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My Favorite Thing Is Monsters, Vol. 1 by Emil Ferris

17 reviews

krys_kilz's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

This graphic novel is super unique and the artwork is truly NEXT LEVEL. It's crosshatched and drawn with ballpoint pen, which gives it a style and color palette unlike any graphic novel or comic I've read before. I loved that it was written as the main character's notebook and enjoyed the memorabilia and famous paintings included throughout.

The main character and narrator, Karen Reyes, warms my little queer heart. I love how unapologetically weird she is, how full of curiosity and spunk. I appreciated all the LGBTQ characters and the pro-SWer sentiment. With the body horror subplot, you could definitely read this as a trans narrative too. 

The use of horror and multiple meanings of what makes a monster was also incredibly powerful. There is some sharp social critique / political analysis woven throughout that is really striking in conversation with the artwork. I also appreciated the threads comparing trauma to being haunted.

There is a lot of heavy content and I agree that the narrative was a bit scattered at times, but overall I loved this book and am excited to read Volume II.

tw: adult/minor relationship, pedophilia, antisemitism, Holocaust, cancer, rape 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Antisemitism, Adult/minor relationship, Death of parent, Cancer, Pedophilia, Murder, Rape, Child abuse, and Genocide

Moderate: Blood, Sexual content, and Racism

Minor: Homophobia, Racial slurs, Body horror, and Bullying

fab7xox's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death of parent and Emotional abuse

Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Biphobia, and Bullying

imjumokay's review against another edition

dark emotional funny mysterious sad slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Antisemitism, Bullying, and Sexual content

Moderate: Pedophilia, Racism, and Homophobia

Minor: Sexual assault

literarylion's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.75

Gorgeous, unique artwork, compelling story, fascinating characters -- this is the best graphic novel I've read in a long time.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Antisemitism, Cancer, Death of parent, Genocide, Hate crime, Murder, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, and Violence

Minor: Blood, Body horror, Body shaming, Bullying, Pedophilia, and Racial slurs

caedy's review

adventurous dark emotional funny informative mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Rape, Grief, Drug use, and Adult/minor relationship

Moderate: Suicide, Antisemitism, Bullying, and Cancer

melaniereadsbooks's review against another edition

dark emotional medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

The illustrations in this book are absolutely beautiful! The content is very difficult. It is a lot of sadness upon sadness without much respite at all, expect in a few small places.

The characters are very interesting and I really enjoyed reading about their stories. I know that parts of this are inspired by true events.

I will definitely read the sequel when it comes out.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Animal death, Antisemitism, Blood, Body shaming, Body horror, Bullying, Cancer, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Gore, Grief, Homophobia, Infidelity, Mental illness, Misogyny, Murder, Physical abuse, Police brutality, Racism, Rape, Self harm, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Stalking, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Terminal illness, Torture, Toxic relationship, Trafficking, and Violence

boy_topics's review against another edition

dark mysterious sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

3.0

This book is heart-breaking and can be hard to read. Its super queer and you can definitely do trans readings of it as well. The art style is one of a kind. I took some stars off because there is a lot of suspense that leads to a not so conclusive ending that seemed kind of rushed. Too many loose endings for my liking. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Antisemitism, Blood, Body horror, Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Gore, Grief, Homophobia, Infidelity, Mental illness, Murder, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Police brutality, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, and Trafficking