Reviews tagging 'Suicide'

Starter Villain by John Scalzi

12 reviews

pvp_niki's review against another edition

adventurous funny lighthearted mysterious 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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Death, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, and Classism

Moderate: Gun violence, Sexism, Violence, and Death of parent

Minor: Cancer, Suicide, and Terminal illness

briophyta's review against another edition

• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

Charlie is excruciatingly obnoxious, so much so that I almost returned the book to the library within the first few chapters. None of the people in this are really likeable or interesting, except

all the talking critters 😍  who are way smarter, more interesting, entertaining, class conscious than any of the humans. Those were the parts I did enjoy. It was very satisfying when the dolphins were hurling insults at Charlie and telling him to shut the fuck up, because that was also what I was doing the whole book. My eyes hurt from rolling so much.  Normally Scalzi manages to pull off the sarcastic humor, but this one was a miss s

and overall just not as pleasant or rewarding as what I expect from Scalzi. I know he was in COVID brain fog while writing this though, so it's understandable that this feels more disjointed than normal. There were parts of this and a few cha acters I loved, but mostly it was just fine. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cancer, Cursing, Death, Slavery, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Death of parent, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Suicide and Terminal illness

Minor: Animal cruelty, Cancer, Car accident, War, and Pandemic/Epidemic

stitchwitch's review

adventurous funny fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No

4.5

My only complaint is that the sapient cats were not nearly as big of a plot element as the marketing makes it seem.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Gun violence, Misogyny, Sexism, Violence, and Classism

Minor: Cancer, Suicide, Blood, and Death of parent

trishrva's review against another edition

adventurous funny lighthearted mysterious relaxing fast-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? No

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Suicide, and Murder

treetop's review against another edition

adventurous funny lighthearted 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? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Violence, and Murder

Minor: Suicide and Death of parent

hal00alex's review against another edition

adventurous funny mysterious 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? No

4.25

Perfect for people who liked Kaiju Preservation Society and Assistant to the Villain.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood

Moderate: Gun violence, Terminal illness, Violence, Death of parent, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Animal cruelty, Suicide, Car accident, Fire/Fire injury, and Alcohol

achay91's review against another edition

funny lighthearted fast-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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing

Moderate: Gun violence, Violence, Death of parent, and Fire/Fire injury

Minor: Suicide, Stalking, Car accident, and Alcohol

alisonvh's review against another edition

adventurous dark 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? No

4.0

This book is every bit as much fun as the rest of Scalzi’s work. He’s one of the few writers who can make me LOL while reading.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Death, Gun violence, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Death of parent, Murder, and Abandonment

Minor: Cancer, Cursing, Sexism, Suicide, Terminal illness, Car accident, and Fire/Fire injury

mollyb13's review against another edition

adventurous funny lighthearted 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

I enjoyed John Scalzi's book, 'The Kaiju Preservation Society' last year, but what really made me pick this book up was the cover lol. And the book lived up to the cover! What an absolutely wild and fun ride that was! I was laughing out loud at the ridiculous scenarios but also completely invested in the plot. I loved the book length - 260ish pages meant that the story was boiled down to the best parts. The dolphins and cats were amazing. And I'm glad to know that villains have just as tough of a time with getting each other to unmute themselves on Zoom as the rest of us 😂 I will be recommending this book to all my friends and family during the upcoming holiday season!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Death, Gun violence, Violence, and Murder

Moderate: Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Suicide and Terminal illness

fiagarrod96's review against another edition

dark 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? Yes

5.0

This Science Fiction book was absolutely fantastic! The premise is insane and the way the story was told was just hilarious. It might not be everyone’s cup of tea but I absolutely loved it!

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Content Warnings

Minor: Death, Suicide, Terminal illness, Violence, Stalking, Death of parent, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, and Abandonment