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jenropell's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.75
Moderate: Confinement, Addiction, Grief, Medical content, Death, and Suicidal thoughts
irenevh's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
3.75
Did I feel claustrophobic while reading this? No.
Do I like it as much as I loved the Martian? Also, no.
Still there is a lot of good stuff in this book. Andy Weird has a way of making mundane science stuff seem exciting, which is a great skill for a science fiction writer.
The premise of the book seems, as usual in his books, not impossible and the reactions and actions seem plausible enough. So the set up and the writing overall is well done.
Ryland Grace, our main character is easy to like, though at times coming off very close to being a Mark Watney copy/knock off.
I think where this book fall short for me comes down to 3 points:
1) I am not entirely on board with the ending. Not a bad one just not what I had hoped
2) There are a few plotholes in this story that had me feeling like the people in this story were dumb
3) There is one decision made by a character that rubbed me the wrong way, and I feel the book doesn't deal with it enough throughout the story.
Does this ruin the book? No. Because Andy Weird is a good writer, his characters are well written, the premise is interesting and he makes science seem fun and exciting in a way I am sure most high school teachers would be jealous of. But if I ever want to re-read a good sci fi novel I am way more likely to reach for The Martian, than I will be for this one.
Graphic: Confinement
pagesforages's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
Moderate: Confinement, Injury/Injury detail, and Medical content
Minor: Fire/Fire injury, Suicidal thoughts, Cannibalism, Kidnapping, Alcohol, Drug use, and Pandemic/Epidemic
corallydeer's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
I loved all of the directions the story took and the details; every time I felt like I had a handle on where the story was going it would throw a slight curveball and I'd be glued to my chair trying to figure out what in the world was going to happen. I adored
"The way Grace went from being forced to sacrifice himself for humanity to voluntarily doing it for Rocky [...] "
This book truly left such a wonderful impression and is easily getting categorized into the books I wish I could read again with no memory and will easily be a reread-er for me.
As an additional review for the audiobook: I 100% recommend that everyone try out the audiobook either in tandem with the book or on its own. It's easily one of the best audiobooks I've ever listened to and was so masterfully done. The way that they did
Graphic: Medical content, Grief, Suicide, Confinement, Death, and Suicidal thoughts
Moderate: Drug use, Fire/Fire injury, Alcohol, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, and Kidnapping
Minor: Excrement, Blood, Cancer, Vomit, Panic attacks/disorders, Murder, Sexism, Cannibalism, Cursing, War, Animal cruelty, and Sexual content
Confinementsmothermewithscifi's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Confinement and Kidnapping
Moderate: Drug use and Suicide
singalana's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.75
In the past timeline, there have been annoying stereotypes about other nationalities.
But the ending had a few things going for it: I liked the way the past timeline ended (the final reveal), and I liked the (sort of) open ending. Also, the ending had a sort of circularity, which was interesting but not the strongest point of the book.
Minor: Alcohol, Confinement, Medical trauma, Suicide, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Cursing, and Fire/Fire injury
brynalexa's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.75
Just a couple notes, one chapter used “stupid” more than a dozen times which is completely unnecessary (cloudy, tired, drugged, distracted, not 100% were all perfectly fine options) I also disagree with the author’s choice
Graphic: Suicidal thoughts, Alcohol, Confinement, Fire/Fire injury, Forced institutionalization, Death, Grief, and Suicide
Minor: Sexual content, Sexism, Cannibalism, Ableism, and Vomit
sabrinalefebvre's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0
Graphic: Death, Confinement, Fire/Fire injury, and Suicidal thoughts
Moderate: Suicide
berrytart's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0
The science stuff was a bit hard, but I still loved reading it, because the way it was written made it fun to read!
I would recommend this book to anyone who wants to get into sci-if!
I love Rocky so much, he is so adorable, Ryland is an amazing character his development is great!
Graphic: Confinement
Moderate: Suicidal thoughts
Minor: Cannibalism
jodean's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
Graphic: Toxic friendship, Vomit, Death, Suicide, Suicidal thoughts, Confinement, Excrement, Mental illness, Forced institutionalization, Kidnapping, Medical content, and Grief
Moderate: Injury/Injury detail, Suicide attempt, Animal death, Alcohol, Body horror, and Fire/Fire injury
Minor: Drug abuse, Drug use, War, Sexual content, and Gun violence