I Was A Teenage Slasher
Books | Fiction / Horror
3.7
Stephen Graham Jones
A USA TODAY Bestseller From New York Times bestselling horror writer Stephen Graham Jones comes a classic slasher story with a twist—perfect for fans of Adam Cesare and Grady Hendrix.1989, Lamesa, Texas. A small west Texas town driven by oil and cotton—and a place where everyone knows everyone else’s business. So it goes for Tolly Driver, a good kid with more potential than application, seventeen, and about to be cursed to kill for revenge. Here Stephen Graham Jones explores the Texas he grew up in, and shared sense of unfairness of being on the outside through the slasher horror Jones loves, but from the perspective of the killer, Tolly, writing his own autobiography. Find yourself rooting for a killer in this summer teen movie of a novel gone full blood-curdling tragic.
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Author
Stephen Graham Jones
Pages
384
Publisher
Simon and Schuster
Published Date
2024-07-16
ISBN
1668022249 9781668022245
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"This book is a meta look the slasher genre, wrapped in pretty 1980’s coming of age packaging and tied with a bloody bow. This is one of the best books that I have read in 2024. I absolutely loved every second I spent in 1989 Lamesa, Texas. The main character is Tolly Driver, and he is recounting the summer of his junior year. He had just lost his father in a car accident and was known as the town outcast that needs to be pitied by everyone except his best friend Amber Dennison, who has always had his back, and will always be there for him. The two of them head off to a high school party and Tolly hopes this will be the night that changes how people see him, just in time for his senior year. That night does bring about change, just not in the way that he was hoping it would. Caught in mechanizations beyond his control Tolly and Amber, take a wild ride through the West Texas hot summer days that will leave an entire town scarred forever. The characters are grade A characters that take over your mind and leave a lasting impression. The soundtrack of the book kicks the nostalgia vibes up while still feeling like a timeless piece of fiction. It has all of the feelings, and it even made me cry. Overall, it felt like watching a mash-up of The Lost Boys and Heathers with Randy Meeks and Joe Goldberg. I think fans of slashers will love this book, but I also think this is a great book for people who love coming of age stories like Sixteen Candles. This is a horror book, but I feel it’s accessible to all types of readers and shouldn’t induce nightmares for those of you who avoid the genre for that reason."