Reviews tagging 'Confinement'

The Loop by Benjamin Oliver, Ben Oliver

4 reviews

rachel_reads_sometimes's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Addiction, Blood, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Drug abuse, Forced institutionalization, Medical content, Murder, and Torture

charlottesomewhere's review against another edition

medium-paced

• 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? Yes

The Loop is everything I love about dystopian fiction. I was drawn straight into these characters and their lives. I loved the friendships that developed and I am intrigued to see where this series goes next. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Confinement, Death, Forced institutionalization, Medical content, Murder, and Violence

whatisthebooksellerthinking's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

2.0

Terrifyingly relevant, dystopian thriller - set in the not too distant future! As a prisoner kept in 'The Loop', Luka Kane exists in a repetitive monotony. 24 hour monitoring via a camera implant and energy reaping every evening to power 'The Loop', the only hope of a pardon comes in the form of 'Delays'.  Accepting a medical test or experiment can grant you added time to your sentence. When rumours of an uprising on the outside reach Luka, and his inmates return from delays showing disturbing behaviour, he becomes convinced that something is afoot. How will he find out? How will he escape? Powerful dark thriller, raising issues of AI technology and it's implications for society. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Police brutality, Forced institutionalization, and Confinement

Moderate: Addiction

breezer's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional sad tense fast-paced

• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Blood, Child death, Child abuse, Confinement, Death, and Medical trauma