Started listening to this audiobook while I was WFH today.
I’m already halfway through it.
I’m already halfway through it.
About forty minutes into it, or thereabouts, I was like, “Oh, they’re going to make this into a movie. Or a limited series. This is the kind of material they’re looking for.”
I wish I’d started livetweeting about this as soon as I started listening to it, because I have ... lots of thoughts.
First of all, it’s immediately obvious what’s going on here.
The title is a major giveaway, of course. But if you like solving puzzles, then you’ll probably think, “Okay, but where’s the mystery?”
The title is a major giveaway, of course. But if you like solving puzzles, then you’ll probably think, “Okay, but where’s the mystery?”
The suspense is more gripping than the ... non-mystery mystery.
Instead of solving a puzzle, the reader is left waiting for Patricia to put all the clues together.
Instead of solving a puzzle, the reader is left waiting for Patricia to put all the clues together.
She eventually puts all the clues together — after befriending the suspected vampire.
[And even though I grew up in the South(ish), I’m still taken aback at how sociable Patricia can be. Imagine being that trusting!]
[And even though I grew up in the South(ish), I’m still taken aback at how sociable Patricia can be. Imagine being that trusting!]
The suspenseful stuff is something else.
The part where — minor spoiler ahead, y’all —
The part where her husband reveals that Patricia is the one who called the police — that moment made me flinch.
The part where — minor spoiler ahead, y’all —
The part where her husband reveals that Patricia is the one who called the police — that moment made me flinch.
I think a lot of the weight of this story involves, well, how the husbands have put little to no weight behind their wives’ suspicions.
The fact that these dudes just want to sweep everything under the rug, time and time again, is maddening.
The fact that these dudes just want to sweep everything under the rug, time and time again, is maddening.
And the friends!
I liked Kitty’s down-to-earth demeanor. And I wanted to keep liking her.
But she’s wayyyy too closed-minded.
I liked Kitty’s down-to-earth demeanor. And I wanted to keep liking her.
But she’s wayyyy too closed-minded.
Among the other friends, I think one of them is too hands-off — the non-Southerner, y’all — and I think another one of them is ...
... well, I’m probably getting ahead of myself, but I think she’s going to turn out to be a vampire.
... well, I’m probably getting ahead of myself, but I think she’s going to turn out to be a vampire.
And then there’s Slick.
Slick is ... pretty stereotypical. I wish she wasn’t written in such a stereotypical way.
But, out of all the friends, she seems to be the least pretentious. (So far.)
Slick is ... pretty stereotypical. I wish she wasn’t written in such a stereotypical way.
But, out of all the friends, she seems to be the least pretentious. (So far.)
She was also the only friend who visited Patricia at the [spoiler redacted], so I think she’s a good person.
😯
Unless ...
🤔🤔🤔
😯
Unless ...
🤔🤔🤔
Oh! Don’t even get me started on Mrs. Green.
Does anyone ever call her by her given name? Do they see her as a friend, or just as a former employee?
I hope she gets treated well, in the end.
Does anyone ever call her by her given name? Do they see her as a friend, or just as a former employee?
I hope she gets treated well, in the end.
I’m starting back now, around 8.5 hours into the audiobook.
(That’s about sixty percent of the way through the book.)
(That’s about sixty percent of the way through the book.)
Ugh! Her son is frightening.
His interests are beyond questionable.
I have my suspicions that his interests are going to be related to the vampire’s origins.
His interests are beyond questionable.
I have my suspicions that his interests are going to be related to the vampire’s origins.
Letting her son hang out with “Uncle James” after the scene in Six Mile is ... upsetting.
Mmmmm. Her mother-in-law’s story about Hoyt Pickens. I forgot to mention that.
— incoming spoiler —
Listen. Ghostly intervention is a big thing in the South — she needs to listen to her mother-in-law!
— incoming spoiler —
Listen. Ghostly intervention is a big thing in the South — she needs to listen to her mother-in-law!
BIG SPOILER ALERT!
Yep — it looks like they’ve got a racist vampire on their hands.
Yep — it looks like they’ve got a racist vampire on their hands.
Accidentally broke the thread. Here are a few more tweets:
https://twitter.com/frizzlybarrett/status/1327442854902444034
The truly scary part of this is that you can share a story — and some folks will decide not to believe you.
They believe the monster instead.
They believe the monster instead.
https://twitter.com/frizzlybarrett/status/1327443814898933760
Noooooo. Nooooooooooo.
This is terrible.
There’s a grown man — grown vampire? — taking advantage of a teenage girl.
Disgusting.
This is terrible.
There’s a grown man — grown vampire? — taking advantage of a teenage girl.
Disgusting.
So ... this guy ...
He’s a vampire and a serial rapist.
Yuck.
He’s a vampire and a serial rapist.
Yuck.
This ... is ...
I’m about to give up.
That’s the problem with a character like James. He’s always one step ahead — he always knows what Patricia’s planning.
He’s manipulative and it’s enough to make you want to give up.
I’m about to give up.
That’s the problem with a character like James. He’s always one step ahead — he always knows what Patricia’s planning.
He’s manipulative and it’s enough to make you want to give up.
What is Grace’s deal, though? Is she ...
Is she trying to be genteel? Is she a vampire?
Is she a genteel vampire?!?!
Is she trying to be genteel? Is she a vampire?
Is she a genteel vampire?!?!
“It’s not about our husbands ... it’s about us.”
Okay! Get it together in the fourth quarter — better late than never, ladies.
Okay! Get it together in the fourth quarter — better late than never, ladies.
Okay ...
What’s going on here? Has Patricia been altered permanently?
What’s going on here? Has Patricia been altered permanently?
Within the next couple of years, the movie version of this book will be available via Netflix or Prime Video or wherever.
We’ll get to watch a live-action version of this bonkers story.
And I don’t think I can handle it.
And I don’t think I can handle it.
Wait a minute.
Grace and Ursula know, uh, a lot about cleaning house.
Makes me think they’ve both had to do this before.
Grace and Ursula know, uh, a lot about cleaning house.
Makes me think they’ve both had to do this before.
I’ve finally reached the end of the book. Finally.
I’m left with more questions than answers — as always.
And I’m not sure that I even want answers.
I’m left with more questions than answers — as always.
And I’m not sure that I even want answers.
This was my big takeaway — sometimes, people believe the monster’s version of events.
Particularly if the monster is handsome, wealthy, or cool.
Particularly if the monster is handsome, wealthy, or cool.
https://twitter.com/FrizzlyBarrett/status/1327457591644069891
That’s why solidarity was emphasized so strongly toward the end of the book.
If the whole town doesn’t believe you, but your five closest friends do, then you should team up with them to defeat the monster.
If the whole town doesn’t believe you, but your five closest friends do, then you should team up with them to defeat the monster.
This time, it worked.
We’ll have to wait for the sequel to see if there are other practical solutions for dealing with Dracula.
We’ll have to wait for the sequel to see if there are other practical solutions for dealing with Dracula.
(There’s going to be a sequel, right?)
@threadreaderapp Unroll, please. 🧛🏼♀️
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