Reviews tagging 'Pandemic/Epidemic'

Station Eleven by Emily St. John Mandel

147 reviews

podanotherjessi's review against another edition

challenging dark slow-paced

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

3.75

I liked it! I think the story itself is told in this really neat way where it avoids a lot of (imo) more interesting narrative, or at least more typical pandemic/post apocalyptic stories - like the actual fall of civilization, or how society started to revive - and the result is this kind of negative space image that I really like. The pandemic itself is done in a way that settles into the uncanny valley. It's got a lot of elements of how that played out in real life, but it's just a little off in a way that makes it more extreme but not quite believable, but in a way that I found enjoyable if off-putting.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Pandemic/Epidemic and Death

Moderate: Murder and Sexual harassment

elliegreiber's review against another edition

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 against another edition

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 against another edition

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 against another edition

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 against another edition

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