Reviews tagging 'Suicide'

Starter Villain by John Scalzi

8 reviews

treetop's review

adventurous funny lighthearted fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Violence, and Death

Minor: Suicide and Death of parent

hal00alex's review

adventurous funny mysterious fast-paced

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

4.25

Perfect for people who liked Kaiju Preservation Society and Assistant to the Villain.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood

Moderate: Gun violence, Violence, Death of parent, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, and Terminal illness

Minor: Car accident, Fire/Fire injury, Suicide, Alcohol, and Animal cruelty

achay91's review

funny lighthearted fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing

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

Minor: Alcohol, Stalking, Suicide, and Car accident

alisonvh's review

adventurous dark funny fast-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

This book is every bit as much fun as the rest of Scalzi’s work. He’s one of the few writers who can make me LOL while reading.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Blood, Violence, Death, Toxic relationship, Death of parent, Bullying, Abandonment, and Gun violence

Minor: Suicide, Sexism, Fire/Fire injury, Cancer, Terminal illness, Car accident, and Cursing

mollyb13's review

adventurous funny lighthearted fast-paced

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

5.0

I enjoyed John Scalzi's book, 'The Kaiju Preservation Society' last year, but what really made me pick this book up was the cover lol. And the book lived up to the cover! What an absolutely wild and fun ride that was! I was laughing out loud at the ridiculous scenarios but also completely invested in the plot. I loved the book length - 260ish pages meant that the story was boiled down to the best parts. The dolphins and cats were amazing. And I'm glad to know that villains have just as tough of a time with getting each other to unmute themselves on Zoom as the rest of us 😂 I will be recommending this book to all my friends and family during the upcoming holiday season!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Gun violence, Murder, Cursing, and Death

Moderate: Fire/Fire injury, Injury/Injury detail, and Death of parent

Minor: Terminal illness and Suicide

fiagarrod96's review

dark funny mysterious tense fast-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

5.0

This Science Fiction book was absolutely fantastic! The premise is insane and the way the story was told was just hilarious. It might not be everyone’s cup of tea but I absolutely loved it!

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Content Warnings

Minor: Abandonment, Death of parent, Stalking, Suicide, Violence, Death, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Murder, and Terminal illness

caseythereader's review

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? Yes

5.0

Thanks to Tor Book for the free copy of this book. 

- Bless a sci-fi book that doesn't take itself too seriously. STARTER VILLAIN is silly and over the top, but at the same time it's making real points about who the real villains are in the modern world.
- Truly, this is a book you'll fly through, cackling the whole time. Space lasers! Foul-mouthed dolphins! Double, triple, quadruple crossing each other!
- And personally, I couldn't disagree with the notion that cats - specifically a pair of orange and white ones - are secretly running the world. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Injury/Injury detail, Death, Fire/Fire injury, Gun violence, Alcohol, Blood, and Violence

Minor: Suicide

devynreadsnovels's review

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny mysterious reflective fast-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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Injury/Injury detail, Physical abuse, Murder, Terminal illness, Death, Gun violence, Violence, and Blood

Moderate: Alcohol, Kidnapping, Misogyny, Cancer, Toxic relationship, Death of parent, Sexism, and Suicide