Reviews tagging 'Suicidal thoughts'

All Systems Red by Martha Wells

9 reviews

bonneamie's review against another edition

adventurous funny reflective fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• 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

Graphic: Gun violence, Slavery, Violence, Blood, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Body horror, Death, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, and Murder

Minor: Ableism and Confinement

q_bert13's review

adventurous hopeful mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.5

Super great writing style- the first entry into the Murderbot Diaries. Slight heavier sci-fi than I’ve read, but adventurous and entertaining- branching into a world to explore. I’d recommend this Wells series for fans of Becky Chamber’s writing, or fans of ‘Bang Bang Bodhisattva’ by Aubrey Wood

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Gun violence, Violence, Blood, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Body horror, Suicidal thoughts, Medical content, Trafficking, and Kidnapping

amye's review against another edition

adventurous funny mysterious fast-paced

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

5.0

Can't believe I'm just finding this series. Love the world, love the POV, love the pace - only complaint is the book goes by too fast! Looking forward to devouring the rest of the series. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Gun violence, Slavery, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Suicidal thoughts

micaelacccc's review against another edition

adventurous funny lighthearted medium-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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Violence, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Death and Murder

Minor: Suicidal thoughts

mbrogs2024's review against another edition

adventurous dark funny mysterious reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Loveable characters? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Gun violence, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Suicide attempt, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Sexual content

spooderman's review against another edition

adventurous funny reflective tense fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Death, Gore, Gun violence, Slavery, Violence, Blood, Medical content, and Murder

Moderate: Confinement, Cursing, Panic attacks/disorders, Suicidal thoughts, Kidnapping, and Classism

Minor: Ableism, Forced institutionalization, and Xenophobia

pastelkerstin's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional inspiring mysterious tense

• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Death, Gun violence, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Xenophobia, Blood, Medical content, Suicide attempt, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

generallycobalt's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny hopeful sad tense fast-paced

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

5.0

Of characters close to my heart, SecUnit might be top of the list. It meant a lot to me to see it having the experiences it has through the series, and to see how other people coexist with it and with needs that they don't always understand. I don't always like unreliable narrators but SecUnit's denial is tenuous enough that I mostly just wanted it to be okay.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Panic attacks/disorders, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, and Trafficking

wickedgrumpy's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny medium-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

This review is written after a re-read.  The plan is to go through all the series as a refresher for the most recent book, Fugitive Telemetry.

I still love it.  This is definitely one of my comfort read series.  Yes, it is short and fast paced so it flies by very quickly but it is so compelling and relatable.

Originally when I read the Murderbot Diaries it was around the time I read the Imperial Radch series by Ann Leckie (both have some political intrigue plots as well if that's your jam) and this is where I think my enjoyment for overwhelmed/awkward/antisocial AI characters really bloomed.  There's also some found family vibes which I adore.

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Content Warnings

Minor: Body horror, Confinement, Death, Gore, Gun violence, Panic attacks/disorders, Self harm, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Kidnapping, Stalking, Suicide attempt, Murder, Gaslighting, Abandonment, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism