Reviews tagging 'Violence'

Fugitive Telemetry by Martha Wells

86 reviews

wickedgrumpy's review against another edition

mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes

4.0

This one was a bit of a murder mystery/whodunnit/almost a buddy cop moment and I’m not mad about it at all.  I don’t think it moved the major overarching story much but it did develop more of the interpersonal relationships that Murderbot has been, let’s say, cultivating in a quasi-antagonistic manner.

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Content Warnings

Minor: Gun violence, Child abuse, Kidnapping, Physical abuse, Slavery, Violence, Abandonment, Medical content, Blood, Body horror, Classism, Confinement, Gaslighting, Colonisation, Death, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, and Trafficking

jakewoodr's review against another edition

adventurous funny medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence

arinheck's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Slavery, Gun violence, and Violence

Moderate: Medical content, Xenophobia, Murder, Trafficking, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Confinement, Death, Suicidal thoughts, Colonisation, and Body horror

hendrixpants's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny mysterious tense 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? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death and Violence

icarusandthesun's review against another edition

adventurous funny fast-paced

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

4.5

distinctly a murderbot diary with its sci-fi action, murderbot's social awkwardness and some nice preservation world-building.
this time there was also a murder mystery which was fun!

i liked it, as in it was perfectly fine and a very comfy read!
however it wasn't the best nor the most exciting one of the diaries.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Murder, and Violence

Minor: Injury/Injury detail and Slavery

spinesinaline's review against another edition

funny mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.5

Please give me all the Murderbot detective adventures

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Violence, and Murder

Moderate: Slavery

indeedithappens's review against another edition

adventurous lighthearted tense 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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence

Moderate: Alcohol, Xenophobia, Physical abuse, Slavery, Gun violence, Mass/school shootings, Cursing, Blood, Medical content, Kidnapping, Mental illness, Stalking, Classism, Death, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Murder, Trafficking, Abandonment, Child abuse, Colonisation, and Injury/Injury detail

mothiver's review against another edition

adventurous hopeful lighthearted medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Blood, Violence, Slavery, Trafficking, and Gun violence

Minor: Police brutality

caseythereader's review against another edition

adventurous funny tense fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Blood, Death, Kidnapping, Murder, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, and Violence

Moderate: Slavery

obscurepages's review against another edition

adventurous challenging funny mysterious reflective tense fast-paced

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

4.0

Okay, this was really fun! I wouldn't say it's not as good as the previous ones, because it is good. It still has the same humor and less action maybe? But compared to the previous installments, this one didn't feel like a really wild emotional roller coaster. Which is still a good thing for me, to be honest. 😂

I mean, reading Murderbot always has some sort of high-stakes plot, with the prospect of imminent death (or shutdown) for Murderbot always on the horizon. But this felt more like a regular murder mystery story, with Murderbot trying to be helpful and keep everyone safe (even though some people are still wary of its presence). Also, I love the fact that Murderbot got to interact with a lot more bots here. And that again, we see humanity in these robot constructs.

Overall, this was a fun, good murder mystery installment to the Murderbot series. I really enjoyed it

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Murder, Violence, and Death

Minor: Slavery