Reviews tagging 'Death'

Walking to Aldebaran by Adrian Tchaikovsky

6 reviews

lonelylooper's review

adventurous dark mysterious reflective fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cannibalism, Death, Gore, Mental illness, Violence, Murder, and Confinement

Minor: Cancer, Homophobia, War, and Racism

pacifickat's review

adventurous dark funny reflective tense medium-paced

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

4.0

"His alien spirit would travel far, into the Fiend's keeping." -Beowulf

Thoroghly enjoyed the author-narrated audiobook. Sci-Fi short fiction is truly one of my favorite sub-genres, and this didn't disappoint. It's witty, smart, and irreverent even as it plays with great literary stories and tropes.

The twist was fun and horrible, even if I saw it coming a long way off. I love a well executed use of an unreliable narrator!

I know Tchaikovsky is a smart dude, and was trying to figure out how

monster horror

fit into a more clever overarching story. The novella feels like part twisted hero quest, meets Alice In Wonderland, Howl's Moving Case, The Martian, Frankenstein, and Shaun of the Dead. He sprinkles on references to other literary works, as well as forboding mentions of "intelligent design" and the theory of relativity. I knew I was missing some obvious point. In the end, it was another reviewer who mentioned

his name being G. Rendell, his many references to Mother, and his arm being torn off: Beowulf.

Duh. This is a play on that ancient tale. I'd like to think that given enough time and patience, I would have figured that out myself.

Now I want to re-read it and pick out all the references and easter eggs.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Death, Blood, Cursing, Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Gore, Cannibalism, and Confinement

Moderate: Excrement and Gun violence

Minor: Fire/Fire injury

iono's review

adventurous mysterious fast-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cannibalism

Moderate: Murder, Body horror, Death, and Violence

Minor: War

taiksen's review against another edition

dark emotional funny mysterious tense slow-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Cannibalism, Gore, Blood, and Death

Moderate: Torture

gilnean's review against another edition

adventurous dark tense slow-paced

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

2.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Gore, Body horror, Cannibalism, Injury/Injury detail, Gun violence, Death, Murder, and Blood

Moderate: Cursing

Minor: Racism, Suicidal thoughts, Hate crime, Xenophobia, Genocide, Vomit, Homophobia, and War

yuyine's review against another edition

adventurous dark funny

4.75

J’ai vraiment adoré cette lecture. Sur la route d’Aldébaran est un excellent mélange entre horreur, humour cynique et références à foison dans un univers vertigineux et avec un twist fort sympathique. C’était ma première lecture de l’auteur mais certainement pas la dernière. 

Critique complète sur yuyine.be!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cannibalism, Death, and Blood