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Sign up todayI Was A Teenage Slasher
Length
10 hours 52 minutes
Language
English
Narrators
Michael Crouch & Stephen Graham Jones
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“SGJ is the master of the slasher novel. Tolly Driver tells his story of the summer of 1989 in west Texas, where he became much more than a slightly outcast, bullied, and introverted seventeen-year-old. Who could have predicted that a teen party and a peanut allergy would lead to Tolly's transformation into a teenage slasher and the deaths of more than a dozen people in his hometown? Tolly takes his time with the story, but once the slashing starts, buckle up! It's a crazy ride! ”
— Suzanne • Underground Books
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“If you’re a big fan of 80s/90s slasher films, this book is a MUST READ! It is uniquely narrated & has a coming-of-age quality to it that will grip your heart by the end - a full on love letter to the slasher genre that is chock full of slasher tropes. ”
— Natalie • Court Street Books
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“Readers get an inside look into Tolly’s daily life, thoughts, and observations as he slashes his way through life’s challenges. As you read on, it becomes quickly obvious that he’s just a kid trying his best – and, in this case, that might be enough to cheer him on.”
— Bud • Quail Ridge Books
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“I opened this book expecting a typical slasher, but what I got was a coming-of-age tale from the perspective of a killer. The experience of being a teenager in West Texas in the 1980s was palpable, the confessional style a surprising delivery choice that worked with the subject matter. Stephen Graham Jones continues to prove that the horror genre can be as nuanced and diverse as other genre fiction.”
— Ri • House of Books
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“Told from the teen slashers perspective, this compelling story was riveting. I love all of Graham Jones' books but this may be my favorite so far! Listen to it now.”
— Tricia • Mostly Books
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“Didn’t think I could actually love a slasher character, but in this subversion of the genre I truly connected with Tali Driver!”
— Christen • Itinerant Literate Books
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“Anyone who's a fan of horror - especially slashers - needs to read this. It's the perfect blend of homage to and fresh take on the genre, and Stephen Graham Jones's writing is both fresh and nostalgic.”
— Jess • The BookMark Shoppe
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“Oh my gosh!! I don't think I've ever sobbed at the end of a horror novel or movie before this! When asked what I think of as the scariest horror book I've read, I usually answer, Only the Good Indians. When I'm on the lake in Cda, I'm usually thinking of My Heart is A Chainsaw. Now, whenever someone mentions a slasher, Tolly Driver will come to mind, and my heart will break a little bit. I'm a fan of Stephen Graham Jones and his ability to make characters so real and dimensional. He has a way of knowing what really scares us and can put that to paper. I listened on Libro.fm and the production was stellar! ”
— Melanie • The Well-Read Moose
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“I didn't think I could love Stephen Graham Jones more than I already did, this one proved me wrong. Great for fans of meta horror ; Scream, Cabin in the Woods, and of course My Heart Is a Chainsaw. ”
— Kayla • Page Turner Books
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.
Stephen Graham Jones is the New York Times bestselling author of The Only Good Indians. He has been an NEA fellowship recipient and a recipient of several awards including the Ray Bradbury Award from the Los Angeles Times, the Bram Stoker Award, the Shirley Jackson Award, the Jesse Jones Award for Best Work of Fiction from the Texas Institute of Letters, the Independent Publishers Award for Multicultural Fiction, and the Alex Award from American Library Association. He is the Ivena Baldwin Professor of English at the University of Colorado Boulder.
Stephen Graham Jones is the New York Times bestselling author of The Only Good Indians. He has been an NEA fellowship recipient and a recipient of several awards including the Ray Bradbury Award from the Los Angeles Times, the Bram Stoker Award, the Shirley Jackson Award, the Jesse Jones Award for Best Work of Fiction from the Texas Institute of Letters, the Independent Publishers Award for Multicultural Fiction, and the Alex Award from American Library Association. He is the Ivena Baldwin Professor of English at the University of Colorado Boulder.
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