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our_lady_of_perpetual_bad_luck's review against another edition
- 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
3.75
Graphic: Gore, Infertility, Outing, Vomit, Violence, Blood, Death, Murder, Pandemic/Epidemic, Physical abuse, Pregnancy, Genocide, Hate crime, Medical content, War, Gun violence, Miscarriage, Rape, Sexual content, Transphobia, Body horror, Sexual assault, Suicide, and Cannibalism
Moderate: Dysphoria, Toxic relationship, Medical content, Body shaming, Classism, Drug use, Cursing, Toxic friendship, Ableism, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Fatphobia, Medical trauma, Outing, and Eating disorder
Minor: Abandonment, Confinement, Alcohol, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Terminal illness, Trafficking, Animal death, Cancer, Deadnaming, Excrement, Panic attacks/disorders, Bullying, and Kidnapping
noonanjohnc's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.0
Graphic: Ableism, Abortion, Gaslighting, Kidnapping, Medical content, Torture, Abandonment, Cursing, Fire/Fire injury, Forced institutionalization, Genocide, Misogyny, Murder, Pandemic/Epidemic, Religious bigotry, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Blood, Body horror, Deadnaming, Gun violence, Homophobia, Infertility, Sexism, Drug use, Eating disorder, Hate crime, Mental illness, Outing, Panic attacks/disorders, Rape, Sexual assault, Toxic friendship, Addiction, Death of parent, Medical trauma, Pregnancy, Sexual violence, Terminal illness, Transphobia, Violence, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Biphobia, Body shaming, Confinement, Racism, Self harm, Sexual harassment, Dysphoria, Grief, Infidelity, Injury/Injury detail, War, Colonisation, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Sexual content, Bullying, Emotional abuse, Death, Fatphobia, Gore, Lesbophobia, Toxic relationship, and Trafficking
chelbawamba's review
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
2.5
I definitely see why there are people that love this book. I love a lot of weird gross unhinged horror books. Just not this one!
Graphic: Alcohol, Biphobia, Body horror, Sexual harassment, Toxic relationship, Cannibalism, Chronic illness, Deadnaming, Death, Rape, War, Body shaming, Drug use, Miscarriage, Suicidal thoughts, Terminal illness, Torture, Homophobia, Medical trauma, Physical abuse, Self harm, Cancer, Death of parent, Gaslighting, Gore, Mental illness, Outing, Pandemic/Epidemic, Sexual content, Child abuse, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Grief, Sexual assault, Transphobia, Violence, Child death, Excrement, Fatphobia, Injury/Injury detail, Lesbophobia, Misogyny, Murder, Pregnancy, Sexual violence, Slavery, Vomit, Alcoholism, Cursing, Dysphoria, Genocide, Gun violence, Medical content, and Toxic friendship
vixenreader's review
- 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
Graphic: War, Panic attacks/disorders, Transphobia, Trafficking, Sexual content, Genocide, Infidelity, Outing, Cursing, Medical content, Grief, Medical trauma, Sexual assault, Toxic friendship, Cannibalism, Sexual violence, Body shaming, Blood, Death, Violence, Classism, Gore, Misogyny, Alcohol, Murder, Pandemic/Epidemic, Body horror, Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, and Rape
Moderate: Gun violence, Hate crime, Deadnaming, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Torture, Death of parent, Fatphobia, Animal death, Body shaming, Addiction, Stalking, and Car accident
Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Ableism, Addiction, Infertility, Abandonment, Vomit, Lesbophobia, and Homophobia
The transphobia is intense, and mainly comes from cis-women. Cis-men are now feral, so there is a fair amount of castration.erindb's review
- 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
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
- 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
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
nostradamnus's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- 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
The two strongest elements of Manhunt are its prose and characters, in that order and on purpose; by which I mean, despite having the trappings of a traditional dystopia, Manhunt is a horror novel, and the first priority of a good horror novel (which this is) is making its readers connect with their "ugly feelings," à la Sianne Ngai. To that end, the author prioritized viscerality and humanity (however fucked it may be) over worldbuilding and plot. If you go in knowing that, I think you'll have a better reading experience than if you're expecting something more whimsical.
What struck me most about the prose and characters of Manhunt was the way that F-M was able to weave them together to create an argument-driven novel that rarely feels like it's trying to convince you of something. One of the most poignant commentaries of the book is its perspective on the violences committed against trans woman, particularly non-passing trans women, in spaces that claim to welcome them. F-M weaves this commentary seamlessly into the narrative
Where F-M lost me was when this honestly masterful rhetorical work was interrupted by what I can only describe as cloying complaints about issues that are at best, tertiary to the text and, at worst, self-apologetics that bully readers into compliance under the guise of being equivalent to essential issues of self that are above interlocution.
My point in all of this is that F-M is an excellent creative writer and rhetorician, and so the moments where she is less than excellent are distinctly unpleasant not in the way that good horror must be, but in the way that real people often are. For a different reader, that could be a welcome thing, but for me, it was disappointing. I'll read more of Felker-Martin's work in the future, but if the flaws of Manhunt carry forward, I'll inevitably tap out of her list.
Tertiarily: Manhunt reminded me a lot of The Handmaid's Tale, in that it engaged in the white literary tradition of reimagining violence committed in the name of anti-Blackness/misogynoir to victimize white women? It was particularly odd in this case because white trans women (our primary protagonists) face their own contemporary struggles that could have been and were taken to their reasonable conclusions within the text, but those conclusions were kind of replaced in the last act by chattel slavery? Very weird, very white.
Graphic: Rape, Pandemic/Epidemic, Misogyny, Hate crime, Body horror, Transphobia, Violence, Torture, and Cannibalism
Moderate: Death of parent, War, Animal death, Incest, Toxic relationship, Blood, Death, Slavery, Toxic friendship, and Fatphobia
norspider's review against another edition
- 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
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.
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
birbmcbirb's review against another edition
- 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
Graphic: Violence, Toxic relationship, Toxic friendship, Physical abuse, Murder, Gun violence, Gore, Dysphoria, Death of parent, Death, Blood, Hate crime, Emotional abuse, Deadnaming, Bullying, Slavery, Pregnancy, Outing, Sexual violence, Sexual harassment, Self harm, Sexual content, Sexual assault, Sexism, Eating disorder, Torture, Suicidal thoughts, Rape, Miscarriage, Medical trauma, Homophobia, Fatphobia, Excrement, Body shaming, Body horror, Ableism, War, Transphobia, Gaslighting, and Pandemic/Epidemic
Minor: Biphobia, Eating disorder, Incest, Cultural appropriation, Racism, and Stalking
theofanis's review against another edition
- 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
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.
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