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The All-Consuming World by Cassandra Khaw

17 reviews

talonsontypewriters's review against another edition

dark tense medium-paced

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

1.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Medical content, Toxic relationship, Injury/Injury detail, Gore, Emotional abuse, Blood, Violence, and Gun violence

Moderate: Body horror, Suicide, Death, Murder, and Grief

Minor: Deadnaming and Vomit

remibaker's review

adventurous fast-paced

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

3.0

Good read. Pretty faced pace. Quite descriptive in the environment - it can be a bit overwhelming/confusing trying to keep track of everything going on, but I enjoyed the plot 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Suicide, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Toxic relationship, and Suicidal thoughts

Moderate: Body horror, Injury/Injury detail, and Medical content

chrispy_mac's review

adventurous dark mysterious medium-paced

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

2.0

There was potential here but the book as it is, is a mess. I liked the themes, I think the world could have been interesting with some more development... but the characters were shallow and the plot mostly boring. Khaw's visceral prose couldn't punch its way out of a flimsy plot. But, it shows promise and I'll be interested to see what they write in the future.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Grief, Death, and Toxic relationship

hexillith's review

adventurous challenging dark emotional 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? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Toxic relationship, Violence, Body horror, Injury/Injury detail, Death, and Emotional abuse

Moderate: Grief

Minor: Suicide and Suicidal thoughts

readerette's review against another edition

This is a slog. The words and phrases don't flow. There are lots of unfamiliar terms and names with very little explanation. I deeply appreciated _The Salt Grows Heavy_ and this book lacks the same emotional tenor and intrigue. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Suicide and Violence

ofbooksandechos's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark mysterious tense slow-paced

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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic relationship, Violence, Gore, and Emotional abuse

Moderate: Medical trauma, Toxic friendship, Death, Gun violence, and Medical content

Minor: Slavery and Deadnaming

ahab_jr's review

adventurous challenging dark emotional fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Genocide, Grief, Toxic relationship, Suicide, Violence, and Body horror

almostqualified's review

adventurous dark emotional tense medium-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? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Gore, and Violence

Moderate: Medical content, Gaslighting, and Gun violence

amandadevoursbooks's review

challenging dark mysterious sad tense slow-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? Yes

4.25

Ok so this book. Goodness gracious, I'm glad I read it. It has scenes it that make my teeth hurt and make me cry thinking about them. Check the trigger warnings carefully. I likely will read it again. 

In this book we follow a group of outlaws who separated 40 years ago after a job went wrong. They are getting back together to find their comrade who is missing in action.

 
There's AIs the size of ships with fascinating culture and uncertain intentions.  There's cloning. there's cyborgs. There's queer relationships. It's delicious and disgusting all at the same time. 


The only thing: the author used a ton of obscure words. I have a pretty good vocabulary, and I looked up over 70 words. At times, the big words were repeated, and it felt forced. It didn't distract from the story. If you lived for 200 years or were an AI, of course you'd pick the best weird for each occasion. 

I'll be reading more from this author.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Medical content, Physical abuse, Domestic abuse, Gore, Violence, Gun violence, Body horror, Medical trauma, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Transphobia

rmperezpadilla's review

adventurous dark hopeful 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? It's complicated

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Toxic relationship, Grief, Gore, Violence, Murder, Injury/Injury detail, Gun violence, and Blood

Moderate: Deadnaming, Suicidal thoughts, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Death, and Fire/Fire injury

Minor: Slavery