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A review by bergha1998
Abaddon's Gate by James S.A. Corey
adventurous
dark
emotional
mysterious
reflective
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? It's complicated
4.0
Wow this book was amazing, the world building in this series just keeps ramping up and I’m so here for it. I adored all the philosophical discussions about what they are find out about the universe really means. Especially in regards to religion. Very interesting.
Sci-Fi, Found Family, Romance Subplot
“Science had given mankind many gifts, and she valued it. But the one important thing it had taken away was the value of subjective, personal experience. That had been replaced with the idea that only measurable and testable concepts had value. But humans didn’t work that way,”
“What kind of justice would that be? ‘Oh, you killed Ren, but you’re sorry now so it’s okay’? Fuck that. And if that’s how your God works, then fuck Him too.”
“Charting the course of a life was making a map of the ways each event changed the person, leaving someone different on the other side.”
Sci-Fi, Found Family, Romance Subplot
“Science had given mankind many gifts, and she valued it. But the one important thing it had taken away was the value of subjective, personal experience. That had been replaced with the idea that only measurable and testable concepts had value. But humans didn’t work that way,”
“What kind of justice would that be? ‘Oh, you killed Ren, but you’re sorry now so it’s okay’? Fuck that. And if that’s how your God works, then fuck Him too.”
“Charting the course of a life was making a map of the ways each event changed the person, leaving someone different on the other side.”
Content Warnings
Graphic: Cursing, Death, Gun violence, Racial slurs, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Grief, Murder, War, and Injury/Injury detail