Reviews tagging 'Murder'

Annihilation by Jeff VanderMeer

85 reviews

inka_z's review

challenging dark mysterious medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Blood, Gaslighting, Body horror, Death, Gun violence, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Murder and Violence

doomluz's review

adventurous challenging dark mysterious reflective tense slow-paced

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

4.5

Great sense of scientific mystery and suspense. Really slow paced in the first half, but loved the concept.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Murder, Violence, and Death

Moderate: Gun violence and Suicide

Minor: Cancer

mostawesomedan's review

dark mysterious reflective tense slow-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Suicide, and Murder

Moderate: Violence

_forestofpages's review

dark mysterious reflective tense fast-paced

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

4.25

The atmosphere, tension, the sense of dread and the mystery, and the prose were enthralling all the way through. However, this was missing deep characters and character development. I didn't root for anyone or really care about anyone. If you are looking for stron  characters or a protagonist to root for, look elsewhere.

Great atmosphere. Perfect for cosmic horror fans, and just generally existential. I will be thinking about this for long time.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Death, and Violence

Moderate: Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Body horror, Gun violence, and Suicide

moonytoast's review

adventurous challenging dark tense medium-paced

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

5.0

in conclusion: what the actual fuck???????

ok i'm officially hooked by this brilliantly crafted story and the unnerving, preternatural mystery of Area X and all the weird stuff with the Tower. i don't read a lot of sci-fi/horror or books that have a "mystery box"-esque plot, but this has singlehandedly won me over to the point i feel the intense urge to immediately read all of jeff vandermeer's backlist of fiction books

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Body horror, Gore, Murder, Blood, and Gun violence

Moderate: Injury/Injury detail and Violence

Minor: Suicide attempt and Suicide

calamitywindpetal's review

informative mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Body horror, Violence, Death, Murder, and Blood

Moderate: Alcohol, Cancer, Terminal illness, Suicide, and Suicide attempt

yasmin_raev's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Body horror, Death, and Murder

Minor: Terminal illness

the_great_tumbleweed's review

dark mysterious tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Loveable characters? No

5.0

This is definitely the spookiest scifi I've read - the mysteriousness and hostility of the setting and its impact on the characters is so pleasingly creepy! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Violence, Alcohol, Alcoholism, and Death

Moderate: Gun violence, Murder, Body horror, and Suicide

lettigirl101's review

adventurous challenging dark mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? No

4.0

I really don’t know what to think of this book. It is complex. Read it and you’ll know what I mean.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Gun violence, Blood, Death, Gaslighting, Injury/Injury detail, Violence, Suicide attempt, and Murder

Minor: Suicidal thoughts and Sexual content

ticktock's review

challenging dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, and Violence