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katrinky's review
3.5
Graphic: Medical trauma, Body horror, Death, Death of parent, Murder, Blood, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, and Pandemic/Epidemic
Moderate: Colonisation, Domestic abuse, Medical content, Chronic illness, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Car accident, Toxic relationship, Abandonment, Child death, Terminal illness, Mass/school shootings, Animal death, Grief, Violence, and Sexual violence
laryssa's review
- 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? It's complicated
3.5
Moderate: Child abuse, Physical abuse, Colonisation, Homophobia, Child death, Death, and Death of parent
jenna_smuszkiewicz's review
- 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? No
4.0
My biggest critiques or personal preferences are that while separating it into chapters and jumping around the family tree was cool, I didn't get to really connect with the characters. I'm a big character reader so that's a personal preference thing. I think the jumping around does work for this book though and I get why it was done. Also, one big thing from the family tree that I don't understand:
If you are looking for a unique horror book that showcases many types of things that go bump in the night, I would highly recommend this!
Graphic: Child death, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Death, Grief, Animal death, Blood, Toxic relationship, Violence, Child abuse, Death of parent, and Toxic friendship
Moderate: Mass/school shootings, Rape, Domestic abuse, and Cultural appropriation
kayladaila's review
- 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? N/A
5.0
Graphic: Violence, Gun violence, Death, Death of parent, Blood, Body horror, Grief, Toxic relationship, and Gore
Moderate: Alcohol, Abandonment, Toxic friendship, Genocide, Racial slurs, Animal death, Child death, Alcoholism, Colonisation, Animal cruelty, Emotional abuse, Murder, Physical abuse, Racism, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Body shaming, Domestic abuse, Bullying, Cancer, Mass/school shootings, Medical trauma, Homophobia, Rape, and Child abuse
hilaryreadsbooks's review
4.0
Cherokee writer Andrea L. Rogers’ YA debut, MAN MADE MONSTERS, is a thrilling horror collection of short stories, tracing one Cherokee family through generations. There’s monsters, medical experimentation, the dead coming back to life, revenge…this collection is definitely not for the faint of heart. These monsters are man made in many different ways. Some are creatures of popular culture, others are distinctly Cherokee, but the most terrifying to me are those that are man themselves: colonizers, abusers, and the other stone-hearted people who walk hidden among the rest of us.
These stories are fast-paced and often quite short, good for a small, digestible read or a quick story right before bedtime (if you dare). The illustrations by Jeff Edwards are also absolutely gorgeous.
Graphic: Colonisation, Toxic relationship, Emotional abuse, Torture, Physical abuse, Body horror, Violence, Blood, Death, Murder, Racial slurs, Death of parent, and Medical trauma
marywahlmeierbracciano's review
5.0
Graphic: Body horror, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Racism, Violence, Death of parent, Blood, Cannibalism, Gore, Colonisation, Confinement, and Death
Moderate: Animal death, Genocide, Cultural appropriation, Toxic friendship, Toxic relationship, Medical trauma, Medical content, Child death, and Domestic abuse
Minor: Pregnancy, Outing, Lesbophobia, Kidnapping, Gun violence, Vomit, Car accident, Classism, Mass/school shootings, Physical abuse, Forced institutionalization, Body shaming, Bullying, Chronic illness, Child abuse, and Slavery