Reviews tagging 'Death'

Finna, by Nino Cipri

29 reviews

shadowspinner's review against another edition

adventurous funny 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? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Blood, and Death

Moderate: Mental illness, Toxic relationship, and Transphobia

Minor: Racism

moonlitemuseum's review against another edition

adventurous funny hopeful inspiring 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

4.75

This book shocked me out of a reading AND writing drought. Brisk and concise, with a pleasantly wretched POV character and plenty of fun dimensional antics, it was like a shot of caffeine after months of stumbling through grey fog.
The two central characters are exes and their journey through a nightmare not-IKEA only exacerbates their irreconcilable differences, but the wit and charm with which Cipri paints their dreary late-capitalist lot has you rooting for the two of them anyway. A treat, and one I thoroughly recommend.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death

Minor: Homophobia, Transphobia, Violence, and Murder

thewordsdevourer's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny fast-paced

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

3.75

this was rly fun! finna is an adventurous romp thru the multiverse and im so glad there's finally a sf book that doesnt bore me. this one also has an emotional core w/ relatable - albeit sometimes annoying - characters. the satire on corporate culture and the harsh grind under capitalism are hilarious yet sobering, and cipri rlu takes advantage of the endless possibilities of settings here, filling it w/ murderous furnitures, corporate zombies, and badass old captains. i'll def be reading the sequel.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Transphobia, Violence, Death, and Injury/injury detail

Minor: Sexual content and Toxic relationship

elsebeok's review against another edition

adventurous funny inspiring 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? Yes

3.5

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Content Warnings

Minor: Deadnaming, Death, and Blood

swaanderer's review against another edition

adventurous emotional mysterious medium-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Injury/injury detail, Blood, and Violence

Moderate: Transphobia

youreawizardjerry's review against another edition

adventurous lighthearted reflective 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? Yes

3.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Death of parent, and Toxic relationship

Minor: Blood and Body horror

prismatical's review against another edition

adventurous lighthearted mysterious fast-paced

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

1.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Violence, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Death

Minor: Transphobia, Racism, Emotional abuse, and Cultural appropriation

peterdrake's review against another edition

adventurous emotional fast-paced

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

3.0

Almost all of this short book focuses on two characters, a recently broken-up couple (one female, one nonbinary). They are thrown from their despised jobs at IKEA clone "LitenVärld" into ... adventure.

It does what it promises, but no aspect of it (dialogues, descriptions, setting, characters, plot) is hugely compelling.

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Content Warnings

Minor: Blood and Death

Light horror elements, but no extensive graphic descriptions.

annoyedhumanoid's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny hopeful reflective 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death and Blood

Moderate: Injury/injury detail, Violence, and Toxic relationship

Minor: Alcohol, Grief, Medical content, Mental illness, Sexual content, Transphobia, and War

lily1304's review against another edition

adventurous fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix

3.0

Finna had a few sweet moments, but all in all it was neither as funny nor as meaningful as it wanted to be. If it wasn't so short, I wouldn't have finished it

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Blood, Death, and Injury/injury detail

Minor: Cannibalism and Transphobia