Reviews tagging 'Murder'

Moi, ce que j'aime, c'est les monstres : Livre premier by Emil Ferris

27 reviews

rebb003's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny mysterious sad 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? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Sexual violence, Murder, and War

Minor: Sexual harassment

juffnstuff's review against another edition

dark slow-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death and Blood

Moderate: Violence, Death of parent, and Murder

mfrisk's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense slow-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

2.5

Love the illustration style but I didn’t love the story and didn’t feel very connected to the characters overall. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Sexual content, Murder, and Sexual harassment

slswarner's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional 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

Although the narrative is presented as the densely doodled diary of the main character, the art itself feels like its own character. Absolutely stunning and full of classic monster movie style and tropes, the whole vibe of the book is moody and dark. The story explores flawed people who manage to survive despite having only bad options to choose from. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Blood, and Murder

Moderate: Body horror and Sexual violence

Minor: Child abuse, Homophobia, and Pedophilia

bravelass85's review against another edition

tense slow-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

2.0

I really struggled to like this book. I wanted to but I found it hard to focus on it given the dense way it was constructed and the lack of redeemable characters. It was hard to read. Maybe something redeeming in pushing myself to read it, but I’m not sure. Jury is out.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Rape, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Violence, Trafficking, Murder, and War

faeriegodmutha's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense slow-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? It's complicated

4.0

Wow! Emil Ferris is so talented. The artwork and the storytelling had a mesmerizing effect. A fully immersive tale of murder, mayhem, monsters, and art history--when it ended I immediately felt like I can't wait to grab the sequel and get back to Karen's world. 
 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Bullying, Cancer, Child abuse, Child death, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Gore, Hate crime, Homophobia, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Slavery, Terminal illness, Torture, Violence, Blood, Antisemitism, Trafficking, Grief, Religious bigotry, Death of parent, Murder, Lesbophobia, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, War, and Classism

danimacuk's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny reflective sad medium-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cancer, Death, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Violence, Blood, Antisemitism, Trafficking, Death of parent, Murder, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Gun violence, Racism, Rape, Sexual content, Grief, Alcohol, and Sexual harassment

buer's review against another edition

The art style is cool but way more sex than I thought I was signing up for when I read that the book was narrated by a ten year old.

I was ready for a murder mystery and a girl who loves monsters - I was not ready for all the nudity and sex scenes. Maybe if I’d had different expectations I could have made it all the way through, but it’s due back at the library anyways so I figure I’ll just quit while I’m ahead.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content

Moderate: Racism and Murder

orlagal's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny mysterious reflective relaxing 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: Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Body shaming, Cancer, Child abuse, Child death, Chronic illness, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Gore, Gun violence, Hate crime, Homophobia, Infidelity, Mental illness, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Self harm, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Slavery, Terminal illness, Torture, Toxic relationship, Transphobia, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Xenophobia, Blood, Excrement, Vomit, Antisemitism, Medical content, Trafficking, Grief, Religious bigotry, Medical trauma, Stalking, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Lesbophobia, Fire/Fire injury, Cultural appropriation, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Abandonment, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, Colonisation, War, Injury/Injury detail, Classism, and Deportation

readingpicnic's review against another edition

5.0

The book equivalent of eating a really nice meal. It’s so full of so many concepts, characters, and interlocking stories, but the author brings everything together so well. The formatting is also so unique with it being in a lined notebook, and the artwork was truly incredible. The queer main character drawing herself as a wearwolf was also an excellent nod to how wearwolves are often a metaphor for queerness. Some parts were pretty heavy, and I cried A LOT, but it’s worth it. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Bullying, Cancer, Child abuse, Homophobia, Mental illness, Pedophilia, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Terminal illness, Blood, Antisemitism, Death of parent, Murder, and War