Reviews tagging 'Death'

Sleeping Giants by Sylvain Neuvel

32 reviews

vickybuka's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.0

Good story. Sometimes events were just too convenient. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement and Medical content

Moderate: Body horror, Death, and Violence

Minor: Genocide, Gun violence, Blood, and Injury/Injury detail

jasminechocklettslee's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious 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? No

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Medical content, Medical trauma, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Death

Minor: War

justagirlwithbooks's review against another edition

4.0

 “If you fall in love with someone, there’s a good chance the person won’t love you back. Hatred, though, is usually mutual. If you despise someone, it’s pretty much a given they’re also not your biggest fan.”

I'm pleasantly surprised by how much I enjoyed this book! The interview style made it fast-paced and a quick read. Sci-fi is not a genre I am familiar with, so this book makes me excited to read more sci-fi!!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death and Medical content

Minor: Sexual content

surprisebear's review against another edition

adventurous tense medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Death, Emotional abuse, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Xenophobia, Medical content, Grief, Medical trauma, War, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Ableism, Confinement, Infidelity, and Kidnapping

Minor: Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Pregnancy, and Sexual harassment

mengzhenreads's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.0

Listening to this as an audiobook was super cool, it's a fun premise that is really interesting and engaging. I just really enjoyed myself.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Medical content, and Medical trauma

Moderate: Body horror, Violence, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Ableism and Gun violence

carissa230's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

4.5

Rose is riding her bike when she falls in a hole and lands in a giant hand. This marks the beginning of the search for giant body parts. They're like nothing that Earth has ever seen. As the world races to collect parts it becomes clear that they will either need to work together or be torn apart. 

This was an interesting book. I liked the interview style. It made for a great audiobook. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death and Death

jojo_'s review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense 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: Medical content, Kidnapping, Medical trauma, Car accident, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Body horror, Confinement, Death, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Infidelity, Violence, Murder, and War

Minor: Ableism, Child death, Misogyny, Racism, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, and Xenophobia

ticktock's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Torture, Violence, Medical content, War, and Injury/Injury detail

krispy_reading's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious medium-paced

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

4.25

I would recommend reading via audiobook. Large cast & interview style storytelling. Leads into sequel really well. I will continue with this series in audiobook format.

Likes: The interviewer. No name, all plans. Extra .25 stars for that character alone. 

Dislikes: Didn’t care much for the romantic aspects or the women’s body descriptions in a couple of scenes.

did we have to description the female robot that way?

TW: large scale events with significant loss of life, Bosnia massacre discussion, car accident.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Body horror, Death, and Medical trauma

Minor: Gun violence

tinyy's review against another edition

challenging dark 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? Yes

4.5

Where do we draw the line? How far is too far? How many human lives can be lost in the name of societal advancement? 

These are questions that Sleeping Giants poses, and it does it well. Every character has a different mindset considering, and the answer isn’t given to you—it’s too subjective a question. 

Most of the characters were lovably unlovable. I wanted the best for them, but they made it hard to root for them. Except for

Alyssa, fuck you Alyssa. You know what you did.

AND THE PLOT TWIST!! That I predicted, but not quite like that. Def getting the sequel.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror and Medical content

Moderate: Death