My Heart Is a Chainsaw

Jennifer Daniels, JD, Jade... We never get to know the girl that was Jennifer Daniels, only the girl on the cusp of womanhood, of freedom. She is intelligent and tormented, sharp as a knife. Her heart is so broken by this torment that it's become a metaphorical chainsaw. She is a lover of slasher films to the point of obsession, her focus absolutely singular, she is willing with all the hope she's retained for a slasher to come to her hometown of Portrock, Idaho. A secluded mountain town, quiet, with its own eerie history of witches and murder and accidents that's ripples spread wide over time. When she believes her wishes are coming to fruition, there is practically nothing she wouldn't do to prepare the town's savior, the final girl, Letha Mondragon... The question that stands is can she, can't she.

My Heart is a Chainsaw is most definitely an ode to the Slasher horror genre, the references abound, and not a single reviewer can argue this. I love slashers, I grew up in the '80s/'90s when Michael Myers, Jason, and Freddy Kruger, even PinHead, Chucky, and Ghostface were at the top of Horror. But what most people neglect to acknowledge, is the trauma that floats below the surface. It is there, it is bright and burning, and when it is finally released, it is damn brilliant.

I listened to the narration of My Heart is a Chainsaw, and it ripped through me. The performance by Cara Gee was so on point that I could easily believe Jade was talking directly to me. I can not begin to describe the feeling I was left with after Cara Gee's performance. It is and will probably remain one of the best audiobooks I'll listen to.