Reviews tagging 'Physical abuse'

All Systems Red by Martha Wells

5 reviews

ebp's review

adventurous emotional funny hopeful mysterious tense 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? It's complicated

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Injury/Injury detail and Violence

Moderate: Slavery

Minor: Murder, Physical abuse, Gun violence, and Death

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

mahra's review against another edition

adventurous funny reflective 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

4.0

"And in their corner all they had was Murderbot, who just wanted everyone to shut up and leave it alone so it could watch the entertainment feed all day."

I loved this. Maybe I am a sci-fi girlie, after all.

In a world where space travel, robotics, and AIs have advanced, an Android, who names itself Murderbot, becomes self-aware. It just wants to binge-watch soap operas, but gets dragged into a thrilling adventure involving corporate conspiracies, rogue bots, and questioning its own identity.

"Mom, why is the fictional murderous android so relatable?" Listen. I am Murderbot. Murderbot is me. I have never related to a book character so much. I understand it. It says things that I would say. It was actually really funny to read.

The prose was great. It is straight to the point and funny. This and the use of the first person really allows us to get to know Murderbot and his personality. It speaks directly to the reader, and we also get to spend of lot of time in its head, which is great. It is a sarcastic introvert who is simply forced to interact when it would prefer staying in its corner and watch telev… No! The entertainment feed, sorry.

The other characters were also pretty compelling even though we do not get to know them that much (Mensah is MOTHER).

So, why not 5 stars? Well, I thought it was a little bit too simplistic and predictable. The story hit all the points and themes expected.

Android gains consciousness. Meets loveable humans. Is first distant, then starts liking them. Has to save them. Makes fun of humans and their weird ideas.

We have seen this before. I was waiting for something more. The mystery also went by way too fast.

I still loved it.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Gun violence, Violence, Physical abuse, Injury/Injury detail, and Death

hawksrye's review against another edition

adventurous funny mysterious fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Violence, Blood, Body horror, Gore, and Gun violence

Moderate: Mass/school shootings, Slavery, Death, Medical content, Mental illness, Murder, and Outing

Minor: Physical abuse and Grief

kay_brot'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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Minor: Body horror and Physical abuse