Reviews tagging 'Gore'

Schémas artificiels by Martha Wells

28 reviews

quotablehedgehog's review against another edition

adventurous dark funny mysterious tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence and Gun violence

Moderate: Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Murder, Blood, Death, and Gore

Minor: Sexual content and Slavery

wickedgrumpy's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional funny lighthearted mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

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

4.5

On my journey to reread the series since I haven’t read the latest installments and wanted to refresh myself on everything.  This one was used to develop more background and history of Murderbot, as well as introducing a new bff, more friendly humans that produce emotions, and also some insight into different constructs.  It felt more like a bridge for what comes next since it was setting up quite a bit.  Still an enjoyable romp.

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Content Warnings

Minor: Abandonment, Blood, Medical content, Slavery, Self harm, Death, Gun violence, Kidnapping, Murder, Panic attacks/disorders, Suicidal thoughts, Trafficking, Violence, Body horror, Body shaming, Classism, Confinement, Gaslighting, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Medical trauma, Stalking, and Toxic friendship

rickireadss's review against another edition

4.25

mindboggling amazing. i'm really liking the adventure sorta plot this series has, as we go with murderbot through the universe. this one was definitely a good one!! i liked the diverse SCs and getting to see murderbot interact more with those around it, especially ARF (i think that was the name it gave the ship). i can't wait to read the next one!

content warnings:

violence, gun violence, death, slavery, injury/injury detail, murder, gore, body horror, blood, suicide attempt, confinement, medical trauma, medical content, war, mass/school shootings, self harm, trafficking

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Murder, Blood, Death, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Confinement, Body horror, Gun violence, Slavery, Suicide attempt, and War

Moderate: Medical content, Self harm, Trafficking, Medical trauma, and Mass/school shootings

brynalexa's review against another edition

adventurous funny tense fast-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? No

4.0

Definitely a step up from the first installment. The foreshadowing is a little too transparent but it was endearing. 

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Content Warnings

Minor: Slavery, Gun violence, Blood, Medical content, Violence, Confinement, Death, and Gore

scripturient's review against another edition

adventurous funny mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• 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: Gore and Violence

rainbowshelves's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective tense fast-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Slavery, Murder, Medical content, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, and Blood

Moderate: Body horror, Gore, and Panic attacks/disorders

obscurepages's review against another edition

adventurous challenging funny lighthearted mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.5

And just like the first book, this was funny as hell too 😭😂 I particularly loved it when Murderbot, with thousands of new media in storage, chose to rewatch their comfort show instead. They're just like me fr 😂

I think I like the pacing and character build-up better in the first book though. However, I just really loved the writing style and the tone of the book. The perfect balance of funny and suspenseful.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Violence, Injury/Injury detail, and Gore

Minor: Sexual content

helfire124's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional funny mysterious tense fast-paced

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

5.0

Great book couldn't put it down.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Violence, Blood, Death, Gun violence, Murder, Kidnapping, and Medical content

ekcd_'s review against another edition

adventurous funny lighthearted fast-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Body horror, Cursing, Gore, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Medical trauma, Murder, and Violence

bebidocrimes's review against another edition

funny mysterious fast-paced

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

4.5

I love ART, it reminds me of another ship bound AI character I love. I think Murderbot calling it an asshole is in character, but probably not an accurate assessment. I'm not convinced we've seen the last of ART. I enjoyed seeing Murderbot realize it still enjoys helping clients, I wonder if we'll see more conflict over what it thinks it wants versus what it thinks its been trained for. Is it what it *really* wants?

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Medical content, Murder, Blood, Kidnapping, Cursing, Death, Violence, Gore, and Gun violence