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Manhunt by Gretchen Felker-Martin

17 reviews

jillaay_h's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Gun violence, Body horror, Hate crime, Violence, Injury/Injury detail, Deadnaming, Transphobia, Blood, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Police brutality, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Fatphobia, Gore, Grief, Pandemic/Epidemic, Child death, Death, Dysphoria, Homophobia, Medical content, Cannibalism, Medical trauma, and Rape

scandalabra's review

challenging 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? Yes

4.0

A great read, though not for everyone. The authors writing is very evocative, really bringing you into the world. As a post-viral breakout world, it's not the happiest place to be. There are vivid descriptions of death, so as long as you're alright with that, I recommend this book. Always check the trigger warnings.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Death, Body shaming, Fatphobia, Murder, Transphobia, Sexual content, Hate crime, and Gun violence

Moderate: Religious bigotry, Sexual violence, Police brutality, Medical content, Cursing, and Drug use

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

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

theofanis's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional inspiring 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? It's complicated

5.0

READ IT

Are you a leftist, are you a trans ally, do you want to be a trans ally, do you think you’re a trans ally, are you trans, are you genderqueer, are you part of the lgbtq community, do you want an inside look to a part of the trans experience?

READ THIS BOOK

I will be thinking about this book for the rest of my life. It’s terrifying and amazing and so impactful. 

As a trans guy reading the pov of a fictional hot cool and strong trans guy with a similar background was awesome. And the trans female leads are so powerfully written. 

It’s just such an amazing book and it’s gotta be my favorite fiction I’ve ever read.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Genocide, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Police brutality, Violence, Outing, Transphobia, Body horror, Cannibalism, Death, Murder, and Suicide

Moderate: Body shaming, Confinement, Infertility, Cursing, Dysphoria, Eating disorder, and Fatphobia

Minor: Child abuse, Death of parent, Miscarriage, Religious bigotry, Confinement, Deadnaming, and Cancer

caughtbetweenpages's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful 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

4.5

I mean, just fucking incredible. This book is not for the faint of heart, and if body horror isn't for you, keep away. Otherwise, if you can read through the trigger warning list and still feel okay to pick Manhunt up, I feel like this book should be required reading. I didn't realize what a perfect backdrop a sexed and gendered bio-apocalypse would be for the exploration of womanhood, but goddamn if it isn't. Also, any book wherein JK Terfling gets mauled in a castle of privilege by a zombie TERF friend of hers is a good book imo.

The bloody, beating heart of this story is the relationship between Fran and Beth, for me. There's a very specific sort of sisterhood they share, one full in turns with unwavering support, bone-deep jealousy, secret disdain, shared shame, and deep, complex love that kept Fran sympathetic even in her worst times (i.e.

treating with the TERF army on behalf of a classist, murderous nepo-baby because she passes for cis where Beth is forced into sex work where she has to playact a man

)... okay, in retrospect, maybe she wasn't all that sympathetic. But Beth loved her all the same, so I did, too.

Reading this felt like being on a rollercoaster. Not necessarily in terms of ups and downs, but in the sense that when you get off a ride that makes your heart pound, you are more predisposed to loving the person you were on the ride with. The bonds between these people, growing and strengthening and breaking, set against a breakneck plot/backdrop of a rapidly approaching genocide against trans women by a TERF army was an absolute thrill. I will be reading more from this author (and I will be doing so on an empty stomach, because goddamn does she know how to turn your stomach with a well placed description). 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Fatphobia, Gore, Cannibalism, Body horror, Hate crime, Injury/Injury detail, Transphobia, Pandemic/Epidemic, Sexual violence, Police brutality, Rape, Misogyny, and Murder

sydneynorman'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? Yes

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Suicidal thoughts, Colonisation, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Classism, Death, Homophobia, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Toxic friendship, Gore, Hate crime, Murder, Sexual harassment, Animal death, Body horror, Sexism, War, Outing, Pandemic/Epidemic, Transphobia, Violence, Alcohol, Dysphoria, Medical content, Pregnancy, Rape, Self harm, Confinement, Cursing, Physical abuse, Police brutality, Chronic illness, Toxic relationship, Vomit, Body shaming, Bullying, Gun violence, Infertility, Medical trauma, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Suicide, and Torture

Moderate: Infidelity, Death of parent, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Child death, Domestic abuse, Eating disorder, Addiction, and Self harm

Minor: Deadnaming

audrilou's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny 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? It's complicated

5.0

I adore this book. The ending had me heaving big heavy sobs for minutes. Its a dark dark read, especially if you are trans. Because of that closeness, I felt so much more. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Transphobia, War, Sexual violence, Rape, Death, Toxic friendship, Panic attacks/disorders, Mental illness, Deadnaming, Body shaming, Blood, Toxic relationship, Sexual content, Sexual assault, Sexism, Pregnancy, Police brutality, Physical abuse, Pandemic/Epidemic, Murder, Misogyny, Miscarriage, Medical trauma, Medical content, Lesbophobia, Infertility, Homophobia, Hate crime, Gun violence, Grief, Gore, Genocide, Gaslighting, Forced institutionalization, Fatphobia, Emotional abuse, Dysphoria, Drug use, Cursing, Body horror, Alcoholism, Alcohol, Ableism, and Abortion

klwilby's review

dark tense fast-paced

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

5.0

Dark, gruesome, and unflinching. I don’t read much horror but I could not put this book down. There was beautifully, brutally complex relationships throughout — I will say I would’ve loved to spend even more time with the three main characters, particularly Robbie. I’ll also say that I was surprised to see so many negative reviews of this book. It seems many readers violently missed the point of this book, or simply find depictions of queer bodies and intimacy to be inherently more graphic than cishet bodies and intimacy. Don’t let that stop you from picking this (admittedly bloody) gem. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cannibalism, Deadnaming, Genocide, Gore, Mental illness, Outing, Misogyny, Self harm, Animal death, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Police brutality, Sexual violence, Transphobia, Violence, Gun violence, Domestic abuse, Homophobia, Trafficking, Death, War, Rape, Sexual assault, and Suicidal thoughts

vexedfox's review

challenging 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? It's complicated

5.0

This book was impossible to put down in a grabbing an electric fence sort of way. The world-building was superb and the characters were heart-breaking. This was hard to get through but I'm glad I did.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Gun violence, Outing, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Violence, Blood, Body horror, Cannibalism, Gore, Vomit, Physical abuse, Self harm, Sexism, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Dysphoria, Fatphobia, Miscarriage, Suicide, War, Death, Grief, Murder, Pregnancy, Misogyny, Racism, Police brutality, Sexual content, and Transphobia