• ashinadash [she/her]@hexbear.netEnglish
        14·
        3 months ago

        Hello, I mean it’s not Soviet or Femboys, or comedic in the least (intentionally anyway, I don’t think) but

        bear-peekin HELLO

        Have you actually read this one? If yes pls tell me more.

        • JoeByeThen [he/him, they/them]@hexbear.netEnglish
          11·
          3 months ago

          I have. I mean, it’s not an outright comedy, but the author certainly attempts to add levity to balance out the mixture of horror and sorrow. I’m a cishet guy so I may not be the best person to be giving a full rundown but if it helps, I now for fear for my testicles! frothingfash lol. One of the main characters iirc could certainly be described as a tankie, tho toned down tbh. They’re not doing ayn rand levels of 5 page monologues over their politics or anything, but things get mentioned from time to time. The book definitely spends time delving into the sorrow and struggle of Transgender people (including a lot internal dialogue which could be triggering?) who make up most of the characters and in a Post-CisMen World still find themselves up against a fascist JK Rowling like Terf villain and her movement.

          It’s an easy enough read, the writing can be a bit rough at times, but I enjoyed it. I think I killed it in an evening. You can grab a copy here.

          • ashinadash [she/her]@hexbear.netEnglish
            8·
            2 months ago

            but the author certainly attempts to add levity to balance out the mixture of horror and sorrow.

            I felt like it was jarring, Idk. It is not an overly funny book I don’t think, so the attempts at levity were kind of bruh moments to me, I guess. I found it mostly unrelentingly dark.

            if it helps, I now for fear for my testicles!

            TESTICLES IN DANGER badeline-jokerfied Wait really? I did not get any “tankie” vibes from this, huh. Maybe I gotta read it again, it certainly leans very far left which I like.

            (including a lot internal dialogue which could be triggering?)

            It’s pretty harrowing, I felt like I needed a shave after, a lot of the time. Also there are things like the “you make me feel so small” bit that just sort of get left hanging. Beth and Fran have such a weird relationship…

            I am Manhunt’s biggest fan and hater at once, it took me like three readthroughs to finally get it. I feel slightly ashamed that the grime and snuff put me off to start, but I got filtered HARD by what happens at around 16%. I’d read Tell Me I’m Worthless by Alison Rumfitt before, and it’s not even close in terms of violence.

            • JoeByeThen [he/him, they/them]@hexbear.netEnglish
              5·
              2 months ago

              Oh, shoot, you read it. Apologies, I totally misinterpreted what you were asking for. Thought you were asking me to sell you on it.😅

              I felt like it was jarring, Idk. It is not an overly funny book I don’t think, so the attempts at levity were kind of bruh moments to me, I guess. I found it mostly unrelentingly dark.

              Again I’m a cishet guy so while I totally sympathized and even teared up a bit for their struggles I appreciate there’s a limit to how much I can relate to what they’re going through and I totally get that, and that may be part of it. I tend to respond more emotionally to the sorrow than the horror or gore. Probably shouldn’t have been reading Stephen King and Clive Cussler as early as elementary school.😅 My big complaint regarding writing tbh, was the Gretchen’s style kinda reminded me of Ready Player One at times; lot of like nostalgia-ish/meme humor, if that makes sense? Reference heavy.

              Wait really? I did not get any “tankie” vibes from this, huh. Maybe I gotta read it again, it certainly leans very far left which I like.

              I’m probably projecting on saying Tankie, but certainly far left. Definitely some Anti-fascist talk, pro labor, maybe even some acab in there at one point. I felt like Beth’s( I think?) writing was tempered, politically. Like we only got a taste of how far left she was originally conceived. took-restraint

              It’s pretty harrowing, I felt like I needed a shave after, a lot of the time. Also there are things like the “you make me feel so small” bit that just sort of get left hanging. Beth and Fran have such a weird relationship…

              How do you mean left hanging? Like story wise or just that they were bad at communicating? Definitely agree if you mean the latter, certainly a complicated relationship. More of convenience or necessity rather than anything positive imo.

              I’d read Tell Me I’m Worthless by Alison Rumfitt before, and it’s not even close in terms of violence.

              Putting that on my list to check out, thanks. Always adding to it. Like I said I grew up on Stephen King and that type of stuff so the violence didn’t really bother me. Nowadays my guilty pleasure is paranormal romance slop which can be a bit violent at times too. Honestly Manhunt wasn’t too far off than most slop I read, just more Trans representation.

              • ashinadash [she/her]@hexbear.netEnglish
                5·
                2 months ago

                Yeah it’s a whole thing, I had to pop up :3

                I totally sympathized and even teared up a bit for their struggles

                To be real this is a pretty good result for a cishet reading something like this. I made a cishet dude read it at gunpoint once and he said there was “too much sex”, lmao. Also good eye on the writing style, I think it’s inherited from Torrey Peters and thus Imogen Binnie though, only resembling RPO. It’s kind of bloggy which is weird for the setting somewhat.

                TRUE AF :3 The editors may have toned that down, but Fort Dyke is definitely going to become a Soviet Socialist Republic at some point though. The themes around building community and uh killing terfs, I liked a lot.

                “Left hanging” as in, I mean it makes sense that it doesn’t really get resolved insofar as like, uh, Fran is def using Beth in the worst way for gender affirmation. I guess the resolution is her character arc, lol. It can feel like the book is just tormenting Fran sometimes honestly.

                Oh good, it’s awful!! aubrey-happy Hit me up whenever you read it. AW SHIT PARANORMAL ROMANCE SLOP, I fear somewhat if Manhunt resembles your slop, I’m big into horror fiction too, all queer ofc madeline-smug

                • JoeByeThen [he/him, they/them]@hexbear.netEnglish
                  3·
                  2 months ago

                  I made a cishet dude read it at gunpoint once and he said there was “too much sex”, lmao

                  Lol. I will admit there was more detail than what I usually read and the parts and pronouns not matching to what I was used to did throw me off at first but I adapted pretty quick. It was definitely horny though. data-laughing

                  The themes around building community and uh killing terfs, I liked a lot.

                  Same. stalin-approval Even if I felt it was tempered, the overall politics was better than most slop I read, by far. I felt it definitely did Trans representation without making them capitalist mascots. One of the reasons I recommend the book a lot to Libs in my life with potential is that I feel normalizing leftist representation is a key component to radicalization.

                  “Left hanging” as in, I mean it makes sense that it doesn’t really get resolved insofar as like, uh, Fran is def using Beth in the worst way for gender affirmation. I guess the resolution is her character arc, lol. It can feel like the book is just tormenting Fran sometimes honestly.

                  Word, yeah, I just took that as part of the toxicity of their relationship. But agreed, Fran seems like the “Don’t be this B or face consequences!” Character.

                  Oh good, it’s awful!! Hit me up whenever you read it. AW SHIT PARANORMAL ROMANCE SLOP, I fear somewhat if Manhunt resembles your slop, I’m big into horror fiction too, all queer ofc

                  Lol, will do. Paranormal Romance-wise I tend to stick to a handful of authors I picked up when I would download books for my sister; Kim Harrison, Patricia Briggs, Laurel K Hamilton (wanna talk about too much sex? Her plot suffered and stalled for like 5 books because she became obsessed with her MC’s sex life.🤦), Mercedes Lackey back in the day, some other stuff. Lots of vampires and werewolves, some faires; so plenty of violence tho not sure if it really qualifies as horror 🤔, varying degrees of sexual details, depending on the author. I’m always down to explore so if you wanna throw something my way feel free. Suggestions always appreciated… When I can find the time to get around to them.😅

      • UlyssesT [he/him]@hexbear.netEnglish
        13·
        3 months ago

        (CW: SV)

        spoiler

        Felker-Martin constructs the monsters of the novel beautifully: the men are “matted, filthy,” “the skin flaking and greasy,” mouths “dripping nameless dark fluid.” They “[gulp] down meat in chunks” “like an alligator horking down a fish.” They exist only to consume flesh and to rape, running in packs to chase down anyone that they can smell on the wind.

        That kind of serotonin generation would bring tears of joy to peterson-pain 's eyes.

  • Rose Thorne(She/Her)@lemm.eeEnglish
    26·
    3 months ago

    Well, on one hand, it’s the entirety of the Post-Soviet armory, which is a nice selection.

    But on the other hand, it’s the Femboy Essentials, and you know what you need more than anything else in the zombie apocalypse?

    Your very own Femboy! And they’ll need the essentials!