DNF at the end of Act I, which was at 20something percent. I had really high hopes for this after reading and loving The Only Good Indians, which honestly if you're even considering reading this book, go read that one instead.I like books that try new things, whether that's slamming together genres and playing with format. It's ballsy, and I can appreciate that. Especially as a horror fan, the idea of an extra meta horror movie as a book - heck, why wouldn't I be curious?And I think my problems

This novel is kind of like the movie Scream, only in book form; it is a slasher story that is fully aware it’s a slasher story. It makes references to films within the genre, and VERY openly celebrates its tropes.The writing style is where I’m torn, because on one hand it’s very unique and entertaining, but on the other hand it kept me from becoming fully invested in the characters. It is a highly stylized work, written in present-tense and presented as though the reader is a viewer of a movie,

I am always going to read anything and everything slasher related and final girl related. It's just my thing! So when I saw Stephen Graham Jones had put something together I knew I had to have it.SGJ writes this book as if you are watching a movie. The book tells you when the scene changes, it tells you when the camera changes focus, etc. It does it in a way that is unique but does take some time to get used to. It's like we are watching what we are reading - I promise that will make a lot more

**4.5-stars**I enjoyed reading The Last Final Girl so freaking much, however, I am torn on how to rate it. While my Horror-Loving heart says give it a 5, my brain says a 4-star rating would be more accurate. After careful contemplation, I've decided to slice it right down the middle for this ode to Teen Slashers.I grew up watching all things Horror. I had two older siblings, who both enjoyed the genre, so I was exposed to it at such a young age. Honestly, I don't really remember a time when I wa...

My introduction to the fiction of Stephen Graham Jones is The Last Final Girl. Published in 2012, this love letter to slasher movies was a free download with Amazon Prime. Like disco, I grew up on the genre, Halloween being the progenitor and a handful of copycats noteworthy for varying the formula in interesting ways. Like disco, the slasher movie largely died out in the early '80s, which hasn't stopped authors who grew up on them from styling slasher novels that are either wall-to-wall with to...

I liked the premise but not the execution . Disappointing.

If every horror movie you've watched spontaneously became a campy fun slasher story, this is it!

THE LAST FINAL GIRL, by Stephen Graham Jones, was a fun, "B-style movie" book that referenced many of the '80's and other slasher films that I grew up on. The key component was that all the examples fell into the "final girl" troupe. ". . . slashers make final girls come into their own . . . " Written as though it was more of a screenplay, this novel begins with the survival of Lindsay Baker--the "final girl"--whose friends were all murdered by a man in a Michael Jackson mask. While Lindsay de...

This is one of those books that people will absolutely love or absolutely hate. It really comes down to the writing style. If you're looking for a straightforward story, this isn't the book for you. The format is nonlinear and written very much like a screenplay. That is why I personally LOVE this book! I'm a huge fan of horror films (particularly 80s slashers) and this book is essential an 80s slasher in novel form. I dig in!

I liked the ideas here, but wasn't a fan of the execution. The format is unconventional- written like a movie more than a novel- and I found it difficult to get into, not to mention confusing at times. His most recent book My Heart Is a Chainsaw tackles similar themes but in a way I really loved. Both are love letters to slasher films and push back on things like the final girl always being a virgin. But while Chainsaw had a character I really fell in love with and a narrative structure that suc...

This review is apt to be a bit bias, as this is what usually happens when readers becomes delusional enough to think a novel was written specifically for them. That's the case here though, as Mr. Jones has crafted a book so far up inside the head of a horror movie fan that its likely to read like Morse Code to a civilian. Their confusion is their loss though because something very unique is happening with this narrative, something that will likely be misinterpreted as an attempt to half-novelize...

I'd heard about this book long before I picked it up, and I thought the premise was cool so I really wanted to like it. Unfortunately, the book just wasn't put together that well. Now, I still think the premise was interesting and done a little bit differently, it could be really awesome.So, the primary problem with The Last Final Girl, is how it was written. It's clear that Mr. Jones saw this story in film form. So the book is written in some pseudo script form with lots of lines describing cam...

The Last Final Girl is a teen slasher with some saucy satire. The book oozes sexuality and is brimming with brutality; all the teenage women are attractive, while the the antagonist is pure typecast teen horror movie. Sure there's not a lot of depth but that's not what you pay for - load up the pop corn and don't answer the phone at night. The unique script storytelling methodology contributes to the distinctly b-grade feel which makes the Scream/I Know What You Did Last Summer-like spoof all th...

"Stupid girls run upstairs, stupid girls run upstairs," she's saying to herself, turning to pull Ben with her up the aluminum steps, Billie Jean just feet behind them. Last Final Girl Stephen Graham Jones ⭐⭐⭐⭐Written like a faux movie script with the vast majority dialogue and full of pop culture references from the 80s slasher film era, Last Final Girl takes us on a wild ride.Remember the rules to follow if you find yourself stuck in a horror movie. (See How to Survive