Reviews tagging 'Death'

Station Eleven by Emily St. John Mandel

444 reviews

leneliest's review against another edition

5.0

adventurous hopeful mysterious sad medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Pandemic/Epidemic

Minor: Mental illness, Rape

bookswithbethx's review against another edition

5.0

adventurous dark emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Animal death, Child abuse, Death, Gun violence, Mental illness, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Sexism, Sexual violence, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Grief, Murder, Pregnancy, Abandonment, Pandemic/Epidemic

spineofthesaurus's review against another edition

4.0

dark emotional hopeful reflective sad tense 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Misogyny, Suicide, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Blood, Medical content, Kidnapping, Grief, Medical trauma, Murder, Pandemic/Epidemic

Moderate: Ableism, Alcoholism, Animal death, Child death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Infidelity, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Trafficking, Religious bigotry, Stalking, Abandonment, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Sexual violence, Car accident, Pregnancy

jg34's review

3.5

adventurous challenging dark sad tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

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I’ll start by saying that science fiction/dystopian is not really my usual genre so I think the areas that fell flat for me is due to that. There are a lot of characters and it was hard to keep track of all their storylines. I think I may have enjoyed it more if it focused in depth on one or two characters instead of these snippets from multiple people. I wanted to know more about Jeevan, maybe learn more about the people in the troupe or how Kirsten came to join them. Maybe could have snuck in a bit of a love story?? At first I also felt a bit unsatisfied with the ending but I think I’m coming around to it

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Pandemic/Epidemic

Moderate: Gun violence, Violence, Blood, Religious bigotry, Murder, Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Animal death, Domestic abuse, Pedophilia, Suicide

This story is about a post epidemic world and all the survivalism stuff that comes with living in a collapsed society

arborapollonis's review against another edition

5.0

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring reflective tense

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Grief, Pandemic/Epidemic

bdingz's review against another edition

3.75

dark reflective tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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From what I’d previously heard about this book, I was expecting more horror or thriller elements. Once I realized that wasn’t accurate, I had to set those expectations aside and enjoy the story for what it was. I liked how the stories all intertwined, although I liked reading about some characters more than others. I would’ve liked a bit more focus on Kristen and the Symphony. 

Annoying trope of

disabled people killing themselves because they’re a burden—not once, but twice.

Still, I loved the writing style. I hope to read more from Emily St. John Mandel.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Pandemic/Epidemic

Moderate: Gun violence, Violence

Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Domestic abuse, Infidelity, Rape, Suicide

brindolyn's review

3.5

dark emotional hopeful reflective sad tense slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Pandemic/Epidemic

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Death, Gun violence, Infidelity, Medical content, Murder

maevebm's review against another edition

5.0

dark emotional hopeful 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

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Human, consequential, and anxiety-inducing, lol. Considering that the book was written well before covid, I find Mandel’s understanding of human behavior in the face of uncertainty and death remarkable. I loved the connections between the characters  and the pacing of the story. The central theme/connector of the fine arts was most compelling. It is important to remember that arts matter and may be the last bit of humanity when everything else goes away.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Suicide, Violence, Pandemic/Epidemic

Moderate: Gun violence, Murder

analenegrace's review against another edition

5.0

adventurous challenging emotional hopeful reflective tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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I'd known of the HBO show but I hadn't ever watched it, and I'm glad I haven't. This book is so engaging, beautiful, and made me think so much about what makes humanity. 

It's simultaneously an easy read because of how well-written it is, but also so hard to read in a post-2020 world where COVID fundamentally changed so many things. So much of the book was familiar; Mandel has a keen understanding of how we as a society react to things. Some of the standouts include a dedication to theater and the arts, a dedication to preservation, and relying on religion to the point of madness. All of these things were seen in our pandemic as well as in this book. 

I cannot recommend it enough, and I will probably be thinking about it for a long time after reading. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Gun violence, Mental illness, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Kidnapping, Grief, Religious bigotry, Medical trauma, Murder, Gaslighting, Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail, Pandemic/Epidemic

kaileerosen's review

4.0

adventurous dark tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Suicide

Minor: Death