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Man Made Boy #2
This Broken Wonderous World
"My fellow monsters," said Moreau. "No longer will we hide in the shadows, cringing, cowardly, hiding our true potential. You see, the humans do not view us as people. We must force them to expand their view of personhood to include us. By any means necessary."A year ago, Boy, the son of Frankenstein's monster, had never even met a human. Now he's living with his human "family," the descendants of Dr. Frankenstein, in Switzerland. That is, until the maniacal genius Dr. Moreau, long-ago banished to a remote island for his crimes against humanity, asks for Boy's help.Moreau wants Boy to join his army of animal/human hybrid creatures and help him overthrow human society. Boy will do anything to save this broken, wondrous world from the war that threatens to split it in two. But how much will he have to give up? And is the world worth saving?
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September 20, 2015
3.5 Stars
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Man Made Boy was one the loveliest storylines I had the privilege of enjoying almost two years ago, hoping for a sequel that was rumoured but never came to fruition... Until now. I adore the little patchwork monster simply known as Boy. He's intelligent and although made of a series of body parts from the dead, his crude stitching and gentle nature completely enchant me. And This Broken Wondrous World is no different. At the end of Man Made Boy, Boy is contemplating seeing the world and traveling to Switzerland to stay with the Frankenstein family, descendants of the man who had created his father. Loving and accepting, is isn't long until Boy is treated as family and is befriended by his cousin Henri. The only rule is that he not tell the Frankenstein's about the New York community, the humans still unaware of the network of monsters who live among them. But when an old foe lures them into what seems to be a trap, Boy has no option to involve Henri and deal with the consequences later.
When Boy needs them most, old friends come to his aide. Claire Hyde and Sophie Jekyll, the granddaughters of the Jekyll and Hyde are back, Boy needing his girlfriends by his side as he faces the prospect of war. The Trowe will return as does a gruff shapeshifting wolf, as monsters will be forced to choose to support Boy in his plight or to fight for Dr Moreau and his band of newly formed monster army. Although superbly entertaining, This Broken Wondrous World lacked the emotion of Man Made Boy, with Boy having lost his naivety which I found incredibly endearing.
Despite not feeling an emotional connection, I thoroughly enjoyed This Broken Wondrous World. Wonderfully written, it's ultimately the story of acceptance and making the most of the hand that life has dealt. I'm completely smitten with the little patchwork monster.
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Man Made Boy was one the loveliest storylines I had the privilege of enjoying almost two years ago, hoping for a sequel that was rumoured but never came to fruition... Until now. I adore the little patchwork monster simply known as Boy. He's intelligent and although made of a series of body parts from the dead, his crude stitching and gentle nature completely enchant me. And This Broken Wondrous World is no different. At the end of Man Made Boy, Boy is contemplating seeing the world and traveling to Switzerland to stay with the Frankenstein family, descendants of the man who had created his father. Loving and accepting, is isn't long until Boy is treated as family and is befriended by his cousin Henri. The only rule is that he not tell the Frankenstein's about the New York community, the humans still unaware of the network of monsters who live among them. But when an old foe lures them into what seems to be a trap, Boy has no option to involve Henri and deal with the consequences later.
When Boy needs them most, old friends come to his aide. Claire Hyde and Sophie Jekyll, the granddaughters of the Jekyll and Hyde are back, Boy needing his girlfriends by his side as he faces the prospect of war. The Trowe will return as does a gruff shapeshifting wolf, as monsters will be forced to choose to support Boy in his plight or to fight for Dr Moreau and his band of newly formed monster army. Although superbly entertaining, This Broken Wondrous World lacked the emotion of Man Made Boy, with Boy having lost his naivety which I found incredibly endearing.
Despite not feeling an emotional connection, I thoroughly enjoyed This Broken Wondrous World. Wonderfully written, it's ultimately the story of acceptance and making the most of the hand that life has dealt. I'm completely smitten with the little patchwork monster.
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September 22, 2015Graded By: Brian
Cover Story: There Was Just One Catch...
Drinking Buddy: Not to suck up drink; that is the Law. Are we not men?
Testosterone/Estrogen Level: Girl Power!
Talky Talk: Broken? Check. Wondrous? Check.
Bonus Factors: Diversity/LGBTQ, The Mütter Museum
Bromance Status: The High School Nut Job Who Now Works in Marketing
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Cover Story: There Was Just One Catch...
Drinking Buddy: Not to suck up drink; that is the Law. Are we not men?
Testosterone/Estrogen Level: Girl Power!
Talky Talk: Broken? Check. Wondrous? Check.
Bonus Factors: Diversity/LGBTQ, The Mütter Museum
Bromance Status: The High School Nut Job Who Now Works in Marketing
Read the full book report here.
August 23, 2015
Boy has quite the family legacy. Son of The Monster of Dr. Frankenstein and The Bride, Boy has lived his seventeen years in New York City's underground among a large group of monsters hidden from mankind. Despite his sheltered upbringing, Boy is very bright and yearns to live a “normal” life. He reaches out to his human family of sorts, descendants of Dr. Frankenstein. Boy moves to Switzerland to live with them, starts college and instantly becomes close friends with his cousin Henri. The story is moving calmly along until Boy is summoned back to New York City to deal with a monster crisis: Dr. Moreau has been building a mutant monster army to force humans to acknowledge and surrender to this new future of monsters. Boy and his friends, those who believe that the future can be a shared existence of humans and monsters, set out on an action-packed quest to defeat Moreau. Fans of Clare's City of Bones will love how Skovron blends every possible mythological and fantastical creature into the story. Interesting and humorous though excessively and gruesomely violent, this sequel to Man Made Boy may inspire students to dive into the classics to learn more about Frankenstein, Dr. Jekyl and Mr. Hyde, The Island of Dr. Moreau and The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes.
Grade 10 and up due to mature content and gory violence.
Grade 10 and up due to mature content and gory violence.
March 5, 2016
Weird is good and this is exactly what this book is. From werewolf, to vampire and even Frankenstein’s teenage son, This Broken Wondrous World covers it all. If you think this story is out of your comfort zone, think again. Its humorous dialogues may surprise you! It surely surprised me.
This Broken Wondrous World takes readers on a mission. A team of monsters are trying to stop a mad scientist from taking over the human race – part of his global domination. His plan is gut-wrenching and worthy of many “WTF”. Yet, the gang, the monsters, will take away your fears and assured you there is nothing to fear. My favorite, The Perricholi stole the scenes.
Provoking yet entertaining, This Broken Wondrous World will surprise readers. Remember what Rafiki said “Look beyond what you see”? Well this is exactly what Jon is trying to teach us. These monsters (the non-humans) are more humanly than others with their kindness. Buy it, read it, and learn from these delightful creatures.
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This Broken Wondrous World takes readers on a mission. A team of monsters are trying to stop a mad scientist from taking over the human race – part of his global domination. His plan is gut-wrenching and worthy of many “WTF”. Yet, the gang, the monsters, will take away your fears and assured you there is nothing to fear. My favorite, The Perricholi stole the scenes.
Provoking yet entertaining, This Broken Wondrous World will surprise readers. Remember what Rafiki said “Look beyond what you see”? Well this is exactly what Jon is trying to teach us. These monsters (the non-humans) are more humanly than others with their kindness. Buy it, read it, and learn from these delightful creatures.
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December 9, 2020
I am not going to lie. I'm not much fan of the series. But I am curious enough on how the series ends.
The first book was actually interesting. I like that we get to see the son of Frankenstein, and how monsters make a living in the society through performing in The Theater.
I think one reason I'm not all over this series is because I'm not very interested in monsters. I mean, the stories of monsters, their history, their origins, I'm not very familiar with them. I only know about them through mainstream media... But this book definitely gave me a sparksnotes version of the monsters that were presented in the book. I appreciated The Invisible Man, The Bride, the Siren, and so on and so forth.
The second book, Boy is far away from home. This one is actually Boy globe trotting. And I like learning about the different monsters in different places that they visited.
The plot of this book is a bit far off for me. It started with Boy going to college, and then it went from zero to sixty with another 'monster' wanting to take over the world. I guess the transition to that was just not very smooth for me, I think...
I did love the action parts in the book. I get so excited when Boy and the others get to fight. I thought those were really cool!
