Those reading the review appeared appalled that NPR would essentially endorse such prose 'Even in places where it stretched the imagination, the book was grounded in the bodies of Felker-Martin's protagonists and in the logistics of their survival,' McBain wrote. But NPR's review described the plot as 'grounded'.

Felker-Martin writes into dissociation and the dysphoric insecurities of her characters,' McBain explains.įelker-Martin’s novel Manhunt exacts a deeply unpleasant fictional revenge and the death of Rowling crushed in a burned down Scottish castle lit by the hands of trans activists. The prose is simultaneously erotic and gruesome. 'Manhunt is a paragon of body horror, and its numerous sex scenes are no exception. I mean all this as a sincere compliment to Felker-Martin's work. I am sure it will challenge many trans readers (like myself) as much as it will challenge cis readers. 'It is gory, and brutal, and sickened me more than any other horror novel I've read in recent memory. 'To be upfront, Manhunt is not for everyone,' his review begins. Gretchen Felker-Martin's novel, Manhunt, has sparked fury over scenes in which 'terfs' (so-called trans-exclusionary radical feminists) including Rowling, meet grisly ends.Īnd now NPR - which has come under fire for its increasingly woke and biased content - has found itself in hot water over journalist Liam McBain's favorable write-up. NPR is coming under fire after it released a gushing review over a twisted horror novel written by a transgender author which gleefully depicts JK Rowling's violent death in a fire.

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