Such a good look at the injustice of the judicial system when things are stacked against a young boy. This Graphic novel depiction is Steve's story as he plays it out as of this is a movie. Each player in this case is a character in this movie.

I vividly remember reading the original Monster novel written by Walter Dean Meyers, so I was excited when I came across this graphic novel adaptation. I usually enjoy graphic novel adaptations and love that they make important stories accessible to a wider audience of readers, but unfortunately, I didn't enjoy this adaptation. I found the story disjointed and jumbled, and would have appreciated if more background information was provided at the start. Providing readers with a better understandi...

This adaptation of the award-winning novel by Mr. Myers is very faithful to the novel’s narrative. With over 150 pages of illustrations, dialogue, and internal monologue by Steve Harmon, the story captures the essence of life for a young man on the streets of Harlem, the terror of an adolescent who is experiencing being inside the prison system for the first time, and the changing perspectives of those in the court room, from the attorneys and court officers to the jurors, from family members an...

Wonderfully illustrated but lacks some clarify in the narrative in the opening scenes for those unfamiliar with the story.

”Sometimes I feel like I have walked into the middle of a movie. Maybe I can make my own movie. The film will be the story of my life. No, not my life, but of this experience. I’ll call it what the lady prosecutor called me: Monster.” While I’m not 100 percent proof positive, I think I might have benefited from reading the novel first.Steve Harmon is sixteen years old and being tried as an accessory to murder. Supposedly, he’s been accused of being the lookout to a robbery that resulted in th

Underwhelmed... maybe I would have preferred the original to the graphic adaptation?

Even though it won all the awards and was a common book in elementary schools, I never actually read Monster as a kid and picked this up as a way to get a deeper intro to the plot beyond "kid on trial for murder." 14-year old Stevie is facing 25-to-life after being accused of serving as lookout in a convenience store robbery. However, at 14, his mind is wandering throughout the trial and reframing everything as a movie. Not knowing the full plot ahead of time seems to be a key part of the book a...

This book was very interesting in the beginning it was a little hard for me to understand but progressively became more clear. I love how the court is connected with movies and acting whih is something I love and want to do so I can relate to the book. "That is why I take films of myself, I want to know who I am."(153) I love the ending I love how it cuts to the class watching the movie and I love the message of court and film it ties everything up very well.

Monster: The Graphic Novel is a companion to (RIP) godfather of African American Children’s and YA literature Walter Dean Myers’s classic and still wildly popular tale of juvenile justice and representation, Monster, and it is not, as are some recent comics adaptations of books taught in American schools such as Speak, To Kill a Mockingbird, or The Handmaid’s Tale are, an instant classic artistic rendition of the original, but it is good and especially useful as a way of helping visualize the st...

Monster: A Graphic Novelby Guy A. Sims This was a book with high tension and even though it was a graphic novel, it really showed the fear and possibility of wrongful imprisonment. Excellent mode to bring issues to the young adult/teen that would not normally read a regular novel.It's about a boy that lives in a very poor neighborhood and there street gangs everywhere. He knows where they are and sometimes they talk to him or his friend. There's a robbery and someone is killed. Two guys are arre...

Very moving and beautifully drawn. I have to read the novel now.

I love the original book and how it is written as a screenplay by the boy on trial. It's amazing (and heartbreaking) to see inside his mind as he goes through the trial and tries to decide if he is the monster they are claiming he is. The graphic novel format is done very well and I thoroughly enjoyed it.

Steve Harmon has been accused of being in a robbery on December 22nd. Go along with Steve during the court trial and find out if he had a role in the robbery. Is Steve guilt like everyone else or is innocent like he says he is.

Myer's 1999 novel is a favorite class discussion novel for our 8th grade, so it was interesting to see it adapted into a graphic novel. Steve Harmon is an African American teenager who is very interested in film, and the book is presented as if it is the screenplay for a movie Harmon is making for class. Steve is on trial because he is accused of being the lookout for a robbery that ended in a drugstore owner being shot. Steve protrays his neighborhood, the people he knows, and his perception of...

We read this book in my literacy class (Along with Monster) to study graphic novels. We also acted it out (I played Briggs), so . . . I'm not really sure how to review this book. It was good, and I think I would've liked it more had I not had to read it in sections and write paragraphs on it. Overall, it was a great book. Hopefully I get a chance to re-read it in the future without all the pressure of soaking up every detail to write a report on. 4 stars.

With listening to Serial, watching Making Murderer and reading All American Boys, I cannot get enough of media that explores the American justice system, flaws and all. My full review

A powerful visual representation about social welfare in today's society and how African American youth are viewed by the justice system.

Thank you to the publisher for giving me this copy in exchange for an honest review.4.5 stars I was incredibly excited to see that a graphic novel was being made of this novel. Monster is one of those books that you'll never forget, and when I read it years ago, I was impressed with Meyer's writing, creativity, and the novel's structure. It is an amazing story, and I'm glad I got to read it again in a different format. I think the publishers were wise to roll this out now; sadly, it's still incr...

This graphic novel follows Steve Harmon, a black teenager who is awaiting his trial. Steve has been accused of robbery and murder, facing life in jail, whether he deserves it or not. Desperate to cope with his situation, Steve imagines his trial as a movie, writing down each scene and script. Through his trial, Steve faces who he is and how he wants to live his life.This graphic novel adaptation was my introduction to the original story by Walter Dean Myers. Though I know the original story uses...

I enjoyed Monster because it had beautiful illustration and had tons of detail that was very helpful to understand inside the story, The story is about a young black teenager who was accused of killing a shop owner. I think this story was made to represent modern society. Even though the young kid was a lookout he had nothing to do with the murder. The author tried to show what is happening even these days. In america if you see a young black kid accused for murder many people would think it was...