Reviews tagging 'Physical abuse'

Children of Memory by Adrian Tchaikovsky

2 reviews

evelphysicist's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious reflective slow-paced

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

4.0

Overall a good final instalment to the trilogy but doesn’t really hit the mark like the previous 2 did for me. But I loved the other 2 so this is still good! The newly introduced species are fresh and interesting, but neither are really ever a focus. 

There are points the book becomes bogged down in philosophical rambling. The points are good, but the same ones are made so many times without a new conclusion. I would say this more than anything is what pulled the book down for me. That and

the neurodiversity metaphor becomes  too on the nose for me. I say this as some with adhd who initially found the neurodiversity depictions  quite a cute caricature, but the more explicit he made the point the more clumsy it became in my opinion.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Murder, and Xenophobia

Moderate: Ableism, Body horror, Gun violence, Incest, and Physical abuse

Minor: Pregnancy, Confinement, Alcoholism, Child abuse, and Death of parent

fahyhallowell's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense slow-paced

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

3.0

adventurous intelligent virus gets trapped in ancient virtual reality engine

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder and Child death

Moderate: Injury/Injury detail, Physical abuse, Violence, Gun violence, Toxic relationship, and Child abuse

Minor: Death of parent and Genocide