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mar's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
emotional
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.75
The western/Mad Max vibe was fun, but the robots just feel... too human? like i straight up kept forgetting the main character (and every other character) was a robot. maybe I'm just spoiled by murderbot but like, there's ways to make robots relatable/emotional/fallible/etc without making them feel "basically human." i mean where's the CREATIVITY!!!
(also utterly baffled by the "voice pitch = gender" choice. Those Are Robots. why would it work like that. how would that work for anyone whose pronouns arent he or she)
(also utterly baffled by the "voice pitch = gender" choice. Those Are Robots. why would it work like that. how would that work for anyone whose pronouns arent he or she)
Content Warnings
Graphic: Gun violence, Genocide, Murder, Violence, and Death
Moderate: Child death, Fire/Fire injury, Gore, and Sexual content
Minor: Ableism
The "cannibalism" content warnings from other users are a bit misleading; there is no what you're likely to think of as "actual" cannibalism in the book. There is, however, a lot of robots killing each other to use the other's parts, which the characters refer to as cannibalism once or twice.bookcaptivated's review against another edition
adventurous
hopeful
mysterious
reflective
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, War, Violence, Gun violence, Genocide, and Murder
Moderate: Child death, Ableism, Injury/Injury detail, Mass/school shootings, and Slavery
Minor: Cannibalism
sarah984's review against another edition
adventurous
funny
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? It's complicated
2.0
This is sort of an action-adventure western set in the aftermath of a robot apocalypse. The robots do still feel pretty human for the most part though - they describe things in relation to how humans would perceive them ("humans would think this smelled bad") and gender each other based on voice for some reason. There are lots of gunfights if you like that sort of thing but other than that I didn't feel like very much actually happened. At one point the entire plot grinds to a halt so the characters can talk about how much they love America, which was weird. The epilogue somehow manages to negate all of the main character’s development and the big twist doesn't really end up mattering all that much.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Child death, Death, Fire/Fire injury, Genocide, Gun violence, and Mental illness
Moderate: Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Murder, Religious bigotry, Violence, and War
Minor: Ableism, Animal death, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, and Terminal illness
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