Reviews tagging 'Medical content'

All That's Left in the World by Erik J. Brown

63 reviews

pkc's review against another edition

dark emotional funny hopeful 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? It's complicated

4.0

A queer take on a post apocalyptic narrative. I was so enamoured by this book. The characters were beautifully formed, the romance was a tantalising slow burn and so achingly tender. Enough plot to keep me engaged too! I just wish there had been some more resolution to threads that appeared early on. I thought as well that it was particularly intriguing that this was a pandemic story that referenced Covid but didn’t rely too heavily on it. It framed Covid in a more hopefully light merely by including it.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Pandemic/Epidemic, Animal death, Child death, Gaslighting, Medical content, Terminal illness, Vomit, Violence, Chronic illness, Death, Gore, Grief, Medical trauma, Gun violence, and Death of parent

bookmark3brodi's review

adventurous emotional funny lighthearted mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Abandonment, Pandemic/Epidemic, Blood, Chronic illness, Death of parent, Gore, Gun violence, Medical content, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, and Murder

lynxpardinus's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful reflective

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Hate crime, Homophobia, Pandemic/Epidemic, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Death, Death of parent, and Violence

Moderate: Animal death, Child death, Suicidal thoughts, Blood, Fire/Fire injury, Racism, Vomit, Ableism, Religious bigotry, Suicide, Stalking, Suicide attempt, and Xenophobia

Minor: Sexual content, Abandonment, Colonisation, Confinement, Animal cruelty, and Slavery

Suicide attempt warning is for mentions of a posthumous character having asked for assisted suicide.

ronan900's review

adventurous emotional funny hopeful lighthearted 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? It's complicated

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Pandemic/Epidemic, Murder, Injury/Injury detail, Death of parent, Death, and Medical content

Moderate: Homophobia, Panic attacks/disorders, Blood, Violence, Child death, Cursing, Drug use, and Gore

Minor: Vomit, Abandonment, and Bullying

uparrowhead's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful reflective 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

5.0

I hope the afterlife has a little movie theatre where you can sit in silence and watch the sequence of events that led to the watershed moments of your life.

All That's Left in the World is a book packed full of hardships and pleasures, comedy and challenges, heaven and hell, but with a continuous and long lasting promise for hope.

In post-pandemic USA where a dangerous superflu has wiped out most of humanity, Andrew and Jamie feel like lost humans in a small world that has decayed and died; a pair setting out on a journey in search for an unknown light at the end of the tunnel, meeting new faces but always facing the problems that are thrown at them together. This novel throws you into the mash of difficulties and challenges of a world that has gone to shit, and yet you can't stop reading and hoping for a new and better tomorrow beyond the horizon, just like the two lovable main characters.

I picked up this novel randomly in a bookstore without expecting much out of it, but I cannot stress how exciting (and sometimes depressing) it was to read through this rollercoaster of a story, adventuring through an apocalyptic world with the main characters. It was an unforgettable blast and I can't express in words just how much I loved this book. It hits you in the feels when it decides to be sad, it gives you endearing and pining moments that are to die for, it keeps you on your toes when tension rises. Really, it had everything, and I was constantly struggling to put it down as I wanted nothing more than to continue reading and see where the book ends.

Both the characters and the plot itself were wonderful, and every second was a flurry of emotions as the characters hope for a happy ending to their horrible situation. A lovely read that left me teary by the end. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Chronic illness, Murder, Pandemic/Epidemic, Terminal illness, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Grief, Gun violence, and Death

Moderate: Homophobia, Child death, and Death of parent

Minor: Alcohol, Misogyny, Religious bigotry, Sexism, Vomit, Alcoholism, and Racism

queerreaderchaos's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful reflective tense fast-paced

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

5.0

Omgs Are you kidding me this was so good! The narration was perfect, it made me laugh and cry and tense with anticipation. I am sad now that I finished it 🥲

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Pandemic/Epidemic, Injury/Injury detail, Death, Blood, and Medical content

Moderate: Racism, Xenophobia, Panic attacks/disorders, Homophobia, Vomit, and Death of parent

Minor: Religious bigotry and Sexism

jbt1234's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful 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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Gun violence, and Gore

Moderate: Blood, Medical trauma, Body horror, Homophobia, and Medical content

Minor: Sexism and Vomit

waveycowpar's review against another edition

adventurous emotional lighthearted sad tense slow-paced

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

5.0

This was a great post apocalyptic book. Jamie and Andrew are very lovable characters. The pace of the book is super slow even in a post covid-type illness kills everyone world and the southern USA stays bad even after 87% of the world’s population dies. 100% worth a read. I hope there’s a sequel. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Pandemic/Epidemic

Minor: Death of parent, Murder, Medical trauma, Biphobia, Death, Gun violence, Blood, Hate crime, Medical content, Homophobia, Injury/Injury detail, and Religious bigotry

montyalmoro's review against another edition

adventurous funny lighthearted medium-paced

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

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Hate crime, Drug use, Grief, Homophobia, Injury/Injury detail, Pandemic/Epidemic, Chronic illness, Death, Death of parent, and Medical content

kassidyreads's review

adventurous funny medium-paced

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

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Death of parent, Injury/Injury detail, and Gun violence

Moderate: Homophobia and Medical content

Minor: Vomit, Ableism, Racism, Religious bigotry, and Panic attacks/disorders