Reviews tagging 'Gore'

Victor Lavalle's Destroyer, Volume 1 by Victor LaValle

5 reviews

amandadevoursbooks's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

4.0

Frankenstien's Monster awakens in the Arctic. A broken-down, burnt out scientist is perfecting her next experiment. When it works, her son is brought back. This places him in the middle of a tug a war between his mother's old boss, his mother, and the monster. 

I loved the art. I loved the story. Some of the scenes felt disconnected and unclear. I wish this had been a 3 series arc.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Police brutality, Toxic relationship, Child death, Racism, Murder, and Gore

kingcrookback's review against another edition

dark reflective fast-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

This is a very interesting take on the themes of humanity and hubris that Shelley explored in the original Frankenstein. I would have gladly spent more time reading about how race and racism affect people's perception of humanity and compassion (especially in America) and about the intersection between science/the pursuit of knowledge and capitalism. But maybe it's a characteristic of the more visual medium (I don't have much experience with graphic novels, so I wouldn't know) or a consequence of the shorter length of the story, a lot of the themes felt very heavy-handed.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gore, Racism, Child death, and Police brutality

Moderate: Animal death

ellacole03's review

challenging dark emotional hopeful 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? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Blood, and Gore

Moderate: Police brutality, Grief, Death, Hate crime, and Racism

Minor: Pregnancy and Deportation

theromanticace's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional tense fast-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore and Violence

Moderate: Child death

farbooksventure's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful fast-paced

• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

A great read for Fortnight Frights readathon. Destroyer is a homage to Mary Shelley's Frankenstein along with heartbreaking social commentary on police brutality in the USA. An important & impactful read. Definitely 5/5 stars. Highly recommended.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Violence, Racism, and Police brutality