Reviews tagging 'Grief'

Persepolis Rising by James S.A. Corey

3 reviews

damjanotom's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

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

4.25

A book that raises the stakes again in a way that fits well in universe and that the series has been building to since pretty early on. Satisfying character development and more complex consideration of characters and the ethics of their stances and actions. Definitely a slower read with less of the familiar sci-fi swashbuckling that many of the Expanse books provide but definitely one of the more interesting entries in the series.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: War, Terminal illness, Police brutality, Death, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, and Grief

Moderate: Xenophobia, Classism, Colonisation, and Confinement

ekcd_'s review against another edition

adventurous funny 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

5.0

****all spoilers****

Kicks off with a doomed gig to disciple an unruly colony and ends on the very same colony except now everyone is war torn!
I read this book non stop for a week and cried twice. I don’t even cry with books. 

The 30 year time jump was handled well enough - wish there was more hinting at what we missed in the inbetween years but it wasn’t completely missing

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Colonisation, Death, Gore, Mental illness, Terminal illness, Alcohol, Cursing, Gaslighting, Gun violence, Violence, Blood, Hate crime, Medical content, Physical abuse, Police brutality, Torture, Bullying, Confinement, Genocide, Grief, Medical trauma, Murder, Injury/Injury detail, and Mass/school shootings

iono's review against another edition

adventurous 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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Police brutality, Violence, War, and Colonisation

Moderate: Terminal illness, Cursing, Confinement, Murder, and Gun violence

Minor: Mental illness, Grief, Torture, Medical content, Xenophobia, Alcohol, and Cultural appropriation