Reviews tagging 'Abandonment'

The Darkness Outside Us by Eliot Schrefer

18 reviews

fenouil's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful mysterious reflective relaxing sad tense medium-paced

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

4.0

Remindes of „meet me in another life“

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Abandonment, War, and Grief

leleleo912's review against another edition

adventurous funny mysterious reflective sad 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death

Moderate: Cancer, Abandonment, Violence, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Sexual content, Suicide, Gaslighting, Murder, Medical content, and War

isabelleax's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious reflective 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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide, Death, Abandonment, and Confinement

Moderate: Vomit and Blood

inkdrinkers's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional hopeful 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

5.0

How do you describe a book that you know will inevitably become a classic?

This is a true science fiction masterpiece. The ending gives the same rush of emotion as classics like "The Lottery" or "The Most Dangerous Game." The plot and execution was lofty, but it absolutely nailed it. Everyone should read this, digest it, and then go for a walk outside and take in the sheer magnitude of what this story accomplished.

I loved this. I loved the characters. The formatting was a little difficult to get used to, but it pays off tenfold in the end and is the only way this story could be told. Please go into this blind, don't look up a single thing if you can.

This is a truly magnificent book.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Vomit, Sexual content, and Violence

Moderate: Abandonment, Gaslighting, Death, Medical content, Death of parent, Grief, Blood, and Chronic illness

Gore content is less than a horror movie, on par with a thriller. Contains mentions of bodies and death. Vomit is described. Sexual content is steamy and fade to black but discussion is had about it. Violence might be scary and was akin to assault. Moderate triggers: Abandonment is a huge plot point. Blood and chronic illness are mentioned throughout as byproducts of being in space and exposed to radiation. Death is both seen on page and mentioned off. Death of a parent is off page but discussed. Gaslighting is done by a side character and is a catalyst for the plot. Grief is openly discussed and worked through. Medical content is included throughout as the characters become ill and need aid.

miaaaahh's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny hopeful sad medium-paced

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

5.0

I literally have no words other than it was an emotional rollercoaster. Just read this book.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Injury/Injury detail, Blood, Death, and Grief

Moderate: Mental illness, Sexual content, Cancer, Abandonment, Gaslighting, and Medical content

Minor: Suicide

aardwyrm's review against another edition

adventurous emotional mysterious slow-paced

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

4.0

For a book where most of what actually happens is relentlessly grim, a strangely gentle read. The whole thing is very tropey and none of the twists will likely actually surprise you, but the journey matters more than the destination. I have to say the emotional build-up early on feels a bit rushed, but then, our main characters are seventeen year old boys, so. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Medical content, Suicide, Abandonment, Death, Terminal illness, Suicidal thoughts, Vomit, Violence, Cancer, Blood, Fire/Fire injury, Grief, Child death, Gaslighting, and Suicide attempt

Minor: Death of parent, Xenophobia, Homophobia, War, Sexual content, and Genocide

greatestheights's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark hopeful mysterious sad medium-paced

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

4.0

4.5 stars for breathtakingly good plotting and suspense. Goddamn, this was not what I expected.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Death, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Abandonment

Moderate: Medical content and Suicidal thoughts

Minor: War and Genocide

countmodris's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny inspiring medium-paced

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

5.0

Currently one of my favorite books and I definitely will be thinking about it for a while. I originally picked it up because it sounded similar to Wolf 359 (a fiction podcast) and it exceeded all my expectations. The scifi element is great and so is the romance. It's a good balance. 

I'm going to talk spoilers for a bit but seriously do not read spoilers before hand, it's best to experience this blind.

The different aspects of the book are so fascinating, with the hints at the cultural differences between the two countries, the way all the different clones interact with each other, the slow burn of the initial romance and the way it got progressively easier every time. The mystery element definitely payed off and OS felt like a genuine threat throughout.

This book genuinely feels like believing in love again in a way, if I'm not overselling it a bit. The relationship they had was so tender and felt completely real and possible. The parts at the end with each set of clones was so interesting and the letters where they grow old together but me. I love the idea of falling in love with what you make of yourself.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Death, Abandonment, and Medical trauma

Moderate: Blood and War