason not to!” 12mo
tonymp @BC_Dittemore If this helps, I have a hierarchy, like I mentioned in my previous comment. Like, Cervantes, Jane Austen, and Stephen King get five stars for some of their works. They're literary greats. So, I ask myself, is this author I'm giving stars to a literary great like Edgar Allan Poe? It makes the deciding for me go faster. 12mo
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Leftcoastzen
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Horror is not really my go to but I was intrigued! You have to root for Jade , she doesn‘t have family support, her interest in slasher movies is deep , skills that come in handy in this “intense at the end”read ! Glad I finished it in the morning, avoided those horror dreams last night .😁🔪I came across a signed edition of book 2 at a local indie , had to get both .

Reggie Wow, how awesome. I haven‘t read the 2nd book, yet. 13mo
Leftcoastzen @Reggie I thought so!😁My ability to get back to a series is pretty lame sometimes. 12mo
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Leftcoastzen
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Scary read before sleeping…can‘t help it!🤷‍♀️

BC_Dittemore I am about to reread this to refresh my mind before starting Don‘t Fear the Reaper 13mo
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OutAndAbout
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Great concept and some interesting plot lines. I had a very hard time getting into the story though until about half through. Downloaded the audiobook and doing a read along made me finish though. 50-80% I was all in, but the last 10% was strange again. Something still stuck with me enough that I plan to try book 2 of the trilogy. I do love all the slasher film trivia sprinkled in.

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BeeMagical
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Book 40📚 4⭐️

This one is chalked full of slasher knowledge, which I loved! I definitely have a few movies to add to the list.

I‘m a sucker for a 80/90s slasher! Can‘t wait for book 2!

Megabooks I thought book 2 was even better!! 13mo
BeeMagical @megabooks oooooo I can‘t wait!!!!!😱 13mo
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mesquite
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Apart from being a horror novel, it‘s a love letter to our favorite genre of horror films: the slasher. Following a horror film aficionado, Jade Daniels, as she starts to feel like there are things going on in her town that give her the impression that a slasher is coming through town. Jade is definitely a fictional character you grow to love. 5 ⭐️

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Melismatic
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I really enjoyed this even though the ending was…muddy. It‘s the start of a trilogy - the sequel is out in a few weeks. If you love/have knowledge of horror films (esp Scream, Friday the 13th, and Jaws), this was super fast paced horror with lots of references.

deeannloso I couldn‘t finish this one. It was just too slow. 13mo
dylanisreading The sequel is out now in the US! 13mo
Melismatic @dylanisreading ahh even better! Scrambling to my library… 13mo
Melismatic @deeannloso I get that - I think I just loved all the references. It felt very Stephen King to me 13mo
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5feet.of.fury
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I co-hosted a radio show about Horror movies from 2012-2015, I finished this book with a Freddy vs Jason shirt on, I live on Elm St.”Horror Chick” has been my shtick for a WHILE.I am the target audience,but it just didn‘t hit

Jade‘s inner monologue rambles so far into trivia, slang &metaphors it was at times impossible for me to tell what was happening. Gained momentum at40%+ but the end was so chaotic it took away from any character development.

BeeMagical Uhm LOVE that you hosted a horror radio show!!! How cool!!🖤👏🏻 14mo
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5feet.of.fury
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#20in4 not going to make 20, might read more but I don‘t have 2 hours in me, especially for My Heart Is A Chainsaw. I want to like it: “it‘s almost October & horror is my religion” but… I‘m suffering a bit.

Silent Patient was amazing.
Nightbitch was truly strange.
These Fleeting Shadows was slightly above average.
Big Little Lies - I already watched, so it feels like a reread.
Witch & the Tsar I‘m enjoying but wish I did a physical copy.

bthegood Love horror -halloween is my favorite holiday - My Heart is a Chainsaw - my review “ This story had me off kilter - at times I was totally absorbed, other times totally bored. Too many themes and plots.“-- I finished, it earned a soso only because occasionally it was interesting - you are not alone on this one😊 (edited) 14mo
5feet.of.fury @bthegood I want to like it. But… I don‘t think I‘m gonna like it 😂 it started off strong, but it hasn‘t gotten anywhere since. Glad I‘m not the only one not understanding the hype! 14mo
Andrew65 That‘s brilliant, thanks for playing along 👏👏👏🙌🥳🍾🥂🥰📚 14mo
5feet.of.fury @bthegood I couldn‘t sleep last night and ended up pushing through about 20% more, it‘s getting better, I thru Letha, Hardy and Holmes confronting Jade and now it seems to have a purpose. I don‘t see that I‘m going to love it, but I might finish it. I only have 3 days left of my library loan so… so I‘ll be done soon no matter what! 14mo
bthegood @5feet.of.fury 👍 14mo
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SomedayAlmost
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Read this book. Jade stays with you after the last unique page. Slasher flicks as metaphor for alienation, racism against native communities, family violence… in a dark and sometimes darkly comic tale. The bold, vivid, sad, unexpected ending blew me away. Perhaps my favorite book of 2022? #unique #horror #comingofage #indigenousvoices

Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks So pretty 🔥 1y
SomedayAlmost Thanks! 1y
SamAnne Loved this one and looking forward to the next one in the series. 1y
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Nessavamusic
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I really enjoyed this homage to slasher movies. Jade is obsessed with classic slasher films, which also makes her a bit of an outcast in her town. A new girl starts at her school and she identifies her as the perfect final girl. When deaths begin, Jade tries to prepare the new girl for her role. This absolutely is written for slasher movie fans. ⬇️

Nessavamusic If you do not enjoy those, this is probably not a book for you. However, if you are a fan of slashers, like me, you will enjoy this one. 5⭐️ CW listed below - note it is a spoiler. #doublespin pick done (edited) 1y
Nessavamusic CW for incest and rape - not on page 1y
SamAnne I‘m not a fan of slashers but I am a HUGE fan SGJ. So I read this one and enjoyed it, not as much as his others. I didn‘t know the term Final Girl until I read this. 😂😀 1y
TheAromaofBooks Woohoo!! 1y
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This book was definitely from the point of view of a troubled girl. It hyper focuses on mundane things, there‘s basically a whole chapter of Jade, the main character, thinks about the new girl Letha and how much of a “final girl” she is, instead of just answering Letha‘s question of “What is your name?”
I didn‘t love it. I didn‘t fully hate it. I‘m holding hope for the second book.

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PunkedRocker56
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I wanted to like this book, but it mostly gave me a headache. The writing style/plot were all over the place and generally just terrible. This book reads as if it never went through an outlining or drafting process. It seemed the author couldn‘t decide where to take it or how to make it end, so he just threw some things together that didn‘t make sense. Kind of like a puzzle when the pieces are being jammed into all the wrong places. ⭐️⭐️

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This is officially my first read of the new year, and I am so excited! It wasn‘t originally what I had in mind, but my best friend was very adamant that I read this right away so that he could have someone to vent to about it. So, ya know, priorities, right?😂 This book had been sitting on my kindle for a little while now, so it‘ll still be a good and productive read for me😁😌

TheNeverendingTBR Hope you like it more than I did! 1y
PunkedRocker56 @TheNeverendingTBR not gonna lie, it‘s not looking so hot 😅 I‘m very curious as to the reasons why you seem to not like it so much? I‘m wondering if our thoughts on it are similar haha 1y
TheNeverendingTBR @PunkedRocker56 I had high hopes for this, due to all the postive reviews I've seen but this is up there with the most boring books I've ever read.

It was so slow, the dialogue terrible - the writing is all over the place.

Awful!
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TheNeverendingTBR @PunkedRocker56 This was my goodreads review on it. 1y
PunkedRocker56 @TheNeverendingTBR omg how funny is that, I read that comment earlier today! It stuck out to me because that pretty much summed up all of how I felt after having just finished the book. I was so disappointed after all the hype for it. I wanted to DNF it so bad, but somehow I made it to the terrible end. 😅 1y
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jenniferw88
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Why did I immediately think of you @Cinfhen ? 😂😂😂

Tagged book is an example of the genre.

https://bookriot.com/book-genres-we-wish-existed/

rockpools That‘s such a fun article! I think@I‘d go looking for all of those genres 🤣 1y
AllDebooks I'd love all of these 🤣🤣 1y
Cinfhen OMG, Jenny! I‘ve been seen xxxx of course you thought of me…..#BananaPants 🍌👖 1y
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Lunakay You made my morning with this one!#CozyApocalypse 1y
Chrissyreadit How are you feeling? 1y
jenniferw88 @Chrissyreadit I'm feeling better thanks, not coughing so much but still have the sore throat. 1y
Chrissyreadit I hope you continue to feel better everyday! I swear by elderberry syrup, honey and salty lemon in a big cup of hot water for sore throat and coughs. Sending you healing wishes. 🤍🤍🤍 1y
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Robotswithpersonality
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Over the top in all the right ways. Loved the focus on slashers and final girls; the motif of nature reflecting health or corruption of community; the topping of a flesh and blood killer with a supernatural one; multiple people getting final girl moments. I don't think the back story of SA was sensationalized but definitely be warned, likewise warnings for parental neglect, suicidal ideation & attempts. So far, I prefer SGJ's novels to novellas.

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'Moth' as verb: I LIKE it!

