Reviews tagging 'Cursing'

Leviathan Wakes by James S. A. Corey

20 reviews

sketchjester's review against another edition

3.0

adventurous dark reflective sad slow-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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Death, Gore, Gun violence, Racism, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Xenophobia, Vomit, Police brutality, Medical content, Mass/school shootings, Medical trauma, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Injury/Injury detail, Pandemic/Epidemic

Moderate: Alcoholism, Chronic illness, Hate crime, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Alcohol, Colonisation, Classism

Minor: Cursing, Drug abuse, Drug use, Misogyny, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault

sassmistress's review against another edition

3.5

adventurous dark mysterious

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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It's a grimdark space opera, I guess? Blended with cosmic body horror and gritty cop story. With the R-rating soup that's common to modern sci-fi. 

There's a "good" ending, but it takes a lot of excessive violence, cursing, sexual topics, cynicism, moral ambiguity, etc to get there. There were funny parts, and it was very well-written, but it's not my favorite thing. There aren't really any noble characters (I think it says there are, but they're super flawed). 

Hard to gauge pace, because there were times of nonstop action, but also some slow portions. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Cursing, Death, Genocide, Gore, Gun violence, Violence, Medical content, Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Alcoholism, Child death, Confinement, Sexual content, Suicide, Xenophobia, Blood, Vomit, Police brutality, Mass/school shootings, Alcohol

Minor: Cancer, Suicidal thoughts, Antisemitism, Medical trauma, War

milesofsmiles's review against another edition

5.0

adventurous dark emotional funny 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: Yes

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Content Warnings

Minor: Cursing, Death, Genocide, Racism, Suicidal thoughts

wyatt6jones's review against another edition

5.0

adventurous dark 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Death, Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Cursing, Violence, Vomit

Minor: Alcoholism, Drug use, Racism, Sexual assault, Blood, Classism

Hands down, the best science fiction I've ever come across. A realistic, scientifically accurate, depiction of human expansion into our solar system, and the struggles of human nature on a grander scale. There's mystery and intrigue, with a wonderfully terrifying take on extra-solar life and first contact. I loved how rich and complex the different cultures of humanity are in this story. The world building is off the charts. I especially resonated with the Belters, who have become an entire race of human beings who cannot go "home" to earth, even if they wanted to. The physical repercussions of generations of people born and raised in low gravity, and how that contributes to the political climate between the inner planets and the outer planets is so so interesting and well done. Favorite science fiction series by far.

bergha1998's review against another edition

3.5

adventurous challenging emotional mysterious reflective sad tense slow-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

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The plot was so interesting, I was trying to figure out what happened the whole time. They really weaved the mystery well. I liked the characters, too, but I don’t think it needed to be as long as it was. 

Sci-Fi, Moral Quandaries, Found Family

“Do I love you, or do I just want to love you so bad I can’t tell the difference?”

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Body horror, Cursing, Death, Gun violence, Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Xenophobia, Blood, Mass/school shootings, Murder, Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail

amir_hamza's review against another edition

3.75

adventurous funny mysterious reflective tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Cursing, Gore

Moderate: Racism, Xenophobia

nschilling10's review against another edition

4.0

adventurous challenging dark inspiring mysterious tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

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It's pretty good, I generally like the characters even if Miller is a bit of an ass. I like Fred; he's good and honorable. 

The plot is pretty good; pacing is pretty good. They build drama and tension without being too hacky.
The ending is interesting

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Gore, Suicide, Violence, Police brutality, Suicide attempt, Murder, War

Minor: Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence

hirsute's review against another edition

5.0

adventurous dark funny 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: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Cursing, Death, Gun violence, Mental illness, Racism, Sexual content, Xenophobia, Murder, Alcohol, War, Injury/Injury detail, Classism

swordrager's review against another edition

5.0

dark sad tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Body horror, Cancer, Child death, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Drug use, Genocide, Gore, Gun violence, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Racism, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Terminal illness, Torture, Violence, Xenophobia, Blood, Excrement, Vomit, Police brutality, Medical content, Trafficking, Grief, Suicide attempt, Murder, Abandonment, Alcohol, Colonisation, War, Injury/Injury detail, Classism, Deportation, Pandemic/Epidemic

Moderate: Drug abuse, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Slavery, Sexual harassment

remescient's review against another edition

4.5

adventurous challenging dark emotional tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

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This series is so good. Honestly the first book isn't even the best one, but it's still so good. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Gore, Racial slurs, Racism, Torture, Violence, Murder, War, Classism