It was only a year ago that I reviewed Stephen Graham Jones’ last book, The Only Good Indians, which I really enjoyed, so I jumped at the chance to read his latest release (just in time for the beginning of the spooky season) My Heart is a Chainsaw. Don’t like blood and guts? You’ll want to give Jones a pass because this is what he specializes in. But if you like a good horror novel where the body count stacks up, this one is definitely for you!
I recorded the video below on September 30, Canada’s first ever Truth and Reconciliation Day, so I talk about a bit about that too. For my international followers – let me know in the comments if you have any questions!
I DO have some horror books coming up that I’m going to read and review. I bought a couple of horror novellas that I’m pumped about, plus a few classic pulp horror novels. Stephen Graham Jones is such a nice person, and I love his devotion to the horror genre. I guess there is a part of me that wonders WHY he wants to have really confusing sections in his novel. I may have mentioned that I tried reading his memoir and couldn’t follow along with that, unfortunately.
his memoir was difficult to follow along too? Yeesh, that’s weird
I got totally lost and DNF’d it. Definitely weird.
OOOoooo, the opening scene of this novel. Yikes. He’s good. And I like how he balances unknowing with knowing.
Ah I totally forgot about the opening scene in my review – so good right??? made me want to watch a slasher right then and there 🙂
Are you kidding? I am still t-r-y-i-n-g to forget that scene.
haha can’t blame you there
I have both this one and Indians on my TBR and I must try and get to them before the end of October!
This is the perfect October read Cathy! Highly recommend pushing through to it in the next few weeks 😉
Good to know, thank you!
As usual, Canada is way ahead of the United States with this acknowledgment and Truth and Reconciliation Day. It’s a good step! I wish we could do it here. Maybe someday. This book sounds too scary for me, as you may have suspected. 😉 I’m not much of a horror fan!
We may feel ahead in some things, but it’s funny, we always feel so behind in others 🙂
Very interesting, Anne – thanks for telling us a bit about the Truth and Reconciliation Day. Living in a country where we indigenous people still form the vast majority of the population and the dominant culture it’s all strange to me, but I’m fascinated by how the various nations around the world that were formed out of colonies and dominions are coming to terms with their impact on the indigenous cultures. Each one is approaching it differently, but it seems NZ and Canada are leading the way.
It does seem like that, and it is an interesting thing to see how different places across the world are dealing with it differently…