Reviews tagging 'Pandemic/Epidemic'

The Book of the Unnamed Midwife by Meg Elison

20 reviews

craftyanty's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional hopeful mysterious reflective 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? No

4.0

This was a thought-provoking story with excellent audiobook narration. Reading it post Covid-19 pandemic is probably a very different experience than reading it when it was first published. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Pandemic/Epidemic, Rape, Sexual violence, Slavery, Suicide, Violence, Death, Sexism, Child death, Abortion, Miscarriage, and Misogyny

Moderate: Trafficking

firefly_reading's review

dark emotional medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Pandemic/Epidemic

Moderate: Miscarriage and Rape

perfectcupoftea's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful reflective sad tense 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? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Child death, Slavery, Child abuse, Pedophilia, Pandemic/Epidemic, Adult/minor relationship, Violence, Trafficking, Toxic relationship, Sexual harassment, Sexual content, Homophobia, Alcohol, Suicide, Sexual violence, Sexism, Self harm, Physical abuse, Medical content, Racism, Murder, Misogyny, Sexual assault, Religious bigotry, Pregnancy, Injury/Injury detail, Infidelity, Rape, Miscarriage, Mental illness, Medical trauma, Kidnapping, Infertility, Drug use, and Death

readinginfl's review against another edition

4.25

I have not stopped thinking about this book. 

*My star number review is based solely on enjoyment. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Kidnapping, Sexual content, Sexism, Sexual violence, Violence, and Pandemic/Epidemic

meaghanelizabook's review

dark emotional mysterious reflective medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Infertility, Child death, Violence, Pandemic/Epidemic, Sexual violence, Sexual harassment, Death, Sexual assault, Child abuse, Blood, Religious bigotry, Murder, Rape, Adult/minor relationship, Pedophilia, Miscarriage, Pregnancy, Misogyny, Sexism, Gun violence, and Grief

Moderate: Suicide

Minor: Vomit

stabilesero's review against another edition

challenging dark 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? It's complicated

5.0

This was an absolutely gut-wrenching story of love, loss, pleasure and pain set in post-apocalyse Earth where women are wiped out and babies cannot be born. 
For me, this hit hard on what it is to be a woman, what hardships it brings already and what can be further brutalised and used to others' advantage when it becomes rare. I also loved the raw description/addition of Dusty's need, want and lust for stimulation, because it added another level to this type of dystopian ficion novel that many other overlook or focus on male pleasure. 
I am thoroughly looking forward to the next two books in this series!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Death, Pregnancy, Medical trauma, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Rape, Sexual content, Violence, Gun violence, Infertility, Mental illness, Sexual violence, Slavery, Pandemic/Epidemic, Abortion, Injury/Injury detail, Sexual harassment, Grief, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Child death, and Kidnapping

ola2109's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense fast-paced

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

2.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Adult/minor relationship, Kidnapping, Violence, Emotional abuse, Murder, Pandemic/Epidemic, Pregnancy, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Rape, Sexism, Abortion, Sexual violence, Slavery, Miscarriage, Blood, Cursing, Physical abuse, and Sexual assault

lady_bountiful's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Child death, Death, Gore, Pandemic/Epidemic, Sexual content, Blood, Violence, Pregnancy, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Slavery, Suicide, Gun violence, Miscarriage, and Murder

smallwallflower's review

challenging dark emotional reflective sad 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

Couldn’t put it down once I started reading. One of those books that stays with you after. Wish I could read it again for the first time

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Suicide, Violence, Sexual assault, Rape, Adult/minor relationship, Death, Sexual violence, Physical abuse, Pregnancy, Pandemic/Epidemic, Miscarriage, Murder, Misogyny, and Slavery

hurlyburlywitch's review

challenging dark emotional 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

4.0

This was dark, and made my insides roil. I found the protagonist compelling, though some of her choices didnt particularly resonate with me. 
Several plot points hit me like a gut punch, but in the end the plot felt rushed, like they'd run out of book to struggle in, rather than running out of struggle. 
One thing that was missing for me was the acknowledgement of trans people, and how they were impacted by a virus that was more deadly for women. In fact, they might have held some clue- was the virus more deadly based on about organs, or hormones, or purely capacity for pregnancy? 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexism, Rape, Violence, Death, Sexual content, Sexual assault, Trafficking, Pregnancy, Sexual violence, Pandemic/Epidemic, and Child death

Moderate: Miscarriage, Medical trauma, Medical content, Gore, Grief, Gun violence, Infertility, Blood, Child abuse, Misogyny, Adult/minor relationship, Drug use, Excrement, Infidelity, Abortion, Injury/Injury detail, Alcohol, Suicide, Murder, Car accident, and Cursing

Minor: Vomit