Reviews tagging 'Death'

Station Eleven by Emily St. John Mandel

449 reviews

kirame's review against another edition

5.0

challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring mysterious 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: No

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The book is pretty complex. I highly recommend to take notes while reading. Mark characters, their storylines, important events, themes, reoccuring items (for ex. the paperweight). It'll be easier to look back on them (characters often refer to them) and to see how they are conected.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Murder

Moderate: Gun violence, Misogyny, Suicide, Violence, Medical content, Religious bigotry, Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Cancer, Rape, Death of parent, Alcohol

miranda226's review against another edition

5.0

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful sad

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Violence

readbycarina's review against another edition

3.0

dark reflective slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Suicide, Medical content, Trafficking, Kidnapping, Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Death, Emotional abuse, Rape, Pregnancy

Minor: Terminal illness, Blood, Abandonment

naomi_k's review against another edition

5.0

dark emotional hopeful inspiring mysterious 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: Confinement, Death, Emotional abuse, Terminal illness, Violence, Medical content, Trafficking, Grief, Religious bigotry, Medical trauma, Murder, Gaslighting

Moderate: Cursing, Toxic relationship, Forced institutionalization, Kidnapping

Minor: Sexual content, Suicide

bookcaptivated's review against another edition

4.5

adventurous dark emotional 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: No

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Content Warnings

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

Moderate: Infidelity, Pedophilia, Medical content, Kidnapping, Grief

Minor: Animal death, Child death, Panic attacks/disorders, Rape, Suicide, Stalking

kelseak96's review against another edition

5.0

adventurous 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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Amazing. Spectacular. Phenomenal. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Domestic abuse, Infidelity, Physical abuse, Suicide, Violence, Kidnapping, Grief, Medical trauma, Death of parent, Murder

sbsreads's review against another edition

5.0

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: Complicated

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Though this book is marketed as dystopian at first, it takes a reflective and emotional look into the aftermath of an apocalypse with fascinating glimpses into life before and how it affects those who survived. It was very different from most dystopian that I’ve read before and I loved the reflective nature of it!!

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Murder

Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Child death, Sexual assault, Death of parent, Pregnancy

This book is centered in an apocalyptic pandemic so it may be triggering.

cpoersch's review against another edition

4.5

challenging dark emotional hopeful sad tense slow-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: Complicated

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Terminal illness

kinahgrace's review against another edition

4.0

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring mysterious reflective tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Murder

ekfmef's review against another edition

5.0

challenging dark emotional reflective medium-paced

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Oh wow I liked this even better than The Plague by Camus. It's good though that I read this in Year three instead of in 2020, because it hits super close to home. It contains all the trigger warnings as well. 
This book confronts you with how thin the veneer of society is, but in a way that keeps you engaged until the end of the book. It isn't just survival horror, it's a lot of reflection on the gray zones in life and how we generally fill our lives.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Rape, Suicide