Reviews tagging 'Death'

All Systems Red by Martha Wells

219 reviews

cerilouisereads's review against another edition

adventurous challenging 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: Body horror, Death, Blood, and Injury/Injury detail

sofipitch's review against another edition

dark funny mysterious 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

This was a lot of fun! Some of the plot got a little lost on me at the end, where it felt a little underdeveloped. However this was a novella and part of a series of going on 7 books now so I will give it the benefit of the doubt that those things will be expanded upon. The shining star of the book is its narrator, the self-named Murderbot. Its experiences felt like it really captured what it is like to work a boring job in a capitalist hell scape where profits are valued over human lives. I do feel like the discovery not all humans suck some are nice felt a little too sudden, you just have to take Murderbot's word for it that others have treated it like shit, but this was a fast paced novella and the ending made up for that as Murderbot still isn't sure it can believe that. I'm invested enough in its story to keep reading the series.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Gun violence, Violence, and Medical trauma

Minor: Body horror and Death

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

blacksphinx's review against another edition

adventurous funny 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

I cannot believe this lived up to the hype. Will definitely continue with the series; I've been recommending it to some friends of mine who don't really read anymore but loved Mass Effect. Took off half a star because the way the climax shook out annoyed me a little.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gore, Gun violence, Violence, Xenophobia, Blood, Medical content, Suicide attempt, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Slavery and Vomit

Minor: Ableism and Panic attacks/disorders

samwardhaugh's review against another edition

adventurous funny tense 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

4.25

Quite a short read, and it did feel a little as though it ended abruptly, but this is the first book in a series, which I knew going in, so I wasn't super bothered by it. 
I'm not gonna say this is a work of high fiction but it was definitely a fun romp - I laughed out loud a few times, and the general reluctance of Murderbot to do pretty much anything other than sit by itself and watch soap operas was extremely relatable. The "Survey member: 'It calls itself Murderbot', Murderbot: 'That was private :('" interaction gave me such teenager thinking they're super edgy but also self-aware enough to know they're being a little embarrassing vibes. Again, extremely relatable.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Body horror, Death, and Violence

valpuri's review against another edition

adventurous funny mysterious fast-paced

• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Death, Gun violence, and Medical content

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: Death, Violence, Murder, and War

avilareads's review against another edition

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

5.0

i love murderbot, my autistic genderless secunit best friend. all it wants to do is watch tv and not talk to humans!
this novel reads like a science fiction narrative podcast, which i adore as a huge enjoyer of those. can’t wait to read more in the series!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death and Violence

Minor: Self harm

peachani's review against another edition

fast-paced

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

2.0

Everybody said this book/series was funny. I didn't laugh or even smile once. 😩

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Gun violence, and Violence

Minor: Body horror, Racism, Slavery, Blood, Mass/school shootings, and Murder

kb_sherman's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Violence, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Death, Sexual content, and Medical content