Reviews tagging 'Gun violence'

Schémas artificiels by Martha Wells

109 reviews

pacifickat's review against another edition

adventurous funny hopeful tense fast-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? No

5.0

This series is delightful. Buddying Murderbot up with a sassy and sarcastic transport ship was brilliant. I enjoyed how their interactions contrasted how two non-human beings might relate, as opposed to how humans relate to robots, AI, constructs, and each other. Clever and humorous, an excellent second installment to the Muderbot Diaries.

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Content Warnings

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

Moderate: Mass/school shootings, Toxic relationship, Cursing, Blood, Death, and Kidnapping

Control, denying bodily autonomy, forced violence

spinesinaline's review against another edition

adventurous funny mysterious 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? Yes

5.0

My favourite of the Murderbot series so far. I LOVED the friendships and all the interactions between Murderbot and ART, especially both of them trying to understand human gestures.

"Yes, the giant transport bot is going to help the construct SecUnit pretend to be human. This will go well." (p. 71-72)

I was missing some of the wrap-up of the conflict from the first book so I'm glad we intermittently touch on some of the details here, especially the admin side of how it all gets cleaned up.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Blood, Death, Gun violence, and Violence

chezler24's review against another edition

adventurous dark funny 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? It's complicated

4.25

A great follow-up to the first Murderbot book. We follow Murderbot on the quest to uncover its dark past which exists at the fringes of its memory after a previous mind wipe. On the way to return to the scene of crime, Murderbot befriends ART although they do have a love-hate relationship (in a totally endearing way of course). I really just enjoy the sci-fi world Martha Wells plops us in via the internal dialogue of a socially anxious, media-obsessed robot. 

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Content Warnings

Minor: Gun violence and Violence

probablytoolate's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Death, Gun violence, and Injury/Injury detail

woweewhoa's review against another edition

adventurous funny mysterious fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Murder, Violence, Gun violence, and Kidnapping

marbleharbor's review against another edition

adventurous dark funny fast-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? No

5.0

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Content Warnings

Minor: Violence, Blood, and Gun violence

avacadosocks's review against another edition

adventurous funny fast-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence and Violence

Moderate: Death, Blood, and Murder

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

lavenderdolmeh's review against another edition

fast-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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Slavery

Moderate: Gun violence, Death, and Violence