Scan barcode
saracat's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.25
To keep the cast of named characters small, it definitely feels like Scalzi very deliberately put them in, even if it feels like others would be more likely to there instead. But, again, this isn’t a serious type of story, so I don’t feel put off by this obvious stepping in of the author to orchestrate people’s placement for the story to work.
The main characters are fun and the antagonist characters are fun to hate.
Moderate: Gore, Animal cruelty, and Death
Minor: Murder
arlaubscher's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.5
Graphic: Violence, Animal cruelty, Pandemic/Epidemic, Death, and Gore
Moderate: Fire/Fire injury and Grief
aidareads's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0
Graphic: Cursing
Moderate: Pandemic/Epidemic and Animal cruelty
Minor: Deadnaming
breezer's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.5
Graphic: Animal cruelty and Animal death
ehoustonmyatt's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
Moderate: Death, Animal cruelty, and Pandemic/Epidemic
callmekt's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
That said, it's a fun romp and adventure. Reads like it would make a killer screen adaptation. Hollywood, please produce this.
Moderate: Blood, Violence, Animal death, Pandemic/Epidemic, Injury/Injury detail, and Cursing
Minor: Alcohol, Murder, Death, and Animal cruelty
iono's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
2.75
Graphic: Murder, Animal death, Gun violence, and Death
Moderate: Animal cruelty, Injury/Injury detail, and Pandemic/Epidemic
jennifox's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
2.75
Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Murder, and Gun violence
Moderate: Animal cruelty, Pandemic/Epidemic, and Alcohol
billievee's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
2.5
Having said that, the author's note at the end did resonate with me. It sounds like this was the novel John Scalzi needed to write at the height of the pandemic, and that it was healing for him. I can relate to that, and I'm happy this worked for him. I guess it just wasn't the novel I needed to read right now.
Moderate: Death, Injury/Injury detail, Animal cruelty, Gun violence, Violence, and Murder
Minor: Torture
kaiyakaiyo's review against another edition
- 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? No
4.0
Minor: Murder, Alcohol, Gore, War, Pandemic/Epidemic, Gun violence, Death, and Animal cruelty