Reviews

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

frogcopter's review against another edition

5.0

wow

faeriegodmutha's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense slow-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

4.0

Wow! Emil Ferris is so talented. The artwork and the storytelling had a mesmerizing effect. A fully immersive tale of murder, mayhem, monsters, and art history--when it ended I immediately felt like I can't wait to grab the sequel and get back to Karen's world. 
 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Bullying, Cancer, Child abuse, Child death, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Gore, Hate crime, Homophobia, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Slavery, Terminal illness, Torture, Violence, Blood, Antisemitism, Trafficking, Grief, Religious bigotry, Death of parent, Murder, Lesbophobia, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, War, and Classism

jannythelibrarian's review against another edition

3.0

not my style

orallech's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective medium-paced

4.75

spuze8's review against another edition

dark mysterious sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix

4.25

whatrosiereads's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative inspiring mysterious reflective sad tense slow-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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cancer, Child abuse, Genocide, Gore, Hate crime, Homophobia, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Violence, Xenophobia, Grief, and Death of parent

go_devils'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? It's complicated

4.75

tiedyedude's review against another edition

3.0

I enjoyed this graphic novel, but I found myself thinking "Let's sit down and get through this" more than "I can't wait to see what's next." It wasn't bad, I just didn't feel any connection to the characters. Alternating between a historical drama, a family drama, and a murder mystery, I wasn't sure where it was going most of the time, and I'm not entirely sure I understand everything the author was going for. It was certainly a unique publication with some great moments and excellent art.

jrosenstein's review against another edition

I abandoned this book. It is gorgeously drawn and very well-done but it just really unsettled me. It's meant to be eerie and unsettling but for me it really got under my skin and I just couldn't bring myself to keep reading it.

scribe391's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

3.5

An oversized graphic novel, where the illustrations are shown against a lined paper background.
Set in 1960’s Chicago, and narrated by ten year old Karen Reves; when Anka Silverberg is murdered, Karen decides to investigate the crime.