Reviews tagging 'Blood'

Umanii by Matt Haig

10 reviews

corallydeer's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful lighthearted reflective medium-paced

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

3.5

This was definitely an interesting read... I went in expecting sci-fi the way I'm used to it and left with what I considered more "philosophical sci-fi". It wasn't "bad", necessarily, but it was definitely different from what I'd normally read for fun and was a bit of a push to finish. I just never got into a good flow state with this book. I can see why others would enjoy it though! I'm still excited to read some of Haig's other books and I loved his writing style in particular.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Self harm and Suicide attempt

Moderate: Sexual content, Infidelity, Murder, Death, and Cursing

Minor: Blood and Injury/Injury detail

Self Harm

(there are minor descriptions of SH but Andrew also deliberately injures himself in the last third of the book in a fairly gruesome way)

| Suicide Attempt

(Andrew's son, Gulliver, tries to kill himself twice)

| Murder & Death

(Andrew is sent on a mission to kill people and successfully does so twice, he also philosophically thinks about the human experience of death a lot)

| Sexual Content & Infidelity

(Andrew has sex with his wife a couple of times [though it's never described in much detail], he cheats on his wife once, and from the beginnings believes humans to have an obsession with sexual experiences and content)

| Cursing

(cursing at the level of run-of-the-mill UK citizens)

| Blood & Injury/Injury Detail

(minor depictions of blood and injury here and there that's never really explored in much detail)

crownoftamriel's review against another edition

adventurous hopeful inspiring lighthearted reflective slow-paced

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

3.0

I really liked The Midnight Library, so I wanted to read more from the author. At first, I really liked it, then it got a little odd, then it was kinda bland, then it wrapped up with a little heartwarming. I've never been a fan of alien (scary, silly, or replacing humans) stuff anyway! It's a nice book overall, not my favorite, not bad, I wouldn't own a physical copy and I wouldn't want to see this made into a film/series. I'll definitely read Matt Haig's other books. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Blood, Suicide, Suicidal thoughts, and Suicide attempt

Minor: Murder

shashy's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted reflective relaxing sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Infidelity, Drug use, Murder, Panic attacks/disorders, Suicide attempt, Violence, Alcohol, Blood, Bullying, Grief, Physical abuse, Death, and Suicidal thoughts

georgie_mb's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful fast-paced

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

4.5

For someone who doesn’t really read sci-fi, this was just fab (tbh it’s Matt Haig, are we surprised 😂)

This took a while to get into while how narrator got used to Earth, and I’m not overly mad about that because that could have been on purpose. It was so great to see them adjust and learn to humans, and there were some really funny moments. Like all Haig’s books, however, it also broke my heart several times and showed beauty and wonder in times of sadness. 

I feel like I want to reread this, now that I know how this story is shaped, just to really dig deeper into Haig’s hidden messages.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Suicide attempt

Minor: Death of parent, Suicidal thoughts, Alcohol, Blood, Death, Murder, and Self harm

nadiamarjolein's review against another edition

adventurous funny mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Self harm, Suicide attempt, Toxic relationship, Adult/minor relationship, Blood, Body horror, Death, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Gaslighting, Suicide, and Violence

hollifr's review against another edition

dark inspiring lighthearted 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? It's complicated

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Murder, Suicide attempt, Toxic relationship, Injury/Injury detail, Drug abuse, Self harm, Suicide, Mental illness, Death, and Suicidal thoughts

Minor: Death of parent and Alcoholism

booksbutmakeitgay's review against another edition

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts, Mental illness, Self harm, Suicide attempt, Blood, Body horror, Bullying, Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail

solarorange's review against another edition

dark emotional funny hopeful reflective sad medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying and Suicide attempt

Moderate: Death of parent, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, and Violence

Minor: Blood, Drug use, and Gore

ate_reads's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful sad tense 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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Injury/Injury detail, Grief, Infidelity, Suicide attempt, Violence, Abandonment, Bullying, Cursing, Alcohol, Death, Mental illness, Murder, Physical abuse, Self harm, and Suicidal thoughts

lilacsophie's review against another edition

emotional hopeful

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Suicide attempt, Infidelity, and Murder

Moderate: Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Self harm, and Grief

Minor: Blood, Bullying, Death of parent, Death, and Drug use