Reviews tagging 'Fire/Fire injury'

The Passengers by John Marrs

18 reviews

loysydneyweissman's review against another edition

dark mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

4.5

if you like black mirror you’ll like this. i genuinely was surprised by every twist.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Gaslighting, Fire/Fire injury, Miscarriage, Infidelity, Misogyny, Religious bigotry, Pregnancy, Police brutality, Pedophilia, Panic attacks/disorders, Islamophobia, Injury/Injury detail, Infertility, Genocide, Death, Classism, Medical content, Kidnapping, Cancer, Blood, Alcoholism, Vomit, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Trafficking, Sexual violence, Chronic illness, Car accident, Alcohol, Terminal illness, Stalking, and Racism

xwritingstoriesx's review

adventurous dark 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? It's complicated

4.5

The Passengers was a great deep dive into surveillance, survival, privacy, rebellion, change vs tradition, groupthink, mob mentality, capitalism, artificial intelligence and and much, much more. Despite my interest in tech thriller/horror content, this was my first experience with reading a modern day dystopian focused entirely around our technological advancement. It's far too close for comfort but that dose of realism made it much more terrifying.  The social media aspect to this story was awfully true to life. The general public are so far removed from the matter in question that they become desensitised to the trauma they are witnessing. I could see this genuinely happening in modern day society. Don’t let the length of this book deter you from picking it up as it was engaging and fast-paced throughout. I thoroughly recommend if the themes I mentioned interest you and you enjoy sci-fi literature.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Confinement, Death, Pedophilia, Cannibalism, Car accident, Child abuse, Suicide, Fire/Fire injury, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Murder, and Stalking

Minor: Self harm, Classism, Domestic abuse, Islamophobia, Pregnancy, Cancer, Gaslighting, Grief, Religious bigotry, and Xenophobia

bethmalena's review

adventurous challenging dark mysterious reflective tense fast-paced

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

3.0

It was a good “beach read” - fast paced and I could half-pay-attention without losing the plot. It felt like an elaborate expansion of the trolley problem, combined with the perils of social media and hacking.

I know the two women of colour were killed off early to show the racism and colonialism of the public, but it still felt like an injustice to cut their stories off so early.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism, Pedophilia, Fire/Fire injury, Death, Adult/minor relationship, Suicide, Murder, Kidnapping, and Car accident

Moderate: Domestic abuse

taleofabibliophile's review against another edition

adventurous challenging tense fast-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Kidnapping, Death, Fire/Fire injury, Injury/Injury detail, Pregnancy, Car accident, Murder, Violence, Confinement, Infidelity, Sexism, Misogyny, Blood, Racism, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Mental illness, Terminal illness, Pedophilia, Child abuse, Hate crime, Xenophobia, and Suicide attempt

Moderate: Child death, Sexual assault, Infertility, Cancer, Medical content, Alcohol, Gore, Miscarriage, Domestic abuse, and Panic attacks/disorders

Minor: War, Homophobia, Ableism, Slavery, Dementia, Trafficking, Vomit, and Gun violence

hilarylouise's review against another edition

hopeful tense 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? No

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Fire/Fire injury

Moderate: Death, Death of parent, Child death, and Murder

hufflesnoot's review against another edition

challenging dark reflective 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Fire/Fire injury, Infidelity, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Pregnancy, Racism, Death, Suicide, Pedophilia, Suicidal thoughts, and Car accident

Minor: Alcoholism, Cancer, and Infertility

lindseyrenee's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

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

5.0

One of the most exciting thrillers I’ve ever read. The multi POV even added to the mystery taking you down roads that bring more questions in a good way. I have a new most hated character to add to my all time list and that’s Jack Larson. I will be reading this again to see what I missed the first time!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Classism, Car accident, Violence, Fire/Fire injury, and Murder

Moderate: Death, Pedophilia, Kidnapping, Mental illness, Suicide, Confinement, Panic attacks/disorders, and Racism

macaronsandmermaids's review

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Car accident, Confinement, Death, Fire/Fire injury, Gore, Grief, Infidelity, Kidnapping, Murder, Pregnancy, and Violence

Moderate: Cancer, Pedophilia, and Suicidal thoughts