Reviews tagging 'Terminal illness'

Dark Matter by Blake Crouch

24 reviews

iridestiny's review against another edition

dark tense fast-paced

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

3.75

very fast paced, feels like reading an action thriller plot. perfect for getting out of a reading slump
i definitely thought at the end “how is he going to resolve the plot in these last couple pages….” and then he didn’t so

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicidal thoughts, Terminal illness, Violence, and Injury/Injury detail

abbiechron's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense fast-paced

• Strong character development? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

This book WRECKED me. Incredible.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Drug use, Gun violence, Violence, Blood, Death of parent, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Gaslighting, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Child death, Confinement, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Terminal illness, Forced institutionalization, Medical content, Stalking, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Animal death, Cursing, Infidelity, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Torture, Abortion, and Pregnancy

matty_joe319's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense fast-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? It's complicated

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Terminal illness, Blood, and Pandemic/Epidemic

amsswim's review against another edition

emotional hopeful mysterious reflective tense fast-paced

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

5.0

This is science fiction I would recommend to everyone. Great read. Makes you reflect on everything you have done in your life as well.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Blood, Grief, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Body horror, Child death, Drug use, Gun violence, Terminal illness, Medical content, Medical trauma, Stalking, and Death of parent

Minor: Cancer, Chronic illness, Mental illness, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Vomit, and Car accident

lorenmarie7's review against another edition

dark reflective sad tense fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Drug use, Gore, Gun violence, Infidelity, Sexual content, Terminal illness, Blood, Medical content, Kidnapping, Stalking, Abortion, Murder, Alcohol, and Pandemic/Epidemic

matchamarimo's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gun violence, Violence, and Blood

Moderate: Terminal illness

melaschnie's review against another edition

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Drug use, Gun violence, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Murder, Gaslighting, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Suicide, Terminal illness, Medical content, Grief, Stalking, Death of parent, and Pandemic/Epidemic

Minor: Child death, Torture, Forced institutionalization, Vomit, Abortion, Toxic friendship, and Alcohol

jodie_mathers's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional tense medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Kidnapping, and Murder

Moderate: Gun violence, Terminal illness, and Pandemic/Epidemic

chloeve's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional hopeful inspiring mysterious sad 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? It's complicated

3.75

The concept of this book was really interesting and it kept my attention. However, sometimes it did get a little repetitive (understandably), and I got lost with the science talk. I didn't see how it was going to end though, and I did like it. Also, the chapters were wayyyyy too long for me, so it felt like I was taking forever to read the book. Overall, I did enjoy it and would recommend it.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Drug use, Gun violence, Panic attacks/disorders, Violence, Blood, Murder, Dysphoria, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Kidnapping, Grief, Stalking, and Alcohol

Minor: Sexual content, Terminal illness, Death of parent, Pregnancy, and Pandemic/Epidemic

ababytapir's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious tense fast-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

4.5

Like Recursion, Dark Matter is fantastically mind-bending and all too easy to read in a day. It's incredibly violent and thought provoking. If you like your sci fi thrillers tinged with horror, existential dread and romance, this is the book for you. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Death, Drug use, Gore, Gun violence, Physical abuse, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Grief, Stalking, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Abandonment, Injury/Injury detail, and Pandemic/Epidemic

Moderate: Child death, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Torture, Violence, Car accident, Abortion, Death of parent, and War

Minor: Cancer, Rape, Terminal illness, and Pregnancy

If you struggle with derealisation, dissociation or depersonalisation, or any sort of identify disorder, this book could potentially be incredibly triggering. Proceed with extreme caution. Violence warning: There is an incredibly detailed description of a gory epidemic/pandemic. There are multiple gory descriptions of dead bodies, murder, and horrific natural disasters. There is a long kidnapping scene. There's multiple instances of stalking.