A review by toonyballoony
Monstrous: A Transracial Adoption Story by Sarah Myer
dark
emotional
reflective
medium-paced
4.5
Graphic: Ableism, Bullying, Racial slurs, Homophobia, Xenophobia, Transphobia, and Lesbophobia
Moderate: Cursing, Medical content, Mental illness, and Gore
As a real tale of growing up as a minority in the 90s, the casual racism, ableism, and queer phobia is much more explicit in its outdated insults and slurs. Their inclusion feels important to justify the impact on the author’s internal journey, but brace yourself accordingly.