Reviews tagging 'Religious bigotry'

Monstress, Vol. 1: Awakening by Marjorie Liu

10 reviews

cthulhu_calamari's review

adventurous dark emotional mysterious sad tense 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence

Moderate: Death, Kidnapping, Religious bigotry, Trafficking, Child abuse, Body horror, Torture, Sexual violence, Gore, Child death, Slavery, Animal cruelty, Cannibalism, Confinement, Cursing, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, and Physical abuse

Minor: Toxic friendship and Genocide

eli_like_a_lie's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious slow-paced

• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

1.0

I'd say my biggest flaw in this is neither the art (which is stunning) nor the story which is complex and intricate.  It's the combination of them, there is so much text that it doesn't let the art breathe, and at times the story feels unnecessary slow for the sake of the art

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Fire/Fire injury, Blood, Body horror, Murder, Kidnapping, Gore, Slavery, and Physical abuse

Moderate: Confinement, Sexual violence, Toxic friendship, Religious bigotry, and Police brutality

a_very_dyslexic_reader's review

dark reflective fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Child abuse, Blood, Trafficking, Child death, Slavery, Death, Injury/Injury detail, Gore, Religious bigotry, and War

Moderate: Torture

Minor: Cursing

vigil's review

dark emotional reflective sad tense 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Body horror, Suicidal thoughts, War, Xenophobia, Blood, Violence, Confinement, Death, Murder, Racism, and Religious bigotry

kanra's review

adventurous challenging dark emotional informative mysterious sad tense medium-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? It's complicated

4.0

This is a dark fantasy graphic novel about a girl with power she can't control. The artwork is absolutely stunning and the story sucks you in as you learn more about the world and what's happening. At first it switches between present and past so you can learn more about why the MC is making the choices she is but then it levels out into the present. There are also some cute lore pages between chapters to give you a little more insight into the world. I'll definitely be picking up the next volumes. If you dislike reading about death, abuse, gore, and slavery then this isn't for you. If you don't mind those topics and are looking for a good fantasy world then this might be for you.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore and Death

Moderate: Blood and Child abuse

Minor: Animal cruelty, Religious bigotry, Racism, Fire/Fire injury, and Sexual content

ithladin's review

dark mysterious tense medium-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

4.5

Gorgeous art, good worldbuilding, interesting history... but all the triggers!! 

I would love to read something more happy/hopeful with the same art/worldbuilding though.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Violence, Torture, Slavery, Religious bigotry, Rape, Physical abuse, Death, Child abuse, and Child death

rainbowshelves's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective tense medium-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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Gun violence, War, Body horror, Torture, Gore, Medical content, Slavery, Religious bigotry, and Murder

hanarama's review

adventurous dark emotional tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

First off, the art is beautiful. I was first drawn to this book by the art. It's very elegant and expressive even in depicting violence. 

I don't know how much I can say on the story yet. The first volume (issues 1-6) set up a lot of the groundwork for what I suspect will be explored later. This early on, the story consisted mostly of world building and character establishment. 

The world building is very good and is what carried me through most of the book. So early on the characters haven't undergone a lot of character development so it's really the world building that gets you interested in learning more. There seem to be many secrets hinted at, just waiting to be uncovered later on. 

This volume ends on a major twist/reveal, that I think is going to drive a lot of character moments in the next volume. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Body horror, Cannibalism, Child abuse, Death, Confinement, Torture, Trafficking, Suicide, Slavery, Self harm, Religious bigotry, Physical abuse, Murder, Gore, Genocide, Emotional abuse, and Violence

Moderate: Ableism, Death of parent, Racism, Sexual content, and Violence

inferiorwit's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Animal death, Blood, Body horror, Cannibalism, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Death, Gore, Gun violence, Hate crime, Violence, Xenophobia, Religious bigotry, Murder, and Slavery

Minor: Death of parent and Sexual violence

selyn's review

adventurous dark emotional inspiring mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Body horror, Racism, Religious bigotry, Torture, Slavery, and Death

Minor: Suicidal thoughts