Reviews tagging 'Transphobia'

Manhunt by Gretchen Felker-Martin

472 reviews

essjay's review against another edition

4.0

Damn, I wrote a whole-ass review and hit back instead of save. 

This book is A LOT. I would go from cackling one minute to having to put it down bc it was so upsetting. 

The characters are really what elevated it above just the gore and violence (and sex...so. much. sex). I know some of the people in these pages and it's cool to see their representation here. 

Really looking forward to this as a movie, it's screaming for an adaptation. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Body horror, Deadnaming, Eating disorder, Fatphobia, Gore, Hate crime, Rape, Sexual violence, Transphobia, Cannibalism, Medical trauma, Outing, Toxic friendship, Dysphoria, and Pandemic/Epidemic

madeleineg619's review against another edition

4.0

This is definitely not for everyone, but it worked for me. I liked the themes and the protagonists, even when they made questionable choices. No joke about the gore though, I had to skim some parts

Also how on earth did Ramona survive a bullet to the forehead lol

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Transphobia

Moderate: Self harm

ariennegd's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Death, Genocide, Gore, Homophobia, Sexual content, Transphobia, Violence, Blood, Murder, War, Injury/Injury detail, Classism, and Pandemic/Epidemic

Moderate: Dysphoria

brynalexa's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful sad tense fast-paced

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

5.0

Full disclosure: I don’t generally read horror. 

This book was disgusting, perfect, challenging, and relatable, unfortunately. Not for the faint of heart but absolutely worth it if you can get through the gore 🏳️‍⚧️

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Body horror, Death, Drug use, Genocide, Gore, Gun violence, Hate crime, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Panic attacks/disorders, Rape, Self harm, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Transphobia, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Medical content, Trafficking, Kidnapping, Grief, Medical trauma, Murder, Pregnancy, Fire/Fire injury, Toxic friendship, Abandonment, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, Dysphoria, War, Injury/Injury detail, and Pandemic/Epidemic

Minor: Ableism, Chronic illness, Deadnaming, and Torture

silodear's review

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes

5.0

Despite my dislike of horror and gore, this book really landed for me. It brought to the forefront the way that trans experiences are left out of many future-vision novels. Not that I want to be a part of this particular apocalypse, but it somehow felt really validating and beautiful even in the horror. This book is easily one of my new favorites. The writing is exceptional and deeply smart. Highly recommended if you can stomach the brutality. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Deadnaming, Death, Gore, Sexual violence, Transphobia, and Violence

disauci's review against another edition

I was excited to read Manhunt.  It was even from the beginning unapologetically trans-oriented and had an intriguing concept.  Unfortunately, it fell flat and the characters were almost wholly at fault.  They were unlikable!  I'm tempted to pick it up again over a year later just to see how it ends, but I'm not sure I can get past the fact that I can't root for the main characters.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Rape, Transphobia, Violence, Cannibalism, and Pandemic/Epidemic

Moderate: Blood

I didn't complete the book, so there is likely much more that I'm missing.

mayarosa's review against another edition

adventurous dark funny inspiring reflective 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

5.0

This is one of the best horror books I've ever read. This book is emotional, funny, action packed and so unique. The characters are the most diverse and interesting I've ever seen. The writing style is great, funny and descriptive. The overall story is exciting and heartbreaking. Love love love 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Deadnaming, Fatphobia, Hate crime, Misogyny, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Transphobia, Toxic friendship, and War

cynicalplankton's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional tense fast-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? No

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Homophobia, Transphobia, Blood, Medical content, and Cannibalism

laurelgrovearboretum's review against another edition

dark emotional 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Gore, Homophobia, Misogyny, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Transphobia, Violence, War, and Pandemic/Epidemic

scheierndevin's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny reflective 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Body shaming, Chronic illness, Cursing, Deadnaming, Death, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Gore, Gun violence, Hate crime, Homophobia, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Torture, Toxic relationship, Transphobia, Violence, Blood, Antisemitism, Grief, Cannibalism, Dysphoria, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism