Reviews tagging 'Injury/Injury detail'

Dreamsnake by Vonda N. McIntyre

4 reviews

hannahlee's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious 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? No

4.5

This was really fabulous - it had everything, from deep world-building (that yet retained enough mystery to be interesting) to solid characters with relationships I was invested in, to evocative descriptions of the scenario. There is a unique, peculiar quality to sci-fi writing from the 70s, and I appreciated McIntyre's seeming lack of self-consciousness. This is unapologetically nerdy sci-fi written by someone who loves both science and story, and has a mastery of both. My only complaint is that I wish it had gone on longer!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Death, Medical content, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Animal death, Confinement, Drug abuse, Drug use, Terminal illness, Torture, Violence, Blood, and Grief

Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Mental illness, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Xenophobia, Abortion, and Pregnancy

kbhenrickson's review against another edition

adventurous hopeful medium-paced

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

4.0

This was better than I expected. The setting is very interesting - I’d love to have learned more about the world - and I really liked the characters of Snake and Melissa (and Snake’s relationship with her actual snakes). While I didn’t love the ending, I was really glad that

Snake was able to save herself and Melissa, and the male “love interest” character didn’t show up at the last minute to save the day, even though he was there to help them after.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Animal death, Child abuse, Drug use, Physical abuse, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Rape

tjfmd's review against another edition

adventurous emotional medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Body horror, Medical content, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Blood

obviousthings's review

I really like the characters and the setting and the writing style, and I wish I could keep reading, but the medical stuff is too much for me. An additional content warning about that:

there's a graphic description of severe radiation poisoning.

The writing style reminds me of The Curse of Chalion, so if you liked that you might also like this (or vice versa).

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Death, Terminal illness, Blood, and Medical content

Moderate: Ableism, Body horror, Cancer, Gore, Suicidal thoughts, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Excrement and War