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Lizpixie
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Bk1 of November & Bk3 of #20in4 #readathon is done! I started this the last day of #Scarathlon but unfortunately didn‘t finish it in time, so not sure if I should count it as one? @Clwojick what do you think? This was brilliant, extremely strange but brilliant. He has a strange mind, Graham Jones. Almost King-like in it‘s rooting for the outcast against all odds. Highly recommend. #BookspinBingo #Pageathon #52BookClubRC #ReadHarder2022

TheAromaofBooks Woohoo!!! 1y
Andrew65 Great 👏👏👏 1y
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Christyco125
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Whoa! A lot to unpack in this book. Not just a paranormal mystery but some stuff simmering under the surface for our MC. I love all of the slasher references.

AmandaBlaze I love SGJ's books because they have layers beneath everything. 1y
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CloakNQuill
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Chai & screams on a rainy day

TheNeverendingTBR Did you like this one? 1y
CloakNQuill @TheNeverendingTBR tbh haven't finished it. I got distracted by some other books. Definitely will go back to it soon since the opening chapter was very intriguing. 1y
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ShyBookOwl
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Excitedly making my way through this new, audio only, Graham-Jones. I only wish it had dropped at Halloween 🎃 since the book is fully set during the season. I could save it... buuuut.... why procrastinate a good book?

Not in database so I tagged another of his I loved.

dylanisreading Just started this one today! 2y
ShyBookOwl @dylanisreading Enjoy! I'm about 40% through and getting really into the 🎃 mood lol 2y
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ShyBookOwl
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Hands down, the best exploration of The Final Girl horror trope I've read yet. Heart-wrenching, but so damn good. I cried. My heart ached for Jade. TW for child abuse.

#alphabetgame #LetterM @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks

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TheNeverendingTBR
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Panpan

I had high hopes for this, due to all the postive reviews I've seen but this is up there with the most boring books I've ever read.

It was so slow, the dialogue terrible - the writing is all over the place. Awful.

AudiobookingWithLeah I DNF'd this one...I think I quit before I even got to 10%. 2y
BC_Dittemore I enjoyed this all the way up until the end; it just didn‘t seem to fit with the rest of the book, nor the overall slasher theme 2y
SamAnne I liked it but yes it was a bit uneven. I loved the themes of rural gentrification and the main character. It didn‘t flood me like The On,y Good Indian did. LOL, my Goodreads review of this one is the first time an author has “liked” my review! (edited) 2y
Twainy LOL this is the only one by him that I‘ve liked. I‘m about to listen to The Babysitter Lives. Wish me luck. 2y
bthegood This got a so-so from me - just disjointed in places, and could have been sooo much better - 2y
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Outofcontroltbr
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Amazing. I could not put this book down. I kept trying to guess what happened and it never turned out the way I expected. Such a great journey. I absolutely loved the main character.

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Breanne1
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There are a lot of deep themes to unpack in this novel however this wasn‘t a full on pick for me. The stream of consciousness style wasn‘t my cup of tea. And the middle really hung me up. I may not have finished this if it wasn‘t a book club book, but I‘m oddly glad I did. Very conflicted review, I know!

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Bookish_AF
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What book nerds do while sitting in the lawn seats waiting for the Backstreet Boys concert

Ruthiella Backstreet‘s back! Have fun! 2y
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Outofcontroltbr
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Lazy Sunday morning with the pets. Only 2 of them were in frame but I have two more laying on the floor nearby.

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NikkiCureton
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This book is way outside my preferred genres, but I enjoyed listening to it. The narrator was excellent and the story is very interesting. 🎧

Readergrrl One of my new favorite authors after reading The Only Good Indians and listening to the author speak in person. 2y
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ChaoticMissAdventures
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I so much wanted to love this. Unfortunately it almost sent me into a reading slump. It was a drag to get through. It might be expectations on my part but for me this book should have been 150 pages shorter cutting out much of Jades ramblings. I know it is supposed to be a love letter to horror but I needed more action & well horror. When I read horror I anticipate at least elevated heartbeats but everything was bogged down I never got there.

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ChaoticMissAdventures
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#weeklyforecast
Still getting through tagged from last week. I am finding it a bit of a drag and think it could be 100 pages shorter.
Hoping the rest of this pile is a breeze even if The Magician is heavy.

thereadingpal Such a pretty picture! I hope the rest of the pile is easier on you ☺️ 2y
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ChaoticMissAdventures
My Heart Is a Chainsaw | Stephen Graham Jones
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#weeklyforecast
Plowing through Cherokee American which I don't have high hopes for but want to get it off my shelf, hoping for a little fright from Chainsaw. Picked up Fangs from the library, it looks fun! Then will kick off PRIDE with Highsmith 's Price of Salt which I am baffled I have not read before.