Reviews tagging 'Violence'

Monstress, Book One by Marjorie Liu

13 reviews

kaiyakaiyo's review

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

An exquisite series; I docked a star for feeling a bit lost in the middle of the volumes— there are so many people after maika that I began to lose sight of what any overarching goal was 

the characters are wonderful, the art is a treat for the eyes, and the world building is so so rich. 

I already purchased the next book so yay for continuing! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Body horror, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Genocide, Gore, Racism, Self harm, Slavery, Violence, Xenophobia, Blood, Trafficking, Kidnapping, Murder, War, and Injury/Injury detail

mkegley's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional fast-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Gore, Slavery, Torture, Violence, Xenophobia, Blood, Trafficking, Death of parent, War, and Injury/Injury detail

naiomi's review

adventurous challenging dark mysterious sad tense medium-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? Yes

4.75

I loved themes and moods of this graphic novel, the plot and characters are both very interesting and unique 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Genocide, Slavery, Torture, Violence, Murder, and War

g_whitt's review

adventurous challenging dark 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

The art and story of this work are incredible! The world is full and diverse, thought there is a lot of exposition as dialogue. This is not an easy work to read, but it is fantastic.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Gore, Slavery, Torture, Violence, Blood, Trafficking, War, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Animal cruelty and Animal death

mburnsides's review

adventurous dark emotional hopeful tense fast-paced

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

4.0

 I had read the first volume months before the rest of the book and had not reread it before finishing, so the first six chapters I don't remember well. Sometimes the story could be hard to follow and I didn't start remembering characters' names until about halfway through. The art is phenomenal and the characters design, ugh *chefs kiss* If you like hot women, this story is for you. If you like matriarchal perspectives and eldritch horror, this story is for you. I enjoyed the greyness of Maika’s character and the story’s willingness to paint “heroes” as bad people. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Death, Gore, Violence, Blood, War, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Animal death, Grief, and Cannibalism

Minor: Genocide, Racism, and Slavery

jessthanthree's review

adventurous dark tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Body horror, Child death, Cursing, Death, Gore, Violence, Xenophobia, Blood, Cannibalism, Murder, and War

Moderate: Genocide, Torture, Trafficking, Death of parent, and Fire/Fire injury

Minor: Addiction, Self harm, Sexual violence, Slavery, Religious bigotry, and Colonisation

inamerata's review

adventurous dark mysterious

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Child death, Death, Gore, and Violence

Moderate: Slavery, Torture, Cannibalism, and War

Minor: Death of parent

There is also fantasy racism/xenophobia among various species. This is often blended with fantasy religious bigotry, with some parallels to Christianity.

vigil's review

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious relaxing 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? Yes

5.0

i’m utterly devouring this comic series! it’s definitely confusing at first, liu doesn’t take the time to fully introduce you to the world, instead throwing you in head first (making you feel as confused as our main character, maika.) but the learning curve is a very short one, and the pieces start to fall into place soon enough. 

it’s not a comic for everyone. grimdark doesn’t begin to describe the setting, but it’s used for a purpose. marjorie liu doesn’t shy away from from the horrors of war and failed societies (many details she pulled from her own family’s experience during wwii, i believe) and the effects and tragedy left in its wake.

the series has its share of heartwarming moments, mainly in the form of kippa, and her relationship with the world and the people around her. it’s a world chockfull of bad guys, no good guys, and everyone with their backs to the wall and the choices they make because of it. 

i just enjoyed this series so much that i’m giving it a five star despite its aforementioned issues (pacing, vagueness, entry confusion.) if you go into this series treating it like you would a sci-fi / fantasy novel where you stick through the beginning as you gain a hold on the story and setting, you’ll be much better off.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Body horror, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Genocide, Gore, Gun violence, Racism, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Xenophobia, Blood, Kidnapping, Cannibalism, Death of parent, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, War, and Injury/Injury detail

kelitta_cosmic_cloister's review

adventurous challenging dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Sexual content, and Violence

atalea's review

adventurous dark mysterious medium-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? Yes

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence

Moderate: Body horror, Cursing, Death, Gore, and War