Reviews tagging 'Kidnapping'

Recursion by Blake Crouch

17 reviews

bookalook's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious tense medium-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? It's complicated

4.0

A fascinating story that revolves around humanity, technology, and exploring what we are all capable of. Slightly too rushed in the beginning and too long in the end, but overall an enjoyable, worthwhile read that is both entertaining and will stick with you after you're done. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Gore, Suicide, Dementia, Death of parent, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Drug abuse, Gun violence, Blood, Grief, Car accident, and Alcohol

Minor: Suicidal thoughts, Kidnapping, Mass/school shootings, and War

jojo_'s review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional 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? It's complicated

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Emotional abuse, Suicide, Violence, Dementia, Kidnapping, Grief, Suicide attempt, War, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Gun violence, Blood, Medical content, Car accident, Death of parent, Murder, and Alcohol

Minor: Addiction and Vomit

dannythestreet's review against another edition

emotional mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Physical abuse, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Terminal illness, Violence, Dementia, Kidnapping, Grief, Car accident, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Abandonment, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Addiction, Body horror, Drug use, Mental illness, Torture, Blood, Mass/school shootings, Stalking, Murder, and War

Minor: Cursing, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual content, and Pregnancy

reggiethebird's review against another edition

adventurous emotional inspiring mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Suicide, Car accident, and Suicide attempt

Moderate: Gun violence and War

Minor: Vomit and Kidnapping

darlin_lazlo's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death and War

Moderate: Dementia

Minor: Kidnapping and Mass/school shootings

readerk8's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional 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? It's complicated

5.0

Wow! Amazing story! I really enjoyed it. I listened to the audiobook version. After a certain point I didn’t want to stop listening.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Death, Suicide, and War

Moderate: Child death, Gun violence, Grief, Car accident, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Mental illness, Blood, Kidnapping, Mass/school shootings, Suicide attempt, and Alcohol

vicanarc_'s review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

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

2.75

This is a time travelling book
I wanna make it clear because it wasn't clear for me and had I known I wouldn't have picked it up (I hate time travelling) .
It's a bit repetitive, and some dynamics i didnt quite understand, but  despite that, it was enjoyable.

If you want something that's a bit like Steins;Gate, that's the book for you.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Chronic illness, Death, Suicide, Terminal illness, Dementia, Car accident, Suicide attempt, and Death of parent

Moderate: Drug abuse, Drug use, Gun violence, Kidnapping, Grief, and Mass/school shootings

Minor: Rape