Reviews tagging 'Torture'

Mickey7 by Edward Ashton

6 reviews

ababytapir's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious medium-paced

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

4.0

Easy to read, an enjoyable sci fi adventure set on a new planet that doesn't make you think too hard, but does contain a sprinkling of ethics around cloning and colonisation. The main character is kinda dumb and I enjoyed that. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Genocide, and Colonisation

Moderate: Confinement, Death, Abandonment, Suicidal thoughts, War, and Terminal illness

Minor: Blood, Cannibalism, Abandonment, Medical content, Religious bigotry, Confinement, Violence, War, Animal death, Medical trauma, Body horror, Cancer, Death, Excrement, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Gore, Torture, Dementia, Genocide, Self harm, and Terminal illness

kellyofcali's review

adventurous fast-paced

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

4.0

A fun sci-fi read, I enjoyed the world and its history and the fact that while this had some small twists, it wasn't a full-on TWIST book but rather just a good story set within the confines and technology of another world. Excited to see the film!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide, Violence, Death, and Medical trauma

Moderate: Terminal illness, Body horror, Physical abuse, and Torture

Minor: Mental illness, Medical content, Blood, War, Sexual content, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, and Gun violence

cetortuga's review

adventurous medium-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

4.75

Me ha parecido increible el libro. Entronca con los problemas filosóficos presentes en la mejor ciencia ficción clásica a la vez que tiene un tono sencillo yaen narrador que se dirige directamente el lector. Me recuerda a la vez a Solaris y el Juego de Ender. Deseando leer más.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Injury/Injury detail and Death

Moderate: Suicide, Torture, Toxic friendship, and Terminal illness

jj_tj's review

adventurous challenging funny medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• 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: Death

Moderate: Torture and Cannibalism

Minor: Sexual content and Suicide

sarah984's review against another edition

adventurous funny medium-paced

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

3.0

This book started out fun and the voice was great, but the focus lingered way too long on Mickey absolutely failing in every way to stay hidden and not long enough on the entire plot, which was basically shoved into the last 50 pages. The antagonists were interesting but barely described and the solution that works in the end is ridiculous.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Medical content, Religious bigotry, Death, and Colonisation

Moderate: Animal death, Genocide, Injury/Injury detail, Violence, and War

Minor: Confinement, Blood, Suicide, Toxic friendship, Gun violence, Gore, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Cancer, Racism, Sexual content, Vomit, and Excrement

carolined314's review

adventurous challenging dark funny tense medium-paced

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

3.5

Scalzi-esque male cis protagonist who signed up to die a lot, and some unexpected things occur - including aliens!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death

Moderate: Terminal illness, Torture, Physical abuse, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Sexual content, Genocide, Confinement, and Colonisation