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Manhunt by Gretchen Felker-Martin

81 reviews

nibs's review

challenging dark tense fast-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? It's complicated

3.25

A mixed bag. There were great elements, half-baked elements and poorly done ones. The concept itself is interesting, but it doesn't explore it with much nuance. And this concept requires nuance, with how close to being the edge of biological essentialism the premise is. It is very crass, with a lot of sex scenes that don't progress the book and gratuitous violence. Is that just a horror thing?
I started getting a bit bored in the middle part of the book and probably would've stopped reading if not for bookclub. But I did find the end fulfilling. So yeah, mixed thoughts.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Transphobia, Body horror, Violence, and Sexual content

Moderate: Deadnaming, Fatphobia, and Pandemic/Epidemic

Minor: Suicidal thoughts and Slavery

arrr's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny reflective sad tense fast-paced

• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

Wow this book is a trip! If you're mad at toxic cis men and terfs, then this book is super cathartic. If you're trans and fragile, then be warned that there is a lot of trauma here. Like. So. Much. Trauma. Queer zombie apocalypse tho, very early 2000s vibes. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide, Transphobia, Slavery, Medical content, Gore, Death, Vomit, Violence, Self harm, Excrement, Death of parent, Classism, Blood, Rape, Sexual violence, Medical trauma, Deadnaming, Chronic illness, Child death, War, Pandemic/Epidemic, Forced institutionalization, Fire/Fire injury, Cursing, Confinement, Trafficking, Suicidal thoughts, Dysphoria, Bullying, Cannibalism, Sexual content, Child abuse, Animal death, Sexual harassment, Cancer, Body shaming, Fatphobia, Body horror, Sexual assault, Miscarriage, Injury/Injury detail, Grief, Eating disorder, Drug use, Torture, Gun violence, Emotional abuse, and Homophobia

kingsamong's review

adventurous dark emotional funny sad tense fast-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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Death, Dysphoria, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Transphobia, Rape, and Torture

Moderate: Sexual content and Suicidal thoughts

Minor: Toxic friendship

ryyyyyyyye's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny sad 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? It's complicated

5.0

This book is incredible, an incredibly engaging plot which works wonderfully to reveal the mostly unspoken ideas and perceptions we have about ourselves, those we share identities with, and those who refuse to accept us - largely from a queer trans perspective but so many intersections in between. The conflicts are so imposable on today's society ensuring the fear and tension is incredibly relatable.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Sexual violence, War, Suicidal thoughts, Murder, Medical trauma, Injury/Injury detail, Fatphobia, Deadnaming, Cursing, Blood, Gun violence, Dysphoria, Death, Rape, Transphobia, Pregnancy, Misogyny, and Medical content

sapphicshark's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional 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? It's complicated

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Deadnaming, Fatphobia, Torture, Cursing, Injury/Injury detail, Xenophobia, Rape, Self harm, Death, Drug use, Dysphoria, Murder, Gore, Hate crime, Medical content, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Mental illness, Grief, Outing, Transphobia, Violence, Vomit, Suicidal thoughts, Gun violence, Blood, Body horror, Excrement, and Sexual assault

larzhagen's review against another edition

- Incredibly violent and graphic sexual scenes back to back that did not seem necessary to the plot/character development.
- Dialogue seems unnatural; Beth's dialogue, for example, carries a humor which doesn't fit the horrific situations she's recently been through. "It's the last man on earth. How's it hangin', pal?" (p.57)
- Excessive use of epithets i.e. "... glancing at the injured girl" (p.55), and "the other woman" in lieu of characters' names. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Fatphobia, Body horror, Sexual content, Transphobia, and Rape

Moderate: Deadnaming, Misogyny, Murder, Torture, Medical trauma, Toxic relationship, Vomit, Cursing, Hate crime, Suicidal thoughts, Dysphoria, Injury/Injury detail, Gun violence, and Medical content

I have and will continue to support trans authors. It's unfortunate that I did not enjoy GFM's writing, nor the material in Manhunt.

acbrummitt's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny sad tense fast-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? It's complicated

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Dysphoria, Injury/Injury detail, Medical trauma, Misogyny, Transphobia, Body shaming, Confinement, Gun violence, Homophobia, Murder, Vomit, Cannibalism, Gore, Grief, Mass/school shootings, Medical content, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Trafficking, Blood, Rape, Body horror, Deadnaming, Fire/Fire injury, Infertility, Kidnapping, Outing, Violence, War, Death, and Fatphobia

bittennailbooks's review against another edition

 DNF'd at 149 pages - Reading for the #TransRightsReadathon

A bleak, egregious, and dismal imaginging of a post-apocalyptic future where men's final form is foaming-at-the-mouth mutants, XX TERF's become militaristic hunters, and another reality where trans people are hunted to near extinction.

That being said: This is not a bad book by any stretch of the word. In fact, I think its almost too good that this hits way too close to home. Unfortunately, I did not have the stomach to finish it but I hope you do! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Dysphoria, Gore, Drug abuse, Hate crime, Medical content, Misogyny, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Murder, Sexual harassment, Transphobia, Drug use, Death, Grief, Rape, Blood, Body shaming, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Body horror, Alcohol, Gun violence, and Genocide

veeples's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny tense fast-paced

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

3.75

I ended up reading this book alongside a friend, which has made it more delightful. We’re both trans/nonbinary and laughed about the viscerally honest glimpse into queer and trans drama you only get when you’ve lived the experience. So if you are queer or trans, I think parts of this will be deeply relatable, which is lovely. I love the complexities of the five main POV characters, especially

Ramona, a trans chaser, who is just as complex and yet still unforgiveable, which the author does not shy away from at all. I appreciate that: the people we hate the most have complex inner lives and that does nothing to abate their part in the violence they partake in and allow to happen.

My main gripes with this story is plotting falls in part 2 of the book. Lots of things happen, and I wish it were written in a fashion that grounds the reader more than it did. I also found myself wishing for more insight to personal relationships between the characters to better appreciate the tragedy of events that happens. Because it was not developed as well, the back half of this book lost a bit of emotional potency.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Homophobia, Adult/minor relationship, Torture, Transphobia, Violence, Blood, Body horror, Cannibalism, Vomit, Genocide, Injury/Injury detail, Fire/Fire injury, Medical content, Suicidal thoughts, Body shaming, Death, Dysphoria, Gun violence, and Murder

Moderate: Toxic friendship, Alcohol, Animal death, Deadnaming, and Grief

hb0326's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective tense medium-paced

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

5.0

I really enjoyed this book and felt like it dealt with a lot of topics relevant to today. The book was rather graphic and violent in parts, but also had moments of tenderness and reflection too. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Death, Dysphoria, Torture, Rape, Violence, Transphobia, and Body horror

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts, Self harm, and Eating disorder