Reviews tagging 'Deportation'

Artemis by Andy Weir

8 reviews

laguerrelewis's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring lighthearted mysterious reflective 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? Yes

4.25

Weir has a niche and he does it very well. A heist on the moon is already a hell of a pitch, but add his attention to detail and brand of humor and you’re in for quite the romp. I had a blast with this, and I was a big fan of the protagonist—though she is also, unfortunately, the source of my biggest criticism. At the end of the day, Weir is a man writing a woman, and he seems incongruently focused on sex in a way I haven’t seen from him. I wouldn’t say our protagonist, Jazz, is objectified, but this is definitely one horny ride. Ultimately I found this annoying, but I was still able to enjoy this as pretty simple fun.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Blood, Classism, Medical content, Injury/Injury detail, Violence, Death, and Vomit

Moderate: Deportation

scifi_rat's review against another edition

adventurous fast-paced

• Loveable characters? No

1.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Violence, Xenophobia, Injury/Injury detail, Alcohol, Racism, Alcoholism, Murder, Physical abuse, Sexism, Sexual harassment, Gun violence, Classism, Misogyny, Homophobia, Police brutality, Toxic friendship, and Deportation

nightlight_reader's review

adventurous funny medium-paced

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

4.5

From The Martian to Artemis, Andy Weir never ceases to amaze. This book is much more a heist adventure about colonization and economics compared to the man vs nature conflicts of The Martian but damn I loved Jazz as a lead. Everyone around her was fun and bright and made for great contrast to an asshole.

Some of the action sequences didn’t quite land for me, but Weir is better at the technical than the fighting, which is why I’m so drawn to his books to begin with.

Also, the romance didn’t land for me. At all. Hard pass. Luckily, it’s not a big factor of the book, so I won’t knock it too hard.

This got me excited for Project Hail Mary all over again. It’s been on my shelf untouched for about a year, but it’s now bumped up on my TBR.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Fire/Fire injury, Deportation, Murder, and Adult/minor relationship

Minor: Drug use, Suicide, and Mental illness

m_simms's review against another edition

adventurous emotional mysterious 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? Yes

4.25

perf for newer or light sci-fi fans, def combines all the science w/ character relationship plots 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Deportation, and Fire/Fire injury

Moderate: Emotional abuse, Classism, and Alcohol

Minor: Police brutality and Adult/minor relationship

sophieamreacher's review against another edition

adventurous dark funny mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.0

I love how Andy weir does science and drama within science. Interesting plot that kept me on my toes. The main character annoyed me at times though by being so intelligent yet stupid at the same time. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Medical content, Injury/Injury detail, Gun violence, Adult/minor relationship, Death, Blood, Murder, Violence, Ableism, Classism, Sexism, Fire/Fire injury, Cursing, Deportation, Death of parent, Alcoholism, and Alcohol

zosiablue's review against another edition

adventurous funny lighthearted tense medium-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

3.0

I like Andy Weir's other stuff, but this wasn't for me. I don't like zany heists! I can't tell you why - I've just always found them boring. And while this is a zany heist on the MOON with some cool science, I couldn't get into it. I think you'd like it if you're into capers and sassy dialogue but it was all a little too silly for me. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Fire/Fire injury and Police brutality

Moderate: Violence, Racism, Alcoholism, and Classism

Minor: Deportation

hayleyvharrington's review against another edition

adventurous funny medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Classism, Confinement, Deportation, Injury/Injury detail, Fire/Fire injury, Murder, Death of parent, Alcohol, Cursing, and Death

eamily's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Deportation, Alcohol, Blood, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Infidelity, Injury/Injury detail, and Murder

Minor: Pedophilia