This one is definitely more story than character building. Which is fine. But yeah, it was a good book.
The first book was actually interesting. I like that we get to see the son of Frankenstein, and how monsters make a living in the society through performing in The Theater.
I think one reason I'm not all over this series is because I'm not very interested in monsters. I mean, the stories of monsters, their history, their origins, I'm not very familiar with them. I only know about them through mainstream media... But this book definitely gave me a sparksnotes version of the monsters that were presented in the book. I appreciated The Invisible Man, The Bride, the Siren, and so on and so forth.
The second book, Boy is far away from home. This one is actually Boy globe trotting. And I like learning about the different monsters in different places that they visited.
The plot of this book is a bit far off for me. It started with Boy going to college, and then it went from zero to sixty with another 'monster' wanting to take over the world. I guess the transition to that was just not very smooth for me, I think...
I did love the action parts in the book. I get so excited when Boy and the others get to fight. I thought those were really cool!
This one is definitely more story than character building. Which is fine. But yeah, it was a good book.
December 30, 2019
I wasn’t sure what would be a proper sequel to the first book, but I think this was it. I will say the tone and structure make it feel like it’s own stand alone novel, but it does continue the ideas/ situations of the first.
Overall it was a compelling action/ adventure that drew on many different mythologies. I think the concept and the themes are good, but the plot felt rushed and forced at times. The dialogue, especially, felt very stunted in scenes trying to deal with more complex emotions.
Overall it was a compelling action/ adventure that drew on many different mythologies. I think the concept and the themes are good, but the plot felt rushed and forced at times. The dialogue, especially, felt very stunted in scenes trying to deal with more complex emotions.
September 6, 2017
Read this without reading book 1 and it's almost entirely a stand alone story, which is about the only plus. Characters are all pretty one dimensional and there's no emotional impact to any of their fates. Maybe there's more depth to book 1. Some decent action but the main plot is almost entirely predictable. Moreau has no connection to the character in Wells' novel other than the name.
July 5, 2018
Sadly, I didn't like this nearly as much as the first one. It felt a little... overstuffed? The author had a lot of ideas but they didn't cohere well. And Henri's whole shtick was annoying.
April 7, 2019
Just as good as the first book. I really like the this author writes.
May 16, 2022
It's so beautiful. I love it. So much.
July 3, 2022
I am so sad to say goodbye to these characters! This series has definitely made my top 10!
October 8, 2022
Well, the story seems to be written for young adults, which I was too long ago...
Still it was avery nice read for me, I liked it well, very nice to read!
Still it was avery nice read for me, I liked it well, very nice to read!
March 12, 2017
A bit bloody with adult language.
November 9, 2020
It was a good book that I recommend reading!
August 21, 2015
I had the somewhat dull distinction of reading the first book in this series a while back. I can’t say that I was overly impressed. It had some good elements to it, but on the whole it left me very unsatisfied. I must have been pretty desperate to read its sequel. But I am so glad that I did. Because This Broken Wondrous World is so much better than its predecessor in every conceivable way. Skovron wisely extends the ideas discussed in the original tale to their logical conclusion, creating a thrilling tale with a monstrous amount of character development and action.
For those of you who sensibly avoided the first novel, this is the story of the son of Frankenstein’s monster known only as Boy. He’s living out in the world, trying to figure out the best way to integrate the hidden monster population with humanity. When the insane Dr. Moreau (yes, THAT Dr. Moreau) decides to integrate the community through all out war, Boy and his motley crew of allies must stop him before the carnage gets too high. But is it worth it to stop him when Moreau’s violent methods may be the only way for Boy to live a normal life?
I was enthralled by Skovron’s decision to show the consequences and repercussions of the monster community revealing itself to the world. Most authors maintain the secrecy of their hidden world, because they’re too afraid to deal with the consequences of breaking the masquerade. Skovron vividly shows how humanity would react to this unexpected development. As you might expect, they don’t take it very kindly. But the reaction is different than what you might expect. We, as a society, have evolved to be slightly more understanding than our predecessors. Or have we?
