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vimes_48's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
1.5
The Atlas Six opens - as so many trilogies do - with a compelling concept and a competent setup. Stuff happens, plot develops at a reasonable clip and we get a cliffhanger.
However, after that inevitable cliffhanger, we are left with this - hundreds of pages of… nothing. Our heroes do… nothing. For a year. We get to sit through a year’s worth of tangentially-related conversations between characters who have all fallen out for reasons that are not really explained and then the whole thing is wrapped up in the last couple of chapters. Cliffhanger resolved, the initiates submit their year of research - which is barely mentioned and we have no idea what conclusions they’ve drawn. Hopefully none of this research is leaned on as a deus ex in the third act. That would be poor form indeed.
This is all undoubtedly sold as “character development”, but I don’t really feel like I’m any better connected with the motivations or backgrounds of the characters than I was after book 1. I strongly suspect you could skip this book entirely, read book 3 and fill in the gaps.
Moderate: Alcoholism and Kidnapping
risaleel's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Mental illness, Kidnapping, Violence, Toxic friendship, and Alcoholism
carefulfearanddeaddevotion's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.75
Graphic: Violence
Moderate: Fire/Fire injury, Toxic relationship, Toxic friendship, Alcoholism, Alcohol, Suicidal thoughts, Mental illness, Gun violence, Death, and Kidnapping
Minor: Sexism, Stalking, and Terminal illness
sylvestra's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Graphic: Alcoholism
Moderate: Toxic relationship and Kidnapping
Minor: Death and Murder
frantically's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.75
Graphic: Misogyny, Alcoholism, and Kidnapping
Moderate: Death, Murder, Violence, and Child abuse
Minor: Gun violence
thestarsaresad's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.5
Moderate: Stalking, Fire/Fire injury, and Kidnapping
Minor: Murder
sophiesmallhands's review against another edition
- 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
4.5
Moderate: Abandonment, Alcohol, Colonisation, Alcoholism, Blood, Classism, Confinement, Violence, Sexism, Misogyny, and Kidnapping
Minor: Death of parent, Sexual content, Domestic abuse, and Death
beegster16's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Graphic: Toxic relationship, Alcoholism, Classism, Toxic friendship, and Kidnapping
Moderate: Confinement, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, and Xenophobia
Minor: Sexual content, Chronic illness, Death, Fire/Fire injury, and Suicidal thoughts
jaynovara's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.75
Moderate: Emotional abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Alcoholism, Confinement, and Death
anton13's review against another edition
- 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? No
4.75
Graphic: Grief, Kidnapping, Murder, and Violence
Moderate: Cursing, Addiction, Confinement, Death, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Blood, Sexual content, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Fire/Fire injury, Mental illness, Cancer, Chronic illness, Death of parent, and Child death