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toonyballoony's review against another edition
dark
emotional
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A
5.0
An uncomfortably real read cranking modern times up to an 11 that had me rooting for Sammie through it all.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Deadnaming, Transphobia, and Body horror
Minor: Alcohol, Blood, Sexism, and Violence
shelvesofivy's review against another edition
adventurous
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
3.75
Content Warnings
Graphic: Transphobia, Violence, Deadnaming, Death, and Gore
Moderate: Alcohol, Body horror, Bullying, Gun violence, and Toxic friendship
skudiklier's review
dark
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
- 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? It's complicated
4.75
I'm not a big horror person, but I like Mattie Lubchansky's work and comics so I definitely wanted to read this. It was wild and actually reading it a couple days before the whole submersible thing happened felt very weird in hindsight. I sped through this and read it all in one sitting, and I'd recommend it to anyone interested in the premise and/or Lubchansky's work. I'll read anything trans people write even if it's fucked up lmao.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Gore, Body horror, Violence, Transphobia, Death, and Classism
Moderate: Gun violence
livlamentloathe's review against another edition
dark
emotional
funny
sad
tense
medium-paced
3.0
Super bananas but overt in its anti-transphobia message. The boys made me so frustrated throughout the book, I’m glad Sammie had her friends and her wife to carry her through all that. Honestly El Campo sounded like a horror world even before the cult and monster stuff.
Whenever I see MLM, my first thought is “men loving men” nice. But it’s gross instead and pyramid schemes run by “bros” are ruining society. I hope the full book is in color cause I liked the coloring of the first few pages but then it went b&w.
Super fun fantasy world about a trans woman just trying to be accepted by her old cis friends. The importance of community and acceptance is so important.
TW: deadnaming, misusing pronouns, transphobia, etc. BUT this book is clearly anti-all that bullshit. Karma is a weird pyramid scheme monster, I guess.
Whenever I see MLM, my first thought is “men loving men” nice. But it’s gross instead and pyramid schemes run by “bros” are ruining society. I hope the full book is in color cause I liked the coloring of the first few pages but then it went b&w.
Super fun fantasy world about a trans woman just trying to be accepted by her old cis friends. The importance of community and acceptance is so important.
TW: deadnaming, misusing pronouns, transphobia, etc. BUT this book is clearly anti-all that bullshit. Karma is a weird pyramid scheme monster, I guess.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Murder and Violence
Moderate: Misogyny, Toxic relationship, Sexism, Bullying, Transphobia, Alcohol, and Alcoholism
Minor: Cannibalism
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