Reviews tagging 'Grief'

Day Zero by C. Robert Cargill

5 reviews

assassinsweettea's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny hopeful reflective sad 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? No

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Classism, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, War, Gun violence, Grief, Cursing, Death, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Gore, and Violence

Moderate: Slavery

maidinnah's review

adventurous dark emotional funny hopeful sad tense fast-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

5.0

As thrilling and action-packed as its sequel, with more heart and fluff to spare. While Sea of Rust was more nihilistic and desolate, Day Zero finds pockets of hope in the inevitable apocalypse and reminds us that our greatest power comes from our wired need for love and connection.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: War, Gun violence, Violence, Death of parent, Death, and Murder

Moderate: Child death and Grief

greywolfheir's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional tense fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Fire/Fire injury, Violence, War, Death, Death of parent, Grief, Gun violence, and Murder

Moderate: Child death

kbbru's review against another edition

adventurous dark sad medium-paced

• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Grief, Gun violence, War, Murder, Violence, and Injury/Injury detail

qwerty88's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark hopeful tense fast-paced

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

3.5

very fast paced, feels like a blockbuster summer movie in terms of the pacing. lots of violence, but most is robot on robot 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Cursing, Death, and Death of parent

Moderate: Car accident, Gore, Grief, and Gun violence

Minor: Alcoholism, Confinement, and Child death

this is about the end of the world, it is not peaceful