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Six Wakes by Mur Lafferty

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theliteraryhooker's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.5

A locked door mystery set on a spaceship? Sign me up! I loved the idea of this book, but something about it just didn't fully land for me. I struggled to feel invested in the characters and I found the dialogue really stilted in places. The backstories were interesting and it was fun seeing how all the characters were connected, but the solution to the mystery felt too quick and convenient without all the pieces feeling like they really mattered. Still a decent read with an original idea though!

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cryptofauna's review against another edition

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adventurous mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.0

it was okay! nothing revolutionary, but it had a cool concept and interesting characters. as always i’m psyched for a sentient ai, and while some of the plot twists were super obvious there were a couple that took me by surprise.
i feel like it took itself a little more seriously than it needed to, especially when considering the philosophical and ethical dilemmas the characters face

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chris_reads's review

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adventurous funny mysterious tense medium-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

4.75

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books_dogs_lexi's review against another edition

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adventurous mysterious medium-paced

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

5.0

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hendrixpants's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging dark tense medium-paced

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? Yes

4.25

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schnaucl's review against another edition

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adventurous dark mysterious medium-paced

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

3.0

It's a little unclear how cloning works. The expectation seems to be that clones will all have access to wealth, although I don't think it's ever said explicitly that only the very wealthy can afford it. Sometimes there seems to be an assumption by writers that anyone who lives long enough must eventually amass a fortune (contrary to how the real world seems to work).

Unfortunately, the main premise doesn't really hold up that well. Some of the six don't seem to have done anything worse to their patron than just telling her no, which doesn't seem like it should be enough to get on some kind of hated enemies list. And if these six are the only ones who are awake, it would seem like they should be the worst of the lot in terms of the wrongs they'd done her. Maybe you can make a case for Wolfgang or Joanna, but not the others.

And if the point is to give her enemies hope and then take it away they would need to be awake for that. Most of them would seem to go into cryosleep and then just wake up on earth (if everything had gone wrong and IAN returned them, as intended). They'd be disappointed after, and down some cash, but it wouldn't be ongoing suffering.

Maybe the idea is supposed to be that these six has the worst combination of personalities to fly the ship together? But again, I fail to see how some of them "deserved" to be on that ship in the first place.

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lilifane's review against another edition

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adventurous dark funny mysterious fast-paced

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

5.0

Amazing! Fantastic! Fast-paced, character driven, murder mystery in space. SO much fun. But specifically fun I enjoy. It has clones, witty banter, characters with secrets in their past, surprisingly deep ethical discussions. It is a little chaotic and the mystery quickly fades into the background while the characters and their stories become the focus of the book. I wish we had more interactions between the characters themselves, but for me, it was enough to care for them by the end. Even though they do a lot of questionable things. XD It's probably the most problematic and violent found family I've encountered, but what can I do, I still adore this trope.

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