Reviews tagging 'War'

All Systems Red by Martha Wells

8 reviews

benji_dw's review against another edition

emotional hopeful lighthearted relaxing fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

Solid really cute sci-fi. A quick and easy to read series that I feel people who loved a long way to a small angry planet, or the fall of Hyperion, would appreciate. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: War

wildflowersnwhiskey's review against another edition

adventurous funny reflective fast-paced

• 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Blood, Body horror, Gore, Violence, Injury/Injury detail, Physical abuse, and Suicide attempt

Moderate: Injury/Injury detail, Gore, Body horror, Suicide attempt, Blood, Violence, Trafficking, War, Toxic relationship, Torture, Slavery, and Gun violence

Minor: Confinement, Classism, Blood, Trafficking, Gun violence, Suicide attempt, Body horror, Violence, Slavery, Toxic friendship, Suicide, and Physical abuse

rickireadss's review against another edition

4.5

WOW I LOVED THIS! one of my goals this year is to venture outside of my comfort in the romance genre and only reading books that have a romance plot/subplot, and this was my first of the year. this series came highly recommended by two of my online friends, and they did not miss!! i truly loved this and immediately went and put the rest of the series on hold at my library. the narrator did such a great job & i really like being in murderbot's head. i'm looking forward to continuing this series & seeing where murderbot goes from here.

content warnings:

violence, gun violence, death, slavery, injury/injury detail, murder, gore, body horror, blood, suicide attempt, confinement, medical trauma, medical content, war, mass/school shootings, self harm, trafficking

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Body horror, Gun violence, Murder, Slavery, Suicide attempt, Blood, Confinement, War, Death, and Violence

Moderate: Medical content, Medical trauma, Trafficking, Mass/school shootings, and Self harm

devynreadsnovels's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny informative mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Murder, War, Violence, and Death

yedikedi2k03's review against another edition

adventurous dark tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Medical trauma, War, Violence, Murder, Colonisation, Injury/Injury detail, Gun violence, Medical content, and Slavery

prasi's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny tense fast-paced

• 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? Yes

5.0

I never thought a robot would be this relatable but... here we are.

"I liked the imaginary people on the entertainment feed way more than I liked real ones, but you can’t have one without the other.”

I loved Murderbot. I loved this story and the reluctant relationships. The banter, internal dialogue, action, adventure, tech, and character arcs. Somehow Martha Wells stuffed it all into this tiny little novel and pulled it off. Well. 

I'm excited to read the next.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Injury/Injury detail, War, Blood, and Death

macknificent'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? It's complicated

4.0

Beginning to end, this book was a delight!

I was laughing throughout, but the story dealt with complex themes as well. I hadn't expected to contemplate benevolent enslavement, or the meaning of happiness, yet here we are. It is a testament to Wells's skill that such heavy topics could could be woven into such a short story without disrupting the fun.

Lovely, I will be continuing the series!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Murder, War, Death, and Gun violence

Moderate: Slavery, Body horror, Colonisation, and Xenophobia

random19379's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Body horror, War, Violence, Colonisation, Confinement, Slavery, and Medical content