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asparagusisreading's review
5.0
I would like to extend my thanks to NetGalley, the FierceReads team, and the author for sending me an e-arc of this book to read and review.
Monstrous is a graphic novel/memoir detailing Sarah's childhood as she overcame racism and bullying, while learning more about her anxiety, her passion for art and anime, and being adopted into a family of a difference race than hers.
I highly recommend grabbing tissues because the bullying Sarah endured and pain she felt was real, raw, and had me tearing up. Given the honesty and context of the story, I can see many readers reading this and appreciating it for what it's doing discussing both being a trans-racial adoptee but what it's like to constantly feel and be treated as different, as other. Even though some aspects of the story are harsh and hard to swallow, there were moments to breath and felt gentler, as if speaking to younger Sarah or a younger reader. I enjoyed this story and I am excited to see what this author creates in the future.
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Monstrous is a graphic novel/memoir detailing Sarah's childhood as she overcame racism and bullying, while learning more about her anxiety, her passion for art and anime, and being adopted into a family of a difference race than hers.
I highly recommend grabbing tissues because the bullying Sarah endured and pain she felt was real, raw, and had me tearing up. Given the honesty and context of the story, I can see many readers reading this and appreciating it for what it's doing discussing both being a trans-racial adoptee but what it's like to constantly feel and be treated as different, as other. Even though some aspects of the story are harsh and hard to swallow, there were moments to breath and felt gentler, as if speaking to younger Sarah or a younger reader. I enjoyed this story and I am excited to see what this author creates in the future.
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Content Warnings
Graphic: Bullying, Cancer, Homophobia, Panic attacks/disorders, Racial slurs, Racism, Xenophobia, and Gaslighting