Reviews tagging 'Murder'

An Absolutely Remarkable Thing by Hank Green

36 reviews

charlie_bro's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense 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? It's complicated

4.5

I am not really a science-fiction type of person, so I don‘t know if this is the case for all novels of that genre, but I kid you not when I say that I did not see any if that plot happen. And that definitely pulled me in very strongly and made me very eager to continue reading despite not really liking the main character, April (although I think that‘s the point).
Admittedly, the first 50 pages or so were a bit tough and I was worried that it was just gonna be a book about internet fame and the downside of that and blablabla, but once it got to that one point, oh boy, I could not put this novel down and finished it in one sitting. So keep pulling through, it is so worth it.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Violence, and Murder

Moderate: Grief

Minor: Biphobia

chaoticnostalgia's review against another edition

hopeful mysterious medium-paced

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

4.25

I read this because it was compared to Lindsay Ellis's Noumena series, which I absolutely love so far.

Positives: The theme and message of the qualities of humanity. The dream sequences and puzzles were so much fun to read about. Seeing people work together to solve problems was heartwarming. I just loved the character of Robin. It was suspenseful and I cared about what happened.

Negatives: The writing style felt young and it was grating at times. The side characters were underdeveloped; I would have loved more chapters from other characters' perspectives! In Ellis's similar book, the government bungles things in a way that is just way more realistic. It was nice but unrealistic to see a completely competent, compassionate president in this situation, but it fit well with the overall themes. I wish there had been more of a relationship between Carl and April (a là Ellis's book again, oops!) I think I may be comparing this to her book too much, but I really did enjoy this.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gore, Violence, Xenophobia, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Addiction, Biphobia, and Cursing

Minor: Vomit

amiesce's review against another edition

emotional funny inspiring mysterious sad fast-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Fire/Fire injury

Moderate: Addiction, Biphobia, Death, Gun violence, Hate crime, Xenophobia, Blood, and Murder

bsoviedo's review against another edition

adventurous funny lighthearted mysterious reflective medium-paced

• 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? Yes

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Gore, Violence, Medical content, Kidnapping, Grief, Murder, Outing, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Biphobia, Gun violence, and Fire/Fire injury

Minor: Hate crime, Infidelity, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Xenophobia, Vomit, and War

sofpopi's review against another edition

hopeful mysterious reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Blood, Fire/Fire injury, Colonisation, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Stalking, Murder, Lesbophobia, and Outing

Minor: Misogyny, Gaslighting, and Toxic friendship

rory_john14's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny hopeful mysterious reflective sad medium-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Biphobia, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Gore, Gun violence, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Grief, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Toxic friendship, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Hate crime, Racism, Xenophobia, and Outing

Minor: Domestic abuse, Infidelity, Mental illness, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexism, Sexual content, Vomit, Kidnapping, and Sexual harassment

anniereads221's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Biphobia, Body horror, Death, Gore, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Grief, and Murder

anjasshelf's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious reflective 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? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Violence, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail

lizzyelrick's review against another edition

adventurous funny 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? Yes

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, and Toxic friendship

katielaine_w's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful reflective 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? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Homophobia, Violence, Murder, Lesbophobia, and Fire/Fire injury

Moderate: Body horror, Gun violence, Infidelity, Blood, Medical content, Grief, and Injury/Injury detail