Reviews tagging 'Death'

Artificial Condition by Martha Wells

118 reviews

ren_the_hobbit's review against another edition

adventurous emotional 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

5.0

I love all things murderbot and I enjoyed this full cast version. I do prefer the unabridged version though. If you have an auditory processing disorder, it can be difficult having the extra background noises. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death

blandrew's review against another edition

adventurous funny mysterious tense fast-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

5.0

The book is of high quality, and I eagerly anticipate the opportunity to peruse the remainder of its contents.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Cursing, Death, Gun violence, Physical abuse, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

kirchnerkd's review against another edition

adventurous fast-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: Violence and Murder

Moderate: Gun violence, Slavery, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Death

lonelylooper's review against another edition

adventurous dark funny mysterious tense fast-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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gun violence, Slavery, and Violence

Moderate: Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Sexual content, Medical content, and Mass/school shootings

sadhbhprice's review against another edition

adventurous funny mysterious 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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gun violence, Violence, Medical content, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Confinement, Blood, Kidnapping, Grief, Stalking, and Murder

Minor: Mental illness and Panic attacks/disorders

jennifermreads's review against another edition

adventurous funny tense fast-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

The Murderbot Diaries has been on my TBR for entirely too long. Having listened to the first installment on the opening leg of our recent road trip, we are very glad that, when I borrowed the first novella from the library, I had the foresight to download the second volume at the same time. 

So, on our return trip, we got to go on Murderbot’s mission to discover how he earned his name. But, bonus of all bonuses, we also got to meet ART who immediately began competing for title of “our favorite robot.” 

This was another fast-paced, quick read. Because of the snappy dialogue and rapid plot movement, it is a perfect choice for a road trip read. Be aware, though, if you have kids along for the ride, there is a now-reassigned/slaved “sex bot” as well as gun violence. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gun violence, and Violence

Minor: Slavery

kryg's review against another edition

dark emotional funny mysterious sad fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Violence, and Murder

Moderate: Gore and Slavery

cardaisy's review against another edition

adventurous funny mysterious fast-paced

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

5.0

I love these books!! I really love the dry humour, and how the moments of action are balanced out with Murderbot's thoughts and exploration of personhood. I love how Murderbot keeps (only somewhat reluctantly) adopting the various humans that need its help, soon enough it'll have an entire army of human friends

I also particularly enjoyed the friendship between Murderbot and ART - I'm really hoping that ART shows up again in future books! Also the narration by Kevin R. Free continues to be top tier

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gun violence, Violence, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Medical content and Kidnapping

Minor: Slavery and Murder

ctara2123's review against another edition

adventurous funny fast-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gun violence, Violence, and Murder

Moderate: Slavery and Medical content

quotablehedgehog's review against another edition

adventurous dark funny mysterious tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence and Violence

Moderate: Death, Gore, Blood, Medical content, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Sexual content and Slavery