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adventurous
funny
lighthearted
medium-paced
Very funny, entertaining read. Leans on the fourth wall a few times, which I find hilarious. Surprisingly emotional at times, but that's a small part of the book.
Near the beginning, the dialogue is distractingly poor and there are a few punctuation issues, but it improves.
Content bumps this to an adult rating.
Near the beginning, the dialogue is distractingly poor and there are a few punctuation issues, but it improves.
Content bumps this to an adult rating.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Cursing, Violence, Blood, Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Body horror, Death, Incest, Sexual content, Medical content, Car accident, Alcohol
Minor: Drug use, Kidnapping, Grief, Sexual harassment, War
Language:
h*ll, @$$, @**holes, jack*ss, scr*w, d**n, sh**, sh***y, cr*p, b**ch, p*ss, p*ssed
G*d, J-s, J-s Chr-st, for Chr- sake, G*d***ned
And a whole lotta the f-word, in all its many forms.
Sexual content:
Lots of jokes involving overt sexual content, sexual favors, and a variety of sexualities sci-fi and otherwise.
Bl**job, ha**job, t*ts, h*rny, h**kers, and lots of the f- word.
Listed sexual content as moderate because it is not on page, but it goes beyond innuendo and is pervasive.
Violence level exaggerated for comedic effect, such as being eaten by a large monster or blended"to a pulpy red mist" by killer robots.
Motorcycle accident leading to severe injuries and coma. Repeated but mild until the epilogue, when it's shown in 1st person and bodily angles are described graphically.
Heavy drinking depicted
Drug trafficking shown (comedically), but the drugs are fictional and the only on-page use is to knock someone out.
G*d, J-s, J-s Chr-st, for Chr- sake, G*d***ned
And a whole lotta the f-word, in all its many forms.
Sexual content:
Bl**job, ha**job, t*ts, h*rny, h**kers, and lots of the f- word.
Listed sexual content as moderate because it is not on page, but it goes beyond innuendo and is pervasive.
Violence level exaggerated for comedic effect, such as being eaten by a large monster or blended
Motorcycle accident leading to severe injuries and coma. Repeated but mild until the epilogue, when it's shown in 1st person and bodily angles are described graphically.
Heavy drinking depicted
Drug trafficking shown (comedically), but the drugs are fictional and the only on-page use is to knock someone out.
adventurous
funny
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Violence, Car accident, Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Sexual content, Medical content
adventurous
funny
lighthearted
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death
Moderate: Car accident, Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Drug use, Sexual content, Medical content
adventurous
emotional
lighthearted
mysterious
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
Maybe glosses over some finer sci fi points, but overall a delightfully surprising and slightly subversive sci fi novel. I laughed, I got attached to the characters and their dilemma, and appreciated how things came together. I found the "three codas" aspect unneeded, but it was still good.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Death, Violence
Minor: Cursing, Sexual content
dark
emotional
funny
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
My Dad's been trying to get me to read this for almost a decade and since I tend to prefer high fantasy over sci-fi (when it comes to books) I hadn't picked up until now but damn am I glad I finally took the plunge.
I was a Trekkie growing up, I would watch TOS episodes over and over again, it still holds a place in my heart but a lot of it doesn't feel like it aged with me. This book feels like a grown-up and ironic love letter to Star Trek and other campy sci fi shows, it feels like my childhood nostalgia repackaged and wrapped up in a gritty meta fiction bow, and I loved every second of it.
The book was so much fun to read (it made me cry twice) the plot was amusing and felt properly tense throughout the story and the characters (even the intentionally one-dimensional ones) were fun and interesting to read about. This is one of the best executed 'meta' 4th-wall-breaking media with self aware characters that I've consumed in a long time. And it's one of the best executed ones outside of certain comics.
(Also the CODA sections for the characters left behind that we didn't get to hear much about earlier in the story were soo good.)
On a similar note: I had to sit and stare at the "is this book mainly plot- or character-driven?" section for a bit because it is /technically/ both but a bit more one in canon and more the other in the actual book for reasons I won't spoil but it's interesting ;)
I was a Trekkie growing up, I would watch TOS episodes over and over again, it still holds a place in my heart but a lot of it doesn't feel like it aged with me. This book feels like a grown-up and ironic love letter to Star Trek and other campy sci fi shows, it feels like my childhood nostalgia repackaged and wrapped up in a gritty meta fiction bow, and I loved every second of it.
The book was so much fun to read (it made me cry twice) the plot was amusing and felt properly tense throughout the story and the characters (even the intentionally one-dimensional ones) were fun and interesting to read about. This is one of the best executed 'meta' 4th-wall-breaking media with self aware characters that I've consumed in a long time. And it's one of the best executed ones outside of certain comics.
(Also the CODA sections for the characters left behind that we didn't get to hear much about earlier in the story were soo good.)
On a similar note: I had to sit and stare at the "is this book mainly plot- or character-driven?" section for a bit because it is /technically/ both but a bit more one in canon and more the other in the actual book for reasons I won't spoil but it's interesting ;)
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Drug use, Violence, Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Suicidal thoughts, Medical content, Car accident, Fire/Fire injury, War
Minor: Gore, Gun violence, Sexual content, War, Pandemic/Epidemic
adventurous
emotional
funny
lighthearted
sad
fast-paced
What a fucking delight. But also why am I crying, I didn't sign up for that.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death
Moderate: Violence, Grief
Minor: Sexual content, War
funny
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Content Warnings
Moderate: Death, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts
funny
lighthearted
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Content Warnings
Graphic: Violence
Moderate: Death, Sexual content, Blood
Minor: Medical content