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Starter Villain by John Scalzi

49 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

bluefireflye's review against another edition

adventurous funny mysterious 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Cursing and Violence

hawksquill's review against another edition

adventurous dark fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Violence, Death of parent, and Murder

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

purplepenning's review against another edition

adventurous dark funny lighthearted mysterious fast-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gun violence, and Murder

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

Minor: Cancer and Terminal illness

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

whirl's review against another edition

adventurous funny lighthearted medium-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: Violence and Murder

abookwormspov's review

adventurous funny lighthearted 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? It's complicated

4.0

Very ridiculous and extremely endearing! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Violence, and Murder

hendrixpants's review

adventurous funny lighthearted tense fast-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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death and Violence

madscientistcat's review

adventurous funny lighthearted fast-paced

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

4.25

Not all science fiction has to be deep. Sometimes it’s nice to have a 90’s action movie in a novel. Sometimes we can have talking cats, supervillain volcano lairs, and unionizing dophins. Scalzi has so many fun ideas here and as always, his sharp writing and banter made it a delightful read.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Violence, and Murder

Moderate: Death of parent and Fire/Fire injury