Reviews tagging 'Classism'

Man Made Monsters by Andrea L. Rogers

2 reviews

corsetedfeminist's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful mysterious sad fast-paced

• 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

5.0

This is a wonderful book, and I’m not sure why I haven’t heard more about it. 
It’s a collection of stories based around a specific Cherokee family throughout history, beginning with the trail of tears and ending in the future during a zombie apocalypse. 
There are two horrors in this book that are interwoven together- the realistic horror of colonialism, racism, and violence, and the symbolic, artistic horrors of vampires, werewolves, zombies, and ghosts, among many others. It is atmospheric and creepy, but beneath the surface is an in-depth discussion of colonialism, identity, and feminine rage. 
I loved this book. There was only one of two stories in the whole book that I didn’t enjoy, and most of them were perfect- well written, historically accurate for the period, and most importantly, saturated with Cherokee culture and dripping in the righteous rage of a people wronged. Special mention here to a story that I am nearly certain is supposed to be a dig at Twilight and the way those books treated Indigenous people. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Body horror, Death, Genocide, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Grief, Death of parent, Cultural appropriation, Colonisation, and Classism

marywahlmeierbracciano's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious medium-paced

5.0

This collection of interconnected stories by Cherokee author Andrea L. Rogers will appeal to teens as well as adults.  Following the same family tree over 200 years, these tales of horror range from historical to futuristic and feature tropes and characters both feared and beloved.  Strong female leads are abundant and Cherokee language is speckled throughout (glossary included).  Man Made Monsters is the perfect decolonized spooky read.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Confinement, Death, Gore, Racism, Violence, Blood, Grief, Cannibalism, Death of parent, Murder, Colonisation, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Animal death, Child death, Domestic abuse, Genocide, Toxic relationship, Medical content, Medical trauma, Cultural appropriation, and Toxic friendship

Minor: Body shaming, Bullying, Child abuse, Chronic illness, Gun violence, Physical abuse, Slavery, Forced institutionalization, Vomit, Kidnapping, Mass/school shootings, Car accident, Pregnancy, Lesbophobia, Outing, and Classism