#107 in Horror
The Southern Book Club's Guide to Slaying Vampires
- 422
- Pages
- about 8 h
- Reading time
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Our view
This horror novel uses a vampire to talk about something else: the constraints placed on the women of a book club, treated with humour and bite. Anyone hoping for a full-blooded monster story may feel the domestic drama crowds out the vampire, and some find the pace drags as the book goes on. It suits readers who like horror mixed with social satire.
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About the book
The Southern Book Club's Guide to Slaying Vampires is a 2020 horror novel by American author Grady Hendrix. It was first published on April 7, 2020, through Quirk Books and centers upon a women's book club that faces a vampiric threat.
Where the score comes from
The sources average 7.6 across 758 ratings. With that many, the reader vote carries 84% of the weight and the score stays at 7.6 — the Horror average of 7.5 barely moves it.
| Source | Average | Ratings | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|
| Open Library | 7.3 | 9 | 1% |
| Hardcover | 7.6 | 749 | 99% |
Frequently asked
How long is The Southern Book Club's Guide to Slaying Vampires?
It has 422 pages — longer than 58% of the ranked books in Horror.
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