Reviews tagging 'Kidnapping'

פרויקט הייל מרי by Andy Weir

46 reviews

axiomer's review against another edition

adventurous funny tense fast-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Suicidal thoughts, Medical content, and Kidnapping

Minor: Cannibalism

nadia's review against another edition

adventurous hopeful medium-paced

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

4.0

A super fun read that raises some ethical/moral questions! Although some of the dialogue felt a little cheesy and there were parts that got too bogged down in the science, I really appreciated how clever this book was and how much research and attention to detail Weir put into it.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death

Moderate: Kidnapping and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Alcohol

louisepea's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring lighthearted sad medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement and Death

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Blood, Medical content, Kidnapping, Cultural appropriation, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Cursing, Drug use, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexism, Sexual content, and Excrement

donttouchmyfeet's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny hopeful 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? No

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief

Moderate: Body horror, Drug use, Suicidal thoughts, Kidnapping, Fire/Fire injury, and Alcohol

jennypenny1014's review against another edition

adventurous emotional inspiring tense fast-paced

• 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

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Content Warnings

Minor: Animal cruelty, Confinement, Death, Drug use, Panic attacks/disorders, Suicide, Terminal illness, Excrement, Vomit, Medical content, Kidnapping, Grief, Fire/Fire injury, Alcohol, War, Injury/Injury detail, and Pandemic/Epidemic

momloves2read's review against another edition

emotional informative inspiring slow-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

Graphic: Confinement, Death, Vomit, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts, Medical content, and Kidnapping

Minor: Cannibalism

huntress's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring lighthearted tense slow-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Vomit, Grief, and Fire/Fire injury

Moderate: Alcoholism, Cancer, and Alcohol

Minor: Addiction, Alcoholism, Cancer, Death, Drug use, Genocide, Misogyny, Suicide, Excrement, Medical content, Kidnapping, Grief, Cannibalism, Fire/Fire injury, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

teabrewer's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring mysterious reflective medium-paced

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

4.25

I loved this book! I loved the characters, the world-building, the references to other works of scifi, the surprising ending, the themes of friendship and the scientific sections.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Medical content and Kidnapping

Minor: Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Drug use, Sexism, Suicide, Vomit, and Cannibalism

sandreline's review against another edition

adventurous funny hopeful medium-paced

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

5.0

At about the halfway point of the Hail Mary Project, I knew exactly how it was going to end. I knew all the beats it was gonna hit. And I still enjoyed every minute of it.

Comforting, almost to the point of being saccharine. But like. Just so good. 

It's like if you took the intellectual, self-serious 2010's sci-fi movies (Interstallar, Arrival, Oblivion, Gravity) and then injected them with JOY (and a smidge of Roland Emmerich). 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts, Medical content, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Kidnapping

jstilts's review against another edition

adventurous hopeful 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

3.75

Not as good as "The Martian", but what is? Andy Weir's latest novel is hard to review without spoiling the plot, especially as the lead is amnesiac - slowly revealing the backstory as more pressing events unfold. So comparing it to his previous work is probably the best I can do.

What I can say is compared to The Martian this is much more speculative forward-looking SciFi disaster novel that borders on the fantastical - which is fun and well done, so long as you can get past the first few chapters that may have you wondering if this is a light re-tread of The Marrian. It's not, but it's fair to say it shares similar themes of isolation and problem solving, but of a distinctly different flavour.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Suicidal thoughts, Medical content, Kidnapping, Grief, and Fire/Fire injury