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The Water Knife by Paolo Bacigalupi

6 reviews

catsy2022's review against another edition

dark reflective sad 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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Gore, Gun violence, Sexual content, Torture, and Blood

sr_marshrat's review

adventurous challenging dark emotional sad tense fast-paced

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

3.25

My favorite parts of Bacigalupi's works are his vividly believable dystopian landscapes, harsh predictions about the trajectory of our world if climate change is not addressed. But Water Knife's cautionary drought tale is overshadowed (and accordingly underdeveloped) by a James-Bond-style race-for-highly-valuable-object, rife with violence for shock value and improbable coicindences. What could have been a heart wrenching mystery centering on a tough-skinned orphan is instead a shallow action movie centered around two washed-up, and frankly less engaging, adults.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Gun violence, Torture, Violence, Xenophobia, Kidnapping, Murder, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

Moderate: Drug use, Sexual assault, Sexual content, and Fire/Fire injury

Minor: Suicidal thoughts and Death of parent

jrubi35's review

adventurous dark tense 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Cursing, Death, Gore, Gun violence, Sexual content, Violence, Blood, Excrement, Murder, and Fire/Fire injury

Moderate: Classism

Minor: Drug use

charlie_borowicz's review

adventurous dark tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Drug use, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Torture, Violence, Xenophobia, Blood, Kidnapping, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail

uss_mary_shelley's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful sad slow-paced

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

4.25

'The Water Knife' by Paolo Bacigalupi. Once enthralled I really wanted to see where it went, and I'm glad it didn't go too big. I'm not sure I agree with the philosophy that guides the ends of the book but interesting none-the-less. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism, Sexual violence, Torture, and Murder

Moderate: Drug use

valyn_grebe's review

adventurous dark sad tense slow-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

3.0

It was a bit slow at the beginning, but began to pick up after the first 100 pages.  It was interesting book about a possible future where climate change ravages America.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Death, Violence, and Blood

Moderate: Gun violence, Sexual content, Torture, Medical content, Death of parent, and Murder

Minor: Drug use, Grief, and Car accident