Reviews tagging 'Confinement'

Alive by Scott Sigler

4 reviews

ladycranstonkc's review

adventurous challenging dark informative mysterious tense medium-paced

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

2.25

So many holes in this books' plot. I was extremely disappointed in the ending and very confused, and I'm no stranger to sci-fi. The authors note at the end not to reveal any spoilers irked me and made me realize that the repetitive banter of Em about needing to be in charge was, in fact, exactly how the author feels in real life. So, in a very Em way, I am going to spoil it, despite the authors request. 

It was aliens. 1,000+ year old aliens who made copies of themselves to survive a planet after theirs was no longer inhabitable. If the "monsters" can'  survive on the new planet, then how are the monsters and the children surviving on the ship together, breathing the same air? If their mission was to bring the children to the planet, why didn't they just let them go to the planet? I'm not buying the whole "we want you to be worthy of inhabiting the new planet so you have to fight to earn it" plot. Why spend 1,000s of years of travel and 200+ years creating these copies of yourselves if you're just going to deny them completing the mission? And why did they talk about boobs so much?

Way too much talk of 12-year old breasts and sexual tension between minors for a book written by a man. This book was creepy, and I'm not talking about the plot. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gore, Gun violence, Physical abuse, Xenophobia, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Blood, Bullying, Sexism, Confinement, Dysphoria, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Kidnapping, Medical content, Body horror, Sexual content, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Vomit, Child death, Classism, Forced institutionalization, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Medical trauma, Murder, Religious bigotry, and Toxic friendship

summerb's review

adventurous dark reflective medium-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Violence, Injury/Injury detail, Death, Animal death, Murder, Confinement, Child death, Blood, and Bullying

Minor: Sexual harassment, Slavery, Panic attacks/disorders, Murder, Injury/Injury detail, Grief, Sexual content, War, Vomit, Medical trauma, Cursing, Excrement, Mental illness, Confinement, and Death

kassidyreads's review

adventurous dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Death, Murder, Confinement, and Violence

Moderate: Child death, Body horror, and Genocide

godswarriorgirl's review

adventurous mysterious tense fast-paced

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

5.0

This book was an unexpected gem. I saw all of the positive reviews and authors praising it, but I didn’t realize how interesting the plot actually was until I started reading. I thought this was going to be a bad young adult attempt at a Saw franchise knockoff, but I couldn’t have been more wrong. The characters are incredible and the whole book was a thrilling, nail-biting rollercoaster. I don’t want to give anything away because I want other readers to have the same first experience I did, full of pleasant confusion and surprise. Plus the author even included a request at the end of the book, which is not to spoil anything for other readers, which I believe is a brilliant idea and I will completely honor his wishes. Anyway, JUST READ THE BOOK!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement and Murder