Reviews

Leviathan Wakes, by James S.A. Corey

halski's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious reflective sad tense fast-paced

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

4.0

coffeebot18's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense fast-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? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror and Gore

Moderate: Suicide, War, and Suicidal thoughts

Minor: Alcoholism, Vomit, and Rape

dryhop's review against another edition

5.0

I devoured this book in 3 days. So I'm going to say that it was fantastic. It was everything that I would want a space opera to be. The science was internally consistent, the story epic, and the characters memorable. It's a must read as far as I am concerned.

queerandweird's review against another edition

5.0

Interstellar! Great drama, wonderful characterization, surprise mysticism, political intrigue, violence and a full ladle of grit. More male-character focused than I'd seek out normally though I hear there will be more focus on female characters that do not exist as love interests for the men as the series progresses. What's happening with Venus!>? I must know more.

joan_zyaire's review against another edition

dark emotional funny mysterious reflective 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Minor: Body horror and Gore

aldourquiza's review against another edition

adventurous tense medium-paced

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

3.75

ohhaico's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense slow-paced

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

4.0

niche's review against another edition

4.0

This was a hard book for me to get into. The dual perspective flipping each chapter was the largest hurdle, being too frequent for me to get comfortably seated in the mind of one of the protagonists until they finally made contact with one another. After that, I enjoyed the blend of action, horror, sci-fi, and future politics. My only annoyances were the horror elements came across more "cute" than sinister*, the pejorative and stigmatizing usage of "psychopath," and the final resolution was rather frustrating to the point I probably won't be continuing the series.**

Spoiler

*The protomolecule came across as a childlike intelligence playing with macabre legos rather than something scary or sinister and its capabilities too advanced for me to feel much tension with it.
**I hated the mind-meld aspect of the conclusion and hoped it would never come up again, but glancing at the next installments, its still around.

effone's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional informative mysterious 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

4.75

theredpanda17's review against another edition

4.0

This book is gripping and well-written. The only reason it's not a 5/5 for me is because it's a bit dark for my taste. Haven't decided if I'll continue the series or not.