Reviews tagging 'Murder'

Station Eleven by Emily St. John Mandel

166 reviews

nikelback's review against another edition

emotional medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder and Violence

Minor: Rape

pipercurda's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious reflective sad fast-paced

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

4.5

poignantly eerie after having lived through an actual pandemic. i could read a series of ten more of these. some of the best as-you-go world-building i’ve read in a while. devoured in 36 hours. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide and Murder

Minor: Rape

erlenzi's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional hopeful sad tense medium-paced

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

3.75

Unfortunately I saw the HBO limited series first, and actually prefer their adaptation.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death

Moderate: Murder

Minor: Rape

georgiarowe's review against another edition

reflective tense slow-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Murder and Death

lindsaylhunter's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious reflective 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? No

4.0

I don't think I'll ever not enjoy what this author puts out there. She has an uncanny ability to write heartwarming stories that circle back again and again to stay with you.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Pandemic/Epidemic and Death

Moderate: Murder

Minor: Rape

sandysmith's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional reflective 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

So hard to decide where to start with the review of this one, published in 2014, the book explores a dystopia world of those who survive a flu that kills 99.6% of the population within 3/4 hours of contracting the virus. So within 20 years young people are unable to know a time when there was electricity, mobile phones, air travel the internet, cars and so forth and how different people react to this change. The book does hop around different times and different characters, of which there are many, my favourites being Kirsten a child actress, who was 8 when the flu hit. There is a travelling symphony that she d part of, which goes from town to town, in a circuit, giving shows of music with their orchestra or plays, including Shakespeare. On their wagons is the slogan, "Survival is inefficient." From Star Trek Voyager. For me, parts of the book were slow, and I enjoyed the second half of the book more than the first, although it was a bit of a disappointing ending. But boy, does this book make you think and appreciate all of the things we have. I'm just glad I read this now and not when the global pandemic was at its peak. Interesting, thought-provoking, and well written.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Death, and Pandemic/Epidemic

Moderate: Murder, Gun violence, Rape, Suicide, and Kidnapping

zillareaper's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful reflective sad medium-paced

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

4.5

I was surprised how much I liked this book. I’m leaving a review several days from finishing it and the more I reflect, the better I thought it was. It’s a relatively slow book, but I didn’t feel like I was dragging through, but instead just enjoying it at its own pace. And then watching the horrible storytelling of the HBO series after reading, it made me realize how well-webbed this book was. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Murder, Stalking, Violence, Religious bigotry, and Pandemic/Epidemic

Moderate: Kidnapping

Minor: Sexual assault and Pregnancy

rmkg's review against another edition

reflective

My kind of book--a tapestry of characters, a sprinkling of sci-fi, reflections on how we use art to make meaning in our lives. Really lovely stuff. Left me very grateful for modern conveniences.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Pandemic/Epidemic, Murder, and Suicide

Moderate: Death, Adult/minor relationship, Alcohol, Child death, Grief, and Gun violence

Minor: Injury/Injury detail

izzyrbell's review against another edition

adventurous hopeful reflective 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? It's complicated

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Pandemic/Epidemic

Minor: Murder, Religious bigotry, Grief, Gun violence, Kidnapping, Misogyny, Death of parent, Injury/Injury detail, and Child death

fedorasommora's review against another edition

dark mysterious 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? No

2.5

The writing was meh. The story was interesting enough to keep me reading, but I’ve DNFed better books. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Death of parent, Gun violence, Suicide, Kidnapping, Pandemic/Epidemic, Death, Medical content, Misogyny, Murder, and Medical trauma