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Six Wakes by Mur Lafferty

ninetyninecats's review against another edition

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adventurous dark mysterious tense fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated

4.25

readingwithhippos's review against another edition

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3.0

A locked room murder mystery with clones in space! Six newly hatched clones wake up on a ship in deep space and have to in essence solve their previous selves’ murders. Their original mission was to journey to a distant planet and begin populating it with the humans currently in cryogenic storage on their ship, but now that the whole crew has turned up dead, the mission and their lives are in jeopardy. Further complicating matters is the fact that the crewmembers are convicted criminals with secret pasts. I believe “Shut up and take my money” is the only proper response to a plot setup that awesome.

newo_42's review against another edition

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

4.5

skylar2's review against another edition

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

3.75

bbboeken's review against another edition

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3.0

***1/2
Nice and intriguing sci-fi murder mystery that unfortunately misses several opportunities to become something better. There are some really good plot elements that would have deserved a better development.

cdeane61's review against another edition

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4.0

Just for the views on laws surrounding cloning, this book is worth it.

Not to say the story doesn't kick-ass too.

Layers on layers of information about each crew member, revealed not only in what they do, but via past storylines, makes for a great read.

Have to say, I tried one of her other books first and did not like it (NY travel guide one) but I am glad I gave it another shot with this title!

roseybot's review against another edition

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4.0

Dany and I were late on finishing this book for Robots Read, but we made predictions and then saw what came of them.

mushimushi's review against another edition

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adventurous mysterious tense fast-paced

5.0

alimackenzie's review against another edition

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adventurous dark emotional mysterious tense medium-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

4.5

Some small issues with the prose but all in all a great read!

jveevers's review against another edition

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

3.75