Reviews tagging 'Pandemic/Epidemic'

Hell Followed with Us by Andrew Joseph White

174 reviews

percival_wise's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense medium-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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Religious bigotry, Xenophobia, Abandonment, Blood, Confinement, Death, Mass/school shootings, Gore, Vomit, Kidnapping, Pandemic/Epidemic, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Dysphoria, Gun violence, Murder, Police brutality, Child abuse, Homophobia, Cursing, Transphobia, Injury/Injury detail, Emotional abuse, Body horror, Child death, Fire/Fire injury, Genocide, Hate crime, Violence, Deadnaming, and War

redus_reuse_recycle's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional reflective tense medium-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? Yes

3.5

Benji is the epitome of that “Aren’t you tired of being nice? Don’t you just wanna go apeshit?” And I love that for him. I hope he and Nick kiss forever and ever. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Pandemic/Epidemic, Domestic abuse, Religious bigotry, and Body horror

Moderate: Homophobia and Transphobia

pacifickat's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful sad tense 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

4.25

*review to follow*

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Child abuse, Grief, Child death, Confinement, Death, Fire/Fire injury, Genocide, Misogyny, Transphobia, Religious bigotry, Alcohol, Homophobia, Injury/Injury detail, Gun violence, Physical abuse, Toxic relationship, Deadnaming, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Gore, Murder, Self harm, Sexism, Sexual content, Torture, Violence, Vomit, Body horror, Pandemic/Epidemic, Domestic abuse, Dysphoria, Cursing, and Medical trauma

Moderate: Classism

Religious extremism, religious fanaticism, religious terrorism, mass extinction, disease transmission, misgendering, fundamentalist parents, biblical text quotations, the book of Revelation, end times theology, violent rage, guilt, shame, fear, religious indoctrination

sylexlibris's review against another edition

dark emotional sad tense medium-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? Yes

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Deadnaming, Dysphoria, Transphobia, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Death of parent, Death, Pandemic/Epidemic, Religious bigotry, Body horror, Child abuse, Gore, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Violence, Child death, and Vomit

allys_shelf's review against another edition

I knew the content warnings going in, but did not understand just how much of a focus the body horror, gore, and vomit were going to be. 

I tried to push through because this is a raw and powerful story, but ultimately I need to step back from it. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Gore, Homophobia, Murder, Blood, Child death, Religious bigotry, Toxic relationship, Violence, Body horror, Pandemic/Epidemic, Fire/Fire injury, and Vomit

raccoonfoo's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional sad tense 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? Yes

5.0

Dark, powerful, thrilling, and mind consuming. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cannibalism, Child death, Confinement, Violence, Torture, Religious bigotry, Death of parent, Child abuse, Misogyny, Death, Deadnaming, Body horror, Bullying, Transphobia, Pandemic/Epidemic, Gore, Fire/Fire injury, and Dysphoria

spadedigsbutts's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny hopeful tense 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? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Vomit, Child death, Deadnaming, Ableism, Body horror, Sexism, Physical abuse, Religious bigotry, Violence, Injury/Injury detail, Emotional abuse, Death, Transphobia, Pandemic/Epidemic, Xenophobia, Homophobia, Gun violence, Murder, Misogyny, Grief, Genocide, Dysphoria, Domestic abuse, Death of parent, Blood, and Fire/Fire injury

Moderate: Outing, Child abuse, Body shaming, Classism, Hate crime, Mass/school shootings, Medical content, Bullying, Lesbophobia, and Confinement

Minor: Toxic friendship, Toxic relationship, Torture, and Alcohol

tayo2000's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful tense medium-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

3.75

I think white did an outstanding job with this one. It was a hard hitting and often times challenging and gruesome read, but  It was an enjoyable read and it’s clear what he is setting out to do. The only reason I didn’t rate it higher is that at times I felt the pacing of this one was a bit off, too slow in some parts and too fast in others. Additionally, although I am LGBTQ+, I am a cisgendered woman without any religious trauma, so the struggles of the main character did not hit as hard for me personally as it is not my lived experience. I recognize though that this is incredibly important literature for people with these experience to have access too. I’m looking forward to reading more from Andrew! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Violence, Religious bigotry, Body horror, Death, Pandemic/Epidemic, and Vomit

Moderate: Deadnaming and Dysphoria

peskilanim's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Transphobia, Death of parent, Gore, Genocide, Vomit, Pandemic/Epidemic, Medical trauma, Gun violence, Emotional abuse, Dysphoria, Deadnaming, and Body horror

hatchetbat's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful inspiring mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

If you want to understand trans rage: Read this book.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Medical trauma, Mental illness, Injury/Injury detail, Violence, Transphobia, Gore, Gun violence, Murder, Physical abuse, Homophobia, Dysphoria, Body horror, Religious bigotry, Classism, Death of parent, Pandemic/Epidemic, Deadnaming, Domestic abuse, and Emotional abuse