Reviews tagging 'Medical trauma'

Station Eleven by Emily St. John Mandel

32 reviews

deezy's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional hopeful mysterious 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Religious bigotry, Death, Kidnapping, and Medical trauma

lemonflower's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Medical trauma, Murder, Death of parent, Grief, Gun violence, Kidnapping, Suicide, and Violence

Minor: Gore, Abandonment, Alcohol, Animal death, Child death, Fire/Fire injury, Pregnancy, Rape, Adult/minor relationship, Blood, Chronic illness, Infidelity, Injury/Injury detail, and Medical content

indiarose8's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny hopeful mysterious reflective sad tense slow-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? No

3.5

Beautifully and poetically written, this book is a dystopian look at humanity and relationships, as well as the role art plays in our lives. I really enjoyed the descriptions but found the switching back and forth between time periods jarring. It also moved a little too slowly for me. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence and Death

Moderate: Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, and Medical trauma

Minor: Sexual violence

cocacolor's review against another edition

adventurous hopeful reflective sad medium-paced

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

4.75

This book absolutely lived up to all its hype. In some ways, I feel like the synopsis is misleading; perhaps half of the book follows Kirsten and the post-apocalyptic timeline. A good half of the book delves deeply into the lives that orbited Arthur Leander in the days before the apocalypse, as Kirsten's did. It never feels as though you're reading two different books, though; although the worlds the characters exist in are vastly different, Mandel's humane, empathetic voice ties it all together. The only reason this novel doesn't get an unquestioned five stars is because I thought one important plot point was unclear at the end:

Is Jeevan's settlement the one that has recreated electricity?

If not, why not? Still, this novel has definitely won a spot on my Favorites shelf.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Medical trauma, and Religious bigotry

Moderate: Violence, Pedophilia, Kidnapping, and Suicide

Minor: Sexual violence

mondovertigo's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful reflective medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Grief, and Medical trauma

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Kidnapping, Infidelity, Child death, Animal death, Violence, Suicide, Stalking, Rape, Pedophilia, and Murder

Minor: Gun violence

realalexmartin's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad tense 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? It's complicated

4.75

Reading this book after being in a pandemic for two years is one way to rehash trauma!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Kidnapping, Medical content, Animal death, Grief, Medical trauma, and Religious bigotry

Moderate: Blood, Car accident, Gun violence, Infidelity, Injury/Injury detail, and Violence

A content warning about the Pandemic. This is the crux of the novel, so it’s inescapable and all encompassing. The current pandemic can feel the same, so I would exercise caution as to not traumatise yourself because the past two years have already traumatised you enough.

nchildebrand's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional hopeful sad tense medium-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Moderate: War and Medical trauma

Minor: Rape, Child death, and Death of parent

ehutton322's review against another edition

adventurous dark reflective tense fast-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Death, Murder, Suicide, and Violence

Moderate: Gun violence, Kidnapping, Medical trauma, Pedophilia, and Religious bigotry

beauty_andbooks's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful mysterious reflective sad tense fast-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

5.0

Take note, folks: It is only May and I think this book will be my favorite read of 2021!

Wow. Thats all I