Reviews tagging 'Kidnapping'

Mroczna materia by Blake Crouch

105 reviews

marayzex's review against another edition

adventurous dark hopeful mysterious reflective tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• 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: Confinement, Drug use, and Blood

Moderate: Cursing, Kidnapping, Stalking, and Alcohol

Minor: Gun violence and Pandemic/Epidemic

lorenmarie7's review against another edition

dark reflective sad tense fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Drug use, Gore, Gun violence, Infidelity, Sexual content, Terminal illness, Blood, Medical content, Kidnapping, Stalking, Abortion, Murder, Alcohol, and Pandemic/Epidemic

genorgana's review against another edition

dark sad fast-paced

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

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Sexism, Violence, Kidnapping, and Pandemic/Epidemic

bex4dayz's review against another edition

challenging dark fast-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Violence, and Kidnapping

angorarabbit's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious fast-paced

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

3.0

Clarketech:  A working Schrodinger’s Cat Box. 

 

Bloophole:  Where was the money coming from, and why was it always barely enough? 

 

TLDR: A good thriller for those who are not thriller readers, but not much substance. 

 

The plot was interesting and the story well written. Jason was an fully rounded character. Other characters not so much. Female characters in particular seem to only follow the male character’s wishes. I was mostly satisfied with the ending, though Amanda seemed to get short shrift. 

 

The rest of this review is skirting spoiler territory and nerd ranting. 

 

The many worlds interpretation (MWI) is essential for the plot. However the book seems to theorise that the point that a world becomes real is when a human makes a choice This interpretation makes for exciting reading, but no logical sense. 

 

MWI states that ALL possible outcomes of quantum measurements are physically realised in some world. So there would be endless worlds where Janson, Daniela, Charlie, their apartment, Chicago, etc. are all exactly the same. Assuming that a Schrodinger’s Cat Box could be made, and that human desires could direct it Jason should have popped out in endless realities where everything he knew and loved was exactly the same. How would he know which Daniela and Charlie were his? 

 

This kept niggling at my brain the whole time, so rather disrupted my enjoyment of a story of a man desperately regaining what he loved and of another man’s attempt to change the consequences of his choices. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Death, Drug use, Gun violence, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Stalking, and Murder

Moderate: Alcohol and Pandemic/Epidemic

Minor: Cursing and Abortion

There is on page IV drug injections.

relliepi's review against another edition

dark tense fast-paced

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

4.75

I loved this book. From start to finish it was a page turner. The writing style was easy to read. Sometimes I don't care for books written in the first person, but it didn't bother me at all for this book. I really felt for the main character, and I was deeply invested in his him reaching his goal of getting his life back.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Gun violence, Kidnapping, and Murder

Minor: Pandemic/Epidemic

blandrew's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

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

5.0

I started reading this book before the show was announced, it was recommended by my friend's father who is a author, tho the beginning is kinda meh it really picks up in the third act.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Drug use, Mental illness, Blood, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Blood

Minor: Cursing, Death, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Kidnapping, Car accident, Murder, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

ldpaige's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional tense fast-paced

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

3.5

This book had me bingeing 150 pages in one setting. I think this reminded me how much I love a good action book from Blake Crouch. The thesis of the whole work landed well for me and the book was just good. It took you on a ride and that's the kind of book I like! The ideas of

the multi-world moment had me thinking and was something fresh and different from what I normally read.

There were elements that did have me rolling my eyes and somehow, the story got tied in a nice little bow. I actually would have liked a darker ending. That's just me though.

Other than that, I thoroughly enjoyed Dark Matter and would suggest it to someone who wants a book that they cannot put down!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Physical abuse, Kidnapping, Murder, and Toxic friendship

Moderate: Violence, Stalking, and Pandemic/Epidemic

aas's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad 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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gun violence, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Grief, Stalking, Death of parent, and Murder

butilikeit's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Kidnapping

Minor: Confinement, Gun violence, and Abandonment