Reviews tagging 'Violence'

Snow Crash by Neal Stephenson

25 reviews

augie_'s review

adventurous dark tense medium-paced

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

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic relationship, Kidnapping, Gore, Racial slurs, Police brutality, Murder, Medical trauma, Injury/Injury detail, Animal death, Blood, Violence, Gun violence, Drug use, and Death

desert_side_notched's review

adventurous tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Violence

laudelui's review

adventurous funny mysterious slow-paced

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

3.0

Promete mucho el argumento, o igual tenía unas expectativas equivocadas. Pero me dio la sensación  que algunas partes no enlazan bien o que faltaban trozos por explicar. Sobre explica algunas partes de la historia que luego no vienen al caso y otras dices pues se ha flipado. 

Si te gusta una historia con contenido de mitología y/o religiones antiguas con trazas de ciberpunk, persecuciones locas e invento con energía nuclear, es para ti .

La parte del final remonta y me recordó a una película de Hollywood de los años noventa.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship and Sexual content

Moderate: Violence, Drug use, Pedophilia, and Gun violence

Minor: Racism

bellbirdie's review against another edition

adventurous funny mysterious 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? No

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship and Violence

Moderate: Gun violence, Blood, Racism, Drug abuse, and Confinement

Minor: Addiction, Sexual violence, and Racial slurs

trankz's review

adventurous dark medium-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship

Moderate: Racism and Racial slurs

Minor: Violence

hgbush's review against another edition

dark mysterious fast-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence

Moderate: Pedophilia, Ableism, Racial slurs, and War

conorrobinson's review

adventurous dark funny medium-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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Violence, and Sexual assault

_nem_'s review against another edition

adventurous mysterious medium-paced

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

2.0

The action scenes were good but the overall story was confusing. I definitely liked Y.T. more than Hiro. Some of the chapters with the librarian felt very long. Y.T's scenes were exciting and I often just wanted to go back to Y.T and not have to learn all about the languages with Hiro which felt a lot like info-dumping. The opening chapters did feel like technical jargon being thrown at you and giving things names that weren't necessary. I did enjoy all the scenes on the raft. 

I think you can tell that it was first published in 1992 with the general sexism and misogyny. It is interesting how Neal Stephenson thinks the internet and virtual reality will develop and comparing it with the internet nowadays. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Classism, Sexual assault, Injury/Injury detail, and Violence

raru's review against another edition

adventurous dark medium-paced

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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism

Moderate: Racial slurs and Violence

fahyhallowell's review

adventurous funny fast-paced

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

3.5

I just reread this book after decades, and enjoyed again the hyper cool dystopian world building. But. As a parent of young adults I found elements of the character of Y.T. a major downer.  Like did the author ever meet a 15 year old? The character is preternaturaly expert at everything she does, including sex with a monstrous man at least twice her age.  Basically a  spophmoric male fantasy trope. I'm glad so many current sci fi writers are moving past that stuff now!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Violence, Sexual content, and Gun violence

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Drug use, and Kidnapping