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kathrynleereads's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
First of all, the format is ingenious. An entire story told just through different files and documents? Count me in.
Second, the complexity required by those files. If you take the time to actually delve into the pages (even the ones that don't look too important to the story, like the list of confirmed deceased), you'll be blown away by what you find.
Third, any author who has the ability to make me care about a mass-murdering robot will forever have my loyalty.
If you haven't read the Illuminae Files, I recommend that you drop everything and start now. Even if sci-fi isn't necessarily your cup of tea, I promise you won't be disappointed.
Graphic: Body horror, Child death, Death, Gore, Violence, Blood, Death of parent, Murder, War, and Pandemic/Epidemic
Moderate: Genocide, Gun violence, Self harm, Medical content, Grief, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Vomit and Alcohol
natalietsai_reading's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
If you love Sci-fi, or books told in unusual formats (such as letters or instagram posts) then you will love this book! I, for one, loved it, and it had me laughing out loud and crying at the same time.
Moderate: Child death, Cursing, Violence, Blood, Grief, Mass/school shootings, Murder, and Alcohol
brassnbooks's review against another edition
- 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
4.5
Read book before but forgot about that
Good book, don't care for the romance
Way more interested in
Plan to reread other books, happy I refound in library
Graphic: Death, Gore, Violence, Blood, Grief, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , War, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Child death, Gun violence, and Death of parent
lava_crown's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.75
Graphic: Child death, Death, Suicide, Blood, Cannibalism, and War
Moderate: Terminal illness, Violence, Death of parent, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Pandemic/Epidemic
itsbumley's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- 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
4.0
Graphic: Body horror, Child death, Death, Genocide, Gore, Gun violence, Self harm, Suicide, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Grief, Mass/school shootings, Death of parent, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Injury/Injury detail, and Pandemic/Epidemic
booksawyer's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0
I first tried reading Illuminae when I was in 8th Grade, and for some unimaginable reason I DNF’d it after about 200 pages. I don’t think I really understood what was going on.
Now, as a college student who has read a lot more books since then, this book was everything! I loved Kady, Ezra and many members of the supporting cast.
I chose to read this book physically while listening to the audiobook, and I loved that method. It was the perfect balance of the visual formatting of the book with the brilliant audio production. Highly recommend this method if it is available to you!
This book shocked me, excited me, and devastated me through many twists and turns. I felt triumph and failure as the characters experienced ups and downs. This book is so engaging and brilliantly told.
I don’t consider myself a Sci-Fi person. I can’t think of any Sci-Fi books I’ve read beyond teen dystopia, but this book certainly was my cup of tea and it makes me excited to pick up more from this genre.
Overall, Illuminae is a must read and I can not recommend it enough.
Graphic: Death, Gore, and Violence
Moderate: Child death, Grief, and Death of parent
Minor: Child abuse
jessi_c's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Graphic: Child death, Death, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Violence, Grief, War, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Body horror, Gore, Gun violence, Suicidal thoughts, Blood, Vomit, and Murder
Minor: Cursing
mothreadsbookssometimes's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Illuminae is a very YA-friendly sci-fi mystery/thriller (I know it’s not tagged as a thriller, but it is) with minimal swearing (“censored on reports”), and only vague references to sex (jokes about “your sister” and references to acts done prior to the events of the story).
Take it from someone who normally hates thrillers, this book is good. Admittedly, there’s a lot of death and blood (only a few disturbingly gory parts, though), so do keep that in mind, but I didn’t find it too uncomfortable and I’m normally a very squeamish person.
Can’t wait for the next book!
Graphic: Death, Violence, Blood, and Grief
Moderate: Body horror, Child death, Gore, Death of parent, Murder, Injury/Injury detail, and Pandemic/Epidemic
Minor: Confinement, Self harm, Cannibalism, Fire/Fire injury, and Alcohol
I know it’s a lot of content warnings, so do proceed with caution. I’m not very good with blood/gore, but I only had a couple small parts (see below) that made me uncomfortable. There’s a lot of death, but it’s not vividly gory until about 45% (I think) into the bookchildoflight's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Death, Violence, Grief, Abandonment, and Pandemic/Epidemic
Moderate: Confinement, Gun violence, Police brutality, Death of parent, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis
Minor: Child death and Suicidal thoughts
marsh_mall0w's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.75
Graphic: Confinement, Death, Gore, Violence, Grief, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , War, and Pandemic/Epidemic
Moderate: Child death, Torture, Vomit, Police brutality, Medical content, and Colonisation
Minor: Misogyny, Medical trauma, Death of parent, and Fire/Fire injury