Reviews tagging 'Violence'

Finna, by Nino Cipri

27 reviews

ramalam98's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny lighthearted fast-paced

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

4.0

Read as part of the 2023 Trans Rights Readathon. 

A better version of Hendrix's Horrorstör, easy to read and featuring loveable characters in a multiverse that has me wanting more. While it was fairly surface-level anticapitalist, I love the concept and really wish it was a bit longer. The casual queerness was great and the light yearning between the two main characters had me really emotional especially at the ending.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Violence and Transphobia

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

novella42's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny hopeful lighthearted mysterious 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Injury/injury detail, Deadnaming, Medical content, Classism, Blood, Body horror, and Transphobia

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

jenn_reads's review against another edition

adventurous emotional 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

4.5

Ikea DOES feel like a liminal space and that's the jumping off point for a fun but emotional sci fi adventure. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Transphobia and Violence

Clones, creepy creatures

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

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

neonthenerd's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted mysterious 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Minor: Mental illness, Ableism, Gaslighting, Deadnaming, Transphobia, and Violence

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