Another thing I absolutely loved about this book were the wonderful characters. Boy’s character development has led him to surround himself with much more functional and less annoying people than he did in the last book. All of the people/monsters/vaguely homicidal AIs that stood by his side had unique personalities, with strengths and weaknesses. I loved absolutely all of them, especially the aforementioned scion of Frankenstein, who was absolutely hilarious with his never-ending efforts to flirt with everything in sight. Therefore, I was especially nervous that Skovron might decide to kill them off.
I am so glad that I decide to read This Broken Wondrous World. Not only is it full of action, but it also makes you think about the direction society is going and if there is enough room for the exceptional within it. At first, you might think that there isn’t. But as this book shows, society can adapt to anything, given sufficient reason. And that reason doesn’t usually come from violence. This book gets five stars without hesitation.
For those of you who sensibly avoided the first novel, this is the story of the son of Frankenstein’s monster known only as Boy. He’s living out in the world, trying to figure out the best way to integrate the hidden monster population with humanity. When the insane Dr. Moreau (yes, THAT Dr. Moreau) decides to integrate the community through all out war, Boy and his motley crew of allies must stop him before the carnage gets too high. But is it worth it to stop him when Moreau’s violent methods may be the only way for Boy to live a normal life?
I was enthralled by Skovron’s decision to show the consequences and repercussions of the monster community revealing itself to the world. Most authors maintain the secrecy of their hidden world, because they’re too afraid to deal with the consequences of breaking the masquerade. Skovron vividly shows how humanity would react to this unexpected development. As you might expect, they don’t take it very kindly. But the reaction is different than what you might expect. We, as a society, have evolved to be slightly more understanding than our predecessors. Or have we?
Another thing I absolutely loved about this book were the wonderful characters. Boy’s character development has led him to surround himself with much more functional and less annoying people than he did in the last book. All of the people/monsters/vaguely homicidal AIs that stood by his side had unique personalities, with strengths and weaknesses. I loved absolutely all of them, especially the aforementioned scion of Frankenstein, who was absolutely hilarious with his never-ending efforts to flirt with everything in sight. Therefore, I was especially nervous that Skovron might decide to kill them off.
I am so glad that I decide to read This Broken Wondrous World. Not only is it full of action, but it also makes you think about the direction society is going and if there is enough room for the exceptional within it. At first, you might think that there isn’t. But as this book shows, society can adapt to anything, given sufficient reason. And that reason doesn’t usually come from violence. This book gets five stars without hesitation.
November 1, 2017
Boy is staying with the Frankenstein's in Switzerland. At first, they are gracious guests. They fall into their regular pattern and ignore the kids,including Boy, of course. Boy and Henri become close, Henri's the son his age, and even call each other cousin. Henri's into designing and he starts to take over and create an avatar for VI. She looks like an anime character, but doesn't care at first. It makes Henri happy and she likes Henri(oh, the inevitable crush on the guy who thinks he's a ladies man). Clair shows up and saves him from a monstrous mermaid. Her brother is out and she is nervous. For Christmas break, Henri comes with them to The Show. They end up ambushing Stephen/Robert in South America, but he takes them by surprise. He wants them to meet Dr. Moreau on his island. A few of them set out, sans Henri, to go meet him. Moreau has turned himself into a monster and has formed his own army. He plans to invade an area at a time with his army. He diverts their attention to South America while he strikes in Arizona. He holds Phoenix captive and says if they are not given citizenship and rights that he will kill everyone and move to the next area. Boy teams up with the FBI after having met a brilliant young Agent Holmes(yes, descended from that Holmes). She gets them in with the FBI and they fight Moreau. Without giving every plot point away, a lot happens in this book. It is even more of an adventure than the first book and has more dire consequences to the leading characters. The first book is not required reading to enjoy this one, but I would highly recommend it.
recommended for those into: prequel-Man Made Boy, monsters, classic literature, adventure, romance, action(big fights/battles), and dark humor.
recommended for those into: prequel-Man Made Boy, monsters, classic literature, adventure, romance, action(big fights/battles), and dark humor.
