![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() The major conflict in this story stems from the repression of women and their voices by society and their husbands. This novel, set in the 1990s in Charleston, South Carolina, paints a vivid picture of the social injustice that many women faced in that time. On the page, his writing comes across as light, witty, funny at times, and amazingly descriptive. Don’t let his extensive background in journalism scare you, though. He’s also one of the founders of the New York Asian Film Festival and, for a few years, was a film critic for the New York Sun. Grady Hendrix has been in the writing game for a while, having previously written for Playboy Magazine, Slate, The Village Voice, the New York Post, Film Comment, and Variety. Hendrix has managed to produce an addictive beach-read-esque book that will appall you while also compelling you to turn the page. The writing here is lighthearted and makes for an easy read, but there’s also a touch of gore that is the trademark of traditional gothic horror. Cozy mystery meets gruesome horror in the surprising new novel by Grady Hendrix titled The Southern Book Club’s Guide to Slaying Vampires. ![]()
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