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My Heart Is a Chainsaw by Stephen Graham Jones
3.25
challenging dark slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: No
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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...