Reviews tagging 'Murder'

Barrayar by Lois McMaster Bujold

9 reviews

beccaand's review against another edition

adventurous emotional 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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Pregnancy, Ableism, and Death

Moderate: War and Medical content

Minor: Rape

valjeanval's review against another edition

adventurous emotional tense fast-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

4.0

Like the first book in this series, this is a really good science fiction culture clash book that is somewhat marred by some dated and naive treatments of SA.

On the whole, Cordelia is one of my favorites of old school SF heroines. She is a scientist, an adventurer, a sometimes soldier, and in this book she is also a wife and mother, and she holds all these identities without sacrificing a one of them. Her impressions of Barrayar still ring as a commentary on our barbaric world today even thirty years later. God reading older science fiction can really show you how little has changed. Bujold is a great writer who balances political intrigue and action fairly effortlessly.

But again, it's hard to gloss over the way SA and mental health in general are treated. It feels like dated misunderstanding more than anything, but it definitely requires a big old content warning at the top not for any sort of graphicness but just for how casually it is treated. I don't think Bujold would write this way anymore, but it does dampen an otherwise wonderful adventure read.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Ableism, Classism, Grief, Sexual assault, Abortion, Death, Death of parent, Gun violence, Sexual violence, Murder, Pregnancy, Violence, Rape, and War

jayraytan's review

adventurous emotional tense medium-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder

Moderate: Ableism, Abortion, and War

Minor: Sexual violence

jess_justmaybeperfect's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional tense fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Medical trauma, Biphobia, Ableism, Sexual assault, Murder, War, and Pregnancy

albernikolauras's review

adventurous funny tense medium-paced

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

5.0

An excellent follow up on Shards of Honor that picks up right where we left off with Cordelia handling Barrayar and Barrayar figuring out how to handle Cordelia.

This book just confirms how amazing Cordelia is and how much of a gem she is. I don't have any criticism to provide otherwise.

Regard trigger warnings with this and enjoy.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death and Pregnancy

Moderate: Murder, Homophobia, Miscarriage, War, and Sexual violence

ellianderjoy's review

adventurous challenging medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Murder, Pregnancy, Medical trauma, Mental illness, Violence, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Death, Gaslighting, Gun violence, and Medical content

Moderate: Gaslighting, Hate crime, Injury/Injury detail, Rape, Torture, and Toxic friendship

pvbobrien's review against another edition

adventurous emotional 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? No

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Death, and Misogyny

Moderate: Fire/Fire injury, Biphobia, Classism, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Pregnancy, Sexism, War, Blood, Death of parent, Sexual assault, Gun violence, Medical content, and Violence

Minor: Rape, Sexual content, Alcohol, Child abuse, Abortion, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Suicidal thoughts, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Hate crime, Infidelity, Murder, Pedophilia, and Suicide attempt

edwardshaddow's review

adventurous emotional funny mysterious medium-paced

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Content Warnings

Minor: Ableism, Murder, and Rape

mizelse's review

adventurous tense fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Ableism, Blood, Classism, War, Sexism, Death, Grief, Medical content, and Murder

Moderate: Torture and Pregnancy

Minor: Abortion, Suicide attempt, and Suicidal thoughts