April 27, 2016
I read a book called "This Broken Wondrous World" by Jon Skovron. In this book a boy name well named Boy is the son of Frankenstein's monster, and is grown up enough to go to college. His dad suggest that he goes to college in Geneva with the Frankenstein Family to make mends between them. Their he goes on many adventures and travels everywhere you want them to be. The thing I liked most about the story is the plot because you really don't know what to expect with monsters and humans interacting in such a way. They make it so that you feel like you are learning with them during their adventure in this story. Something that I did not like was how the only went a little in depth on each character. I wish that they could tell us the whole backstory for each and every person Boy and his friends meet. I think it would bring people even more into the story like they were there and they can remember that happening. All and all this is a great book and I would love if every person in the world would read just the first chapter of this wonderful book.
November 24, 2015
Boy, son of Frankenstein’s Monster and the Bride, is finally old enough to leave home and go away to college. The human Frankensteins have graciously offered to pay for his education if he comes to live with them in Switzerland. The first few months are wonderful—as long as you don’t count the almost deadly encounter with a fresh water mermaid. When Boy, his girlfriends (Sophie Jekyll and Claire Hyde), cousin Henri, and Vi (Boy’s AI creation) return to NYC for winter break, events begin to take place that will lead Boy and his friends on a whirlwind adventure where they may end up saving the world from the evil mastermind Dr. Moreau. Skovron has skillfully brought these classic literary characters into the 21st Century by making them so real and complex that they nearly jump off the page. Fans of both the traditional ‘monsters’ and Skovron’s prequel, Man Made Boy , will not be disappointed with the installment.
March 14, 2015
What do a werewolf, a vampire, and the teenage son of Frankenstein's monster have in common? They're all trying to stop the mad scientist Dr. Moreau from waging war on the human race. Their mission takes them everywhere from Switzerland to Peru, encountering plenty of other familiar faces along the way. Jon Skovron juggles these well-known literary figures and mythological creatures all while maintaining his own distinct voice and his trademark balance of humor, horror, and heart. Truly epic in scope, this engaging, fast-paced story is an ode to classic Science Fiction. It proves that sometimes it takes a monster to show what it really means to be human.
October 31, 2016
Narrated by Boy, the son of Frankenstein's monster, while in Geneva with the Frankenstein family,
Boy learns about Dr.Moreau and travels to Peru.
Some of the plot's action reminded me of the X-men movies and Rick Riordan's: Heroes of Olympus
series.
I liked the message about tolerance and non-violent protest.
Boy learns about Dr.Moreau and travels to Peru.
Some of the plot's action reminded me of the X-men movies and Rick Riordan's: Heroes of Olympus
series.
I liked the message about tolerance and non-violent protest.
February 6, 2016
I know this is a young adult novel and I am very very grown up, but really enjoyed this, possibly more than the first one..Just crazy and fun with odd bits of ideas and quotes drawn from other novels.
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July 30, 2015This book is so weird...
August 15, 2016
One again Jon Skovron did a masterful job reading his book. Really enjoyed and grew even more attached to the characters.
October 24, 2015
I won this book through the giveaways. This Broken Wondrous World is a very good Sci-Fi story with fantastic characters. You will love Boy!
November 24, 2015
It was good.
December 3, 2015
Probably would have been more engaging if I had read book 1, but still an interesting premise.
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August 3, 2015REALLY excited for this!! I absolutely LOVED book 1 and I can't wait to see what's next for Boy!!
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April 23, 2018365 pages
The theme of this books is to be be yourself and don't live under the shadow of others... Boy was faced with to many options to join the opposing side and become a shadow of fear but he was his own man and chose to do the right thing.
I read this book starting from March 29th to April 11th. I tried to make reading this book take as long as I could because it was so good something with-in me never wanted it to end. Boy goes of a fascinating journey with his friends and family to stop a mad scientist who has make himself a monster of disgust. Moreau the mad scientist tried to take over the world and Boy the son of the legendary monster sets out to stop him.
The theme of this books is to be be yourself and don't live under the shadow of others... Boy was faced with to many options to join the opposing side and become a shadow of fear but he was his own man and chose to do the right thing.
I read this book starting from March 29th to April 11th. I tried to make reading this book take as long as I could because it was so good something with-in me never wanted it to end. Boy goes of a fascinating journey with his friends and family to stop a mad scientist who has make himself a monster of disgust. Moreau the mad scientist tried to take over the world and Boy the son of the legendary monster sets out to stop him.
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