Reviews tagging 'Confinement'

Gravity by Tess Gerritsen

4 reviews

lantheaume's review against another edition

adventurous informative tense fast-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Medical content, Medical trauma, Animal death, Suicide attempt, Death, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, and Gore

Moderate: Vomit, Chronic illness, and Confinement

Minor: Cancer and Sexual content

twistykris's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious 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? It's complicated

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Death, Animal death, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Medical trauma, Body horror, and Confinement

Moderate: Car accident

Minor: Infidelity, Vomit, and Suicide

diifacto's review against another edition

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

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

5.0

I'm a bit hesitant to mark this as a five-star, if only because, honestly, I was not expecting to enjoy 'Gravity' this much. I only picked it up because I was buying 'Ninth House,' which was on for 2F$15, and needed another book to get the deal. Gravity had a ton of my favourite words in its blurb—ISS, single-celled organisms regenerating out of control, contagion, NASA … essentially: space plague outbreak. Which is, quite possibly, one of the most interesting pitches I've ever heard, so obviously I had to get it.

And wow, did 'Gravity' deliver.

There were times while reading this when I had to remind myself that this was fiction, not some non-fiction biography of a real contagion-type disaster. Tess Gerritsen's writing and attention to detail was just so good. 'Gravity' opens with its acknowledgements, a decision that immediately shows the reader: "This is how much research I did." Gerritsen thanks eight people from NASA by name, as well as the organization itself as a more general whole, alongside engineers, amphibian experts, and more. Though Gerritsen certainly takes creative liberties—ones that an eighteen-year-old high schooler who may have failed calculus would not catch—overall, the science in 'Gravity,' while not overbearing, is plausible, and it's apparent that Gerritsen knows her stuff (I believe she's an M.D., as well, so makes sense).

'Gravity' honestly reminded me of one of Andy Weir's books, with less of a sense of humour (not necessarily a downside). If you liked any of Andy Weir's work—'Gravity' seems more suited to those who enjoyed 'Project Hail Mary' or even 'Artemis' than to fans of 'The Martian,' but the point stands—I'd advise you give 'Gravity' a try.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Blood, Body horror, Confinement, Gore, and Medical content

Moderate: Suicide

skelbea's review against another edition

tense fast-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Terminal illness, Suicide, Pregnancy, Medical content, Infidelity, Grief, Gore, Drug use, Death, Cursing, Confinement, Car accident, Blood, and Animal death