Reviews tagging 'Colonisation'

Monstress, Vol 1: Awakening [Indigo Exclusive Edition] by Marjorie Liu, Sana Takeda

4 reviews

dreareads_'s review against another edition

challenging dark emotional

4.75

"For real Maika, you are  A loca,  you are loquísima "

Despite that absolutely cringe worthy use of Spanish in that sentence, this comic is a masterpiece. WOW. I went in not knowing exactly what to expect, but I was taken aback by the breathtaking art, and punched in the gut by the story.

I am a sucker for a comic with poets quoting cats, adorable half foxes, and an MC that you want to like but can't help to distrust. This story is NOT for the faint of heart, it is dark and harrowing, and at times filled with hopelessness. A story of war and oppression, we are presented with some heartbreaking and gut wrenching imagery. 

Within all the darkness is a story of a young girl trying to find her past, understand her powers, and protect those she loves. A fantastic story, that can only continue to get better.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Blood, Body horror, Bullying, Ableism, Cannibalism, Child abuse, Grief, Hate crime, Murder, Violence, Child death, Classism, Cursing, Death, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Gore, Physical abuse, Racism, Self harm, Slavery, Torture, War, Xenophobia, Colonisation, and Toxic friendship

teachingwithmagic's review against another edition

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Blood, Child death, Colonisation, Torture, Murder, Kidnapping, Death of parent, Body horror, Genocide, and Child abuse

jadie_berg's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Slavery, Body horror, War, Cannibalism, Injury/Injury detail, Blood, and Death

Moderate: Classism, Child abuse, Child death, and Colonisation

Minor: Death of parent and Suicidal thoughts

robinks's review against another edition

dark mysterious 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

4.5

I wasn’t sure what I was getting myself into when I started this graphic novel. It is very intense and very mysterious, and even at the end, I have many unanswered questions (like Maika). The illustrations are beautiful and horrific.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Body horror, Cannibalism, Child death, Colonisation, Fire/Fire injury, Gore, Gun violence, Trafficking, and Violence

Moderate: Abandonment, Animal cruelty, Confinement, Injury/Injury detail, Slavery, Torture, and War

Minor: Death of parent, Genocide, and Sexual violence