Reviews tagging 'Suicide'

La Amenaza de Andromeda by Michael Crichton

6 reviews

phantomgecko's review against another edition

mysterious medium-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

4.0

Impressive, especially for its age. The research that went into it, the speculation, all good stuff.

There were some plot holes, but it was mostly fine.

Least favorite thing was the false sense of urgency even toward the end

when you realized that it wasn't urgent at all actually.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Body horror, Animal death, Animal cruelty, Death, Pandemic/Epidemic, and Suicide

pidgepodge's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Medical content, Blood, Death, Animal death, and Suicide

mar's review against another edition

challenging slow-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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Medical content and Death

Moderate: Animal death

Minor: Gun violence, Suicide, and Violence

meganpbennett's review against another edition

challenging mysterious tense medium-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

3.5

I remember reading The Andromeda Strain years ago, probably in high school when I went on a Micheal Crichton kick. It's a very good, tightly-written look at what could happen, should something return to Earth with a deadly, non-Terrestrial microorganism attached. It's also not really something that should be read during a global pandemic, since that's the most likely outcome of Andromeda getting out. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Medical content, Animal death, Body horror, Confinement, Medical trauma, Death, Suicide, and Blood

atalea's review against another edition

informative mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide, Animal cruelty, Animal death, and Medical content

doomluz's review against another edition

challenging dark informative mysterious tense slow-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Medical content, Suicide, Death, Body horror, and Blood