Reviews tagging 'Alcohol'

Cold Storage by David Koepp

3 reviews

itendswithe's review against another edition

adventurous dark tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No

2.5

A warning: Every male character in this book is terrible. 

As other reviews have said, the attempts to explain the science here is very bad in a way that wasn't necessary. When you're working with something from space, "alien" is a good enough explanation! The "mutualistic relationship" as described in the book does more to show the author's lack of understanding of biology than helpfully explain the fungal evolution seen.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Death, Gore, Gun violence, and Vomit

Moderate: Animal death and Alcohol

Minor: Drug use, Infidelity, and Racism

aparker89's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Confinement, Death, Drug abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Racism, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Blood, Vomit, Medical content, Medical trauma, Gaslighting, Alcohol, Colonisation, Injury/Injury detail, and Pandemic/Epidemic

zombiezami's review against another edition

dark emotional funny mysterious medium-paced

4.25

Very fascinatingly written, but fumbled the epilogue

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Gore, Gun violence, Suicide, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Car accident, Murder, Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail, Classism, and Pandemic/Epidemic

Moderate: Stalking, Pregnancy, and Abandonment

Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Sexual content, and Mass/school shootings