Reviews tagging 'Death'

To Sleep in a Sea of Stars by Christopher Paolini

35 reviews

pineapplesurvivor's review against another edition

adventurous sad slow-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

1.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Violence, Death, Grief, Medical content, War, Gore, and Medical trauma

Moderate: Confinement and Forced institutionalization

mar's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious 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

this book was a lot of fun!!! loved how it seemed like hard sci-fi and science fantasy simultaneously. but it did Not need to be 880 pages long. anyway gregorovich my beloved <3

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Death, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Body horror, Gore, Blood, Confinement, Medical trauma, and War

Moderate: Sexual content, Torture, and Vomit

Minor: Fire/Fire injury, Child death, Body shaming, and Pregnancy

kateemily's review against another edition

adventurous 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? It's complicated

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Torture

Minor: Death

ahudd's review against another edition

adventurous emotional tense slow-paced

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

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Gore, War, and Death

drinaiscold's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious slow-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? No

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Body horror, Injury/Injury detail, War, and Violence

Moderate: Colonisation and Medical trauma

erynpaige's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional tense medium-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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Body horror, Death, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Medical trauma, Murder, Physical abuse, Self harm, Violence, and War

kfergey's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional reflective tense slow-paced

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

3.0

I'll start by saying I did like this book. The story (when it got going) was interesting and most of the characters were likable or interesting. The world was cool if under-explored. But, this book is TOO long, it did not need to be this long. The whole storyline of the staff of blue mcguffin was unnecessary and the dream sequences were overly long and dramatized and made the book drag. The main character was also hard to like at times as she was so introspective to the point of being a bit needy/whiny.  However, what dropped this below a 4* for me was the ending.  All of a sudden she can make all sorts of magical staffs and pills and she talks like an omniscient creature and overall I found it to be too much.  I'd only recommend this book to people who really like sci-fi and philosophy. <Spoiler>

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Content Warnings

Moderate: War, Violence, Death, Gore, Grief, and Xenophobia

Minor: Mental illness, Sexual content, Infertility, and Torture

morganeua's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful inspiring tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes

4.25

This was a super enjoyable read for me because of the fun world building and loveable characters that I wanted to see survive. It didn't do anything more than tell an exciting story, but there was death and monsters and love and scientifically-grounded space travel. So, it's a winner for me!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death

categalafassi's review against another edition

slow-paced

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

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Violence, Torture, War, Murder, Medical content, Injury/Injury detail, Grief, Genocide, Death, Colonisation, and Blood

Moderate: Sexual content

Minor: Fatphobia, Pregnancy, and Body shaming

sapphic_in_the_stacks's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious 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? It's complicated

5.0

Kira is a xenobiologist in the year 2257. As human life has expanded through the galaxies, xenobiologists like her are on the forefront of planetary exploration, ensuring that planets are safe to become inhabited by human colonists. Despite expanding far from our original galaxy (now called Sol), humans have encountered little in the way of alien life, and no sentient alien life thus far. That is, until Kira stumbles upon something odd on a final check before concluding their current mission. What might have been the discovery of a lifetime turns into a living nightmare of first-contact. Kira's journey will push past her limits, and questions what it even means to be human, or in control.

As a fan of the Inheritance Cycle, I was excited to read Paolini's first adult novel. While it started substantially darker than his previous novels, Paolini did not disappoint in To Sleep in a Sea of Stars. This 800+ page epic adventure delivered time and time again. Unlike some strictly linear story lines, where you can see the end from the beginning and each task is simply checking a box, To Sleep in a Sea of Stars takes you down a winding narrative full of unexpected encounters, and ever evolving goals. In this way, the story feels much more true to life and relatable, allowing you to connect even more deeply with the characters. The story comes to a satisfying conclusion, even if not all of the story points have been resolved. Here's to hoping Paolini doesn't take too long to write the next one!

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death

Minor: Grief