Reviews tagging 'Violence'

Axiom's End by Lindsay Ellis

41 reviews

jayraytan's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious 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? It's complicated

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence and Genocide

Moderate: Suicide and Blood

bi_n_large's review against another edition

adventurous challenging mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Genocide, and Panic attacks/disorders

Moderate: Body horror, Death, Misogyny, Torture, and Violence

Minor: Fatphobia and Racism

rachel_sherck's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful reflective slow-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

4.0

I love and admire the author from her video essays. I’ve been looking forward to reading her books, and I really enjoyed this one. It has 2000s nostalgia but not too much, and a very unique and nuanced take on first contact and a truly alien species.

The author is creative and so smart, which shines in the way she put together the complex story and the plot twists.   

I struggled at times with the writing on the line level. The audiobook may have helped or may have hindered here, I’m not sure. The actor did a good job making some cumbersome language feel emotional and tonal, but if I’d been reading with my eyes, maybe I could have sped through some of those phrases without letting them trip me up. I don’t know, this book is traditionally published so I’m sure I’m wrong, but it’s almost like it missed its copy edit.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence and Injury/Injury detail

purplatypus's review against another edition

adventurous emotional tense fast-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Injury/Injury detail and Violence

Moderate: Medical content, Xenophobia, Confinement, Kidnapping, Blood, Suicide, Death, Genocide, and Car accident

Minor: Pandemic/Epidemic, Excrement, Addiction, and Slavery

lira_the_recluse's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.5

Axiom's End seems to be a reasonable answer to the question "what would happen if extraterrestrials were here?" Main character Cora has realistic reactions to meeting aliens, and fears about what a government would do to her and her family.

Aliens are consistent, and well crafted. Story has many twists, turns, and mysteries. Alien tech is powerful, almost seeming like magic, and there are several visceral scenes when humans get in the way, or when aliens are fighting one another.

Overall 4.5, good book, but not one I will likely reread.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence and Death

Moderate: War and Body horror

beccaand's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious tense medium-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: Blood, Confinement, Injury/Injury detail, Violence, and Gore

Moderate: Death and Genocide

Minor: Torture, Vomit, and Suicide

faynebrio's review against another edition

adventurous lighthearted fast-paced

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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence

Moderate: Vomit

ling_prof's review against another edition

adventurous dark funny informative inspiring mysterious medium-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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Minor: Violence

zw_books's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious tense fast-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? No

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Violence, Abandonment, and Blood

Moderate: Confinement, Car accident, Grief, and Colonisation

caseythereader's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny 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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Violence, Kidnapping, Medical content, Cursing, Death, Vomit, Blood, Car accident, Confinement, Gore, Gun violence, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Colonisation