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pvbobrien's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Murder, Body horror, Gore, Death, and Violence
Moderate: Alcohol, Alcoholism, Blood, Cursing, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Misogyny, Police brutality, Medical content, and War
Minor: Suicide, Xenophobia, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Fatphobia, Sexual content, Cancer, Hate crime, Kidnapping, Rape, Trafficking, and Vomit
nairam1173's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.25
This was a lot of fun to return to. While it contains one of the weaker sets of POV characters in the series, with only Holden and Miller, the plot is compelling and I love the Rocinante crew with my whole heart. Miller is still a "sad, strange little man" (literally heard that Toy Story dialogue in my head often while reading his sections) but the book (and even Miller) is definitely aware of this and ruminates on it to an extent that I didn't really remember from my first read.
excellent spaceship content. excellent space family content. excellent "weird alien shit" content. a winner for me.
Graphic: Body horror
Moderate: War, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Death, and Vomit
Minor: Blood, Suicidal thoughts, and Sexual content
iono's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Body horror, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, and Violence
Moderate: Blood, Grief, War, Suicide, Murder, Death, Excrement, Child death, Confinement, Cursing, Genocide, Xenophobia, Police brutality, Racism, and Hate crime
Minor: Alcoholism, Cancer, Rape, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, and Sexual content
ekcd_'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? It's complicated
5.0
I read the book after watching the first episode of the show and fell in love so hard I don’t think I can be impartial about evaluating the books good-ness.
Deep characters, realistic dialogue, deep lore and world building.
A note on the writing of relationships …
It’s the one and only sci fi book I have ever read, written by a man (men?) that had a sex scene WITHOUT bodily objectifying women. Without bodily objectifying anyone. Such a minor plot point, less than two pages, but for me it reframed my expectations of the book. No weird porny misogyny. Just an earnest description of what it means to share intimacy
One aggravating, potential plot hole (hence the half star deduction)
Why the fuck wouldn’t they just crash Eros into the sun as planned? It’s great for the plot to have it land on Venus but it was so out of character and out of dynamic
I’m not mad though, because I would have hated for this to only be one book. But I hope they get their shit together on the next one tbh
Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Physical abuse, Blood, Medical content, Excrement, Police brutality, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Vomit, Murder, Body horror, Death, War, Cursing, Gore, and Gun violence
Moderate: Suicidal thoughts, Confinement, Drug use, Racism, Sexual violence, Abandonment, Cancer, Sexual assault, Torture, Alcohol, and Suicide attempt
jessgj's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
Sometimes the book gave me whiplash from the tones from the two POVs but in a good way. The book is very much a slow burn, which isn't my style but it does give you enough room to understand both characters and their very flawed and at times, tragic thinking. And while the book does have some old-school sci-fi feels, it does a good job of setting up some toxic "romantic" tropes in the genres and then calling both characters out for them.
Also, if you're worried about finishing the book but not feeling compelled to continue with the series, don't worry. It does answer the questions contained in the book while setting up a much bigger and more dangerous world for our characters.
Graphic: War, Police brutality, Body horror, Blood, Death, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, and Vomit
Moderate: Alcoholism, Death, and Genocide
Minor: Sexual violence and Gaslighting
theblerdnewsletter's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.5
Graphic: Gun violence, Blood, Gore, Death, Physical abuse, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Violence, and Vomit
mazomazli's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
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I still really enjoyed the mystery but I will not read any more of these books. I do not want one more chapter in the head of these authors. I will however check out the TV show and maybe it will be less blatant without the narrator going off on unnecessary horny and weird tangents.
Graphic: Medical content, Gun violence, Body horror, Violence, and Death
Moderate: Blood, Cancer, Alcoholism, Misogyny, and Suicidal thoughts
Minor: Rape
scifireader'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? It's complicated
3.75
Minor: Body horror, Alcohol, Blood, and Genocide
nebulous40's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Alcoholism, Blood, Classism, Gun violence, Addiction, Genocide, Injury/Injury detail, Racism, Suicide, Suicidal thoughts, Colonisation, Gore, Grief, Violence, War, and Xenophobia
katastrophi's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.25
Graphic: Suicide attempt and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Genocide, Violence, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Blood, Xenophobia, and War
Minor: Cancer