Reviews tagging 'Pandemic/Epidemic'

Station Eleven by Emily St. John Mandel

146 reviews

elliegreiber's review

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide and Pandemic/Epidemic

curriedpeas's review against another edition

adventurous dark hopeful medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Pandemic/Epidemic and Death

Moderate: Gun violence and Violence

Minor: Adult/minor relationship and Rape

fernash's review

adventurous hopeful medium-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Pandemic/Epidemic

Moderate: Religious bigotry

Minor: Medical content, Trafficking, Adult/minor relationship, Gun violence, and Death of parent

berodatheelf's review against another edition

emotional hopeful reflective slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.5

A rich dystopian novel that focuses on several characters pre and post pandemic that is lyrically written. It was an interesting deep dive into the psyche of humans and humanity itself.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Pandemic/Epidemic

Moderate: Blood

Minor: Death, Infidelity, Medical trauma, Mental illness, Medical content, Child death, Grief, Suicide, Religious bigotry, and Death of parent

kalie_glenn's review against another edition

adventurous dark hopeful 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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Pandemic/Epidemic

mdordine's review

emotional hopeful mysterious sad 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Gun violence and Pandemic/Epidemic

A pandemic plays a major role in the book, although the disease and its effects are not described in great detail.

lay_kone's review

adventurous dark reflective tense medium-paced

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Pregnancy, Pandemic/Epidemic, Suicide, Medical content, Gun violence, and Death

gingerine's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional inspiring sad slow-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Pandemic/Epidemic

scockroft's review

hopeful reflective sad medium-paced

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

4.5

A story about what humans hold onto as they enter a desolate world.  Finding joy and purpose in art, creation, and the stories of yesterday.  As a cancer survivor, this story resonated with me with its themes of moving on after tragedy and what  truly matters when you are left with nothing.  “Because survival is insufficient”.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Pandemic/Epidemic

Moderate: Violence

mypoormeatball's review

emotional hopeful inspiring reflective 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

5.0

This is a truly special book. I read it for the first time in 2018 and am re-reading it for the first time. I was curious to see how it hit after the pandemic, especially since I have recommended it for years as one of the most influential and favorite novels I have ever read. It is human and beautiful. 

Here is the spirit of this novel to me:
Imagine, on plain and  warm day, a cherished adult mentor, in their old age, clutches you to their chest in a moment you’re vulnerable — a child, you’re grappling with the kind of profound disappointment and fear of growing up kids can’t always put into words — and as they hold you every memory of their own life and childhood and that of everyone they’ve ever loved,  known in passing, and never met flashes before their eyes and they understand and love you and themselves and everyone on earth better than they could ever put into words. And then they rub you on the head and give you a snack and you feel a little better. They watch you play outside while they sit in a porch chair and think about how you both will be grow forever and ever and ever, warmth squeezing the air out of their heart and lungs.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Pandemic/Epidemic

Moderate: Pandemic/Epidemic

Minor: Child abuse, Sexual assault, and Domestic abuse