Reviews tagging 'Deadnaming'

Manhunt by Gretchen Felker-Martin

155 reviews

erindb's review

dark sad 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? Yes

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Death, Violence, Sexual violence, Deadnaming, Sexual content, Panic attacks/disorders, Gore, Body horror, Cannibalism, Dysphoria, Hate crime, Sexual assault, Transphobia, Rape, Medical content, Torture, Confinement, and Murder

Moderate: Cancer, Injury/Injury detail, Slavery, Gun violence, Infertility, Kidnapping, Death of parent, Excrement, Fire/Fire injury, Grief, Alcohol, and Genocide

Minor: Pedophilia, Police brutality, Eating disorder, Animal death, and Mental illness

madzsmiled's review against another edition

dark sad tense fast-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

4.75

Manhunt was an incredibly powerful take on the zombie apolocalypse, centering hormones and gender identity. It was one of the scariest and goriest apolocalypse stories I've read in a long time, and one of the first I've read that features Trans characters. Beth and Fran's struggled not only to survive the zombified men and the TERFS, but also to find community and love. It was a fantastic read. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Gun violence, Racial slurs, Alcohol, Animal death, Sexual content, Deadnaming, Child death, Cursing, Cannibalism, Blood, Fatphobia, Murder, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Body horror, Death, Dysphoria, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Gore, Homophobia, Misogyny, Outing, Rape, Sexual violence, and Transphobia

crimsonreadlips's review

challenging dark sad tense medium-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Outing, Miscarriage, Lesbophobia, Emotional abuse, Eating disorder, Pedophilia, Body shaming, Sexual harassment, Fire/Fire injury, Adult/minor relationship, Physical abuse, Transphobia, Pandemic/Epidemic, Rape, Violence, Murder, Misogyny, Hate crime, Death of parent, Deadnaming, Cannibalism, Body horror, Blood, Gore, War, Torture, Sexual violence, Racism, Police brutality, Injury/Injury detail, Forced institutionalization, Fatphobia, Cursing, Classism, Child death, Dysphoria, and Death

mmartinko11's review against another edition

challenging dark sad tense medium-paced

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

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Dysphoria, Body horror, Rape, Injury/Injury detail, Transphobia, Vomit, Sexual violence, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Outing, Gun violence, Gore, Deadnaming, and Blood

solenodon's review against another edition

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: War, Transphobia, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Death, Violence, Sexual content, Rape, and Pandemic/Epidemic

Moderate: Pregnancy, Racism, Slavery, Self harm, Murder, Medical content, Injury/Injury detail, Infertility, Gun violence, Gore, Grief, Death, Confinement, Classism, and Body shaming

Minor: Deadnaming and Infertility

relly621's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny tense fast-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape and Violence

Moderate: Torture, Racism, Pandemic/Epidemic, Murder, Misogyny, Medical trauma, Gore, Fatphobia, Transphobia, Physical abuse, Sexism, and Deadnaming

norspider's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad tense fast-paced

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

4.0

It's not hyperbole anymore; it is all men.

The birth of a virus that targets anyone with high enough testosterone levels, turning them into mindless, ferocious beasts. Things that hunt in packs to eat (and do worse) to any prey. 

The characters we follow most are Beth and Fran, 2 trans girls surviving by any means necessary in the wilderness. A chance encounter puts them in the crosshairs of a merciless army of TERFs. Beth, Fran, and most other characters we're introduced to get a fulfilling amount of depth and development. 

This book is GRAPHIC with its violence and sex. Be aware of that going in, and then expect more. 

There are pop-culture references that may alienate some potential readers but I hope I'm wrong about that. More people should read this book. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Dysphoria, Gore, Homophobia, Violence, Blood, Body horror, Cursing, Murder, Sexual content, Death, Medical content, and Transphobia

Moderate: Death of parent and Animal death

Minor: Deadnaming, Excrement, Slavery, and Sexual assault

sxndaze's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional tense medium-paced

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

3.5

Incredible premise, but it can be hard to digest (ha!)

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Death, Hate crime, Sexual assault, Dysphoria, Homophobia, Rape, Transphobia, Violence, Fatphobia, Gore, Medical content, Pregnancy, Deadnaming, and Sexual content

thenonbinaryc's review

4.0

found out author is biphobic and also has some transphobic opinions towards trans men. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Outing, Violence, Cannibalism, Deadnaming, Hate crime, Rape, Sexual violence, Trafficking, and Transphobia

ciaranolio's review against another edition

challenging tense fast-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

Post-apocalyptic hyper-gory trans horror, about a future where a virus has turned all humans with a certain level of testosterone into monsters. Incredible character writing, especially enjoyed the two trans female pov characters and their views on trans womanhood in their TERF-ruled dystopia in which maleness is actually the ultimate mark of violence. Absolutely not for the faint of heart
TWS: extreme violence, rape & sexual violence (on-page), misogyny, violent transphobia, racism (including lynching), body horror, fascism, frequent and detailed discussions of body image, eating disorders, medical trauma.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Hate crime, Sexual violence, Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Pandemic/Epidemic, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Torture, Transphobia, Violence, Blood, Body shaming, Medical content, Murder, Outing, Pregnancy, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Eating disorder, Fatphobia, Death, Gore, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Sexism, Sexual harassment, Body horror, Deadnaming, Dysphoria, Genocide, and Rape

Moderate: Cannibalism