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4.46 AVERAGE
4.46 AVERAGE
4.5 stars, rounding up
This is sooo good! Really good plotting and writing with excellent art. Well-done thriller that also tackles some interesting medical moral issues--how/who decides which lives get saved? What happens if a life you save turns out to be evil?
This is sooo good! Really good plotting and writing with excellent art. Well-done thriller that also tackles some interesting medical moral issues--how/who decides which lives get saved? What happens if a life you save turns out to be evil?
mysterious
fast-paced
dark
mysterious
sad
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
I can say, the beginning of Dr. Tenma's story made so angry at his situation (feel empathy towards him) in a amazing way. I was rooting for him from the beginning and seeing him grow into a confident person was great. This makes the murder mistery that part of the story feel personal to me and made me want to continue to read how Dr. Tenma solves it!
challenging
dark
mysterious
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
dark
emotional
tense
medium-paced
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
dark
mysterious
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
Monster is a slow-burning descent into the darkest corners of the human psyche, where justice and obsession blur into something indistinguishable. It begins with a single act of mercy, a decision that unravels into a slow, methodical nightmare. Urasawa builds tension with surgical precision, pulling the reader through a labyrinth of guilt, identity, and the nature of true evil. His cinematic paneling, stark compositions, and quiet moments of dread make each revelation feel like a slow tightening of the noose.
Dr. Tenma’s pursuit of Johan is not just a chase but a reckoning, a question of whether evil is born or made. Every shadow conceals a secret, every act of kindness holds the risk of betrayal. With every turn of the page, the lines between hero and villain blur, leaving only one unsettling truth, some questions have no answers, only consequences.
Monster does not just ask who the real monster is. It asks again and again, in the eyes of different faces. What lies at the heart of a monster? What does it mean to save a life? What becomes of us when we are consumed by our darkest moments? It repeats until you are left wondering if you ever knew the answer at all.
Thoroughly enjoyed this first book in the series. I’m already collecting the rest.
We start being introduced to the characters and setting the tone for the story. Very interesting reading a story set in Germany- I’ve read manga on and off for years and it was just nice to have a slightly different setting. Bit gruesome but its includes murders so that shouldn’t be a surprise.
Absolutely sucked in. It has taken me a while to read as I don’t want to rush through them and with the size of the perfect editions, there is a lot of information to take in. Would highly recommend this if you enjoy manga.
We start being introduced to the characters and setting the tone for the story. Very interesting reading a story set in Germany- I’ve read manga on and off for years and it was just nice to have a slightly different setting. Bit gruesome but its includes murders so that shouldn’t be a surprise.
Absolutely sucked in. It has taken me a while to read as I don’t want to rush through them and with the size of the perfect editions, there is a lot of information to take in. Would highly recommend this if you enjoy manga.
Čudovište Urasave je prva manga koju sam uzeo da čitam posle izvesnog vremena, prvenstveno zato što ne mogu da se bakćem sa sto i kusur epizoda anime serijala. I prilično sam se oduševio njenom sadržinom. Atmosferično, sa debelim osloncem u moralu i moralnim dilemama. Jedino što zaista mogu da zamerim jeste malo nastrano shvatanje japanskog autora nemačkog stanovništva (što je razumljivo, s obzirom na njihovu gotovo hermetičku zatvorenost) i čudnjikav art stil. Svakako nastavljam sa čitanjem – ali čim prevazidjem svoj mentalni blok čitanja stripova u digitalnom formatu. I ovog ima puno, devet ovakvih u narodu poznatih voLJuma od četristo-petsto stranica, a moj novčanik hropće li hropće.
4+
4+
adventurous
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes