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title: "My Favorite Thing is Monsters Kindle & comiXology"
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# My Favorite Thing is Monsters Kindle & comiXology

**Brand:** emil ferris
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- **What is this?** My Favorite Thing is Monsters Kindle & comiXology by emil ferris
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## Customer Reviews

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 







  
  
    Magnificent Monsters
  

*by A***G on Reviewed in the United States on May 4, 2017*

As a monster-loving kid who grew up during the ‘60s and ‘70s, I identified with the scorned, mysterious phantoms of my favorite horror films.  My fascination with these immortal creatures never died, lying buried from time to time and then resurging when the darkness within summoned that icily familiar grip. Reading Emil Ferris’ My Favorite Thing is Monsters, I feel again that freezing familiarity, the clench of a kindred spirit. The narrator in Ferris’ stunningly illustrated graphic novel, like myself as an adolescent, seeks escape from her feelings of loneliness and alienation by immersing herself in fantasies of thrillingly compelling supernatural beasts.  Ferris, writing from the perspective of the narrator, Karen, creates an equally enticing world of fantasy by blending stories and imagery from Karen’s experience as an urban Chicago preteen in the 1960s with depictions of the horror magazines and paintings Karen adores.  The book , formatted to resemble a lined notebook sketch pad, brilliantly perpetuates the illusion that the reader is stepping into the imaginary realm of a creative and extremely perceptive young girl. Detailed interpretations of monster magazine covers and famous art works such as Fuseli’s “ The Nightmare” are juxtaposed with gruesome depictions of Karen’s neighbors  and playfully doodled sketches of Karen as a trench-coated child werewolf.  As Karen explores her interest in art, Ferris’ illustrations reveal a variety of styles—from the neon-lit grotesqueries of Ernst Kirchner and the German Expressionists to the luridly seductive pulp art of popular comics and the grittily unflattering portraits of Robert Crumb.  Unlike many graphic novels, Ferris’ work focuses on inner conflicts, the dangerous secrets festering inside neighbors, schoolmates, and family members that threaten to emerge in monstrous form when exposed. Secrets connect the lives of Karen and the people she knows.  During her attempts to unravel the mystery of her murdered neighbor Anka, a Jewish survivor of the Holocaust, Karen discovers secrets within her family and within herself. A growing awareness of her own sexuality and the tragic revelation of her mother’s fatal illness lead her to find strength and solace in her imagination. The monsters she loves, draws, and writes about are her salvation. Ferris’s depiction of Karen’s monster fantasies and homoerotic stirrings while struggling with family tragedies, violence, and prejudice, though at times grim, is nevertheless inspiring, infused with wit, a sense of childhood resilience and untarnished insight.  Like the enduring, undying creatures of the night that Karen idolizes, Ferris’ graphic novel (the first in a series) fascinates and enthralls, giving readers a tantalizing bite that leaves us craving more.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 







  
  
    WOW. Just wow. I have never read anything like this.
  

*by D***S on Reviewed in the United States on December 13, 2021*

This massive (400+ pages) graphic novel is like nothing else I have ever read. The conceit is that it is written and drawn by Karen Reyes, a girl of about 11 years, in her spiral-bound notebooks, in Bic pens of various colors. Especially given the self-imposed limitation of the medium, Ferris's drawings are stunning stuff (many of them would be anyway).Karen is half-Hispanic, quarter-Native American and ... shoot, I can't recall the other quarter, and a quick skim doesn't find it. At any rate, she lives with her older brother, Diego Zapata, called "Deeze", and their mother. Their father disappeared when Karen was a baby, after attempting to do something not made clear to her. The story is set in a poor neighborhood of Chicago in 1967 and 1968, with all that brings with it (it does not go so far as the apocalyptic Democratic National Convention and the associated demonstrations): hippies, ethnic prejudice,Deeze is a talented artist and a horndog. He loves his mother and sister dearly, but has a macho thing going that limits how he can show it. Mother is very protective of Karen, but not understanding of Karen's differentness.Karen, you see, is deeply alienated, bullied at (Catholic) school, and wants to be a monster. Her great ambition in life is to be bitten by a werewolf or vampire so she can shuck off the constraints of her life. (She would then bite her brother and mother so they could all live forever.) She draws herself as a werewolf for most of the book, and definitely can be dangerous.As the story begins, Anka Silverberg, a survivor of the Holocaust and more, is shot to death. The Silverbergs live directly above the Reyes' basement apartement. The gun and a lot of blood are found in the living room, and Anka is found tucked neatly into bed with a bullet through her heart. Nonetheless, the police (and, presumably, the coroner) declare it a suicide, because the doors and windows were all locked from the inside.. Anka's husband, a jazz drummer, claims to have been at a gig in Peoria when it happened, but can't prove it.Karen, donning a trenchcoat and fedora borrowed from Deeze, sets out to unravel the mystery of Anka Silverberg's death.That is (mostly) from the first few pages of this rich, dense graphic novel, which integrates text and graphics in a unique manner, and things only get more complicated from there. The book -- which is part one of two -- ends on what might or might not be a stunning revelation. RIght now I believe I would commit at least minor mayhem to get hold of Volume 2, which Fantagraphic Books has, apparently, allowed to go out of print.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 







  
  
    A New Talent Comes Up With a Masterpiece
  

*by B***R on Reviewed in the United States on April 22, 2017*

Based to some extent on Ferris’ experience growing up in Chicago’s Uptown, MFTIM features 10-year-old, monster-obsessed Karen Reyes as, in her trenchcoat, she investigates a woman friend's death in her apartment building. It's declared a suicide, but signs point to murder. There are many intertwined stories, as she begins to better understand her older brother Deeze, who's irresistible to the ladies, and other friends, neighbors, and relatives.Many are already calling this a masterpiece, and they're right, IMO. I loved the quirky but skillful drawings.The story is surprisingly deep and wide-ranging. A local newspaper article explained that she sketches people on Chicago's El trains for inspiration, and that's easy to imagine in this book.One of my favorite parts is the time she spends in the Art Institute with her brother Deeze, talking about various paintings, and even entering some.If you enjoy graphic novels, you'll want to read this one. If you like reading something different, and seeing a new talent emerge onto the scene, that's reason to give this one a try, too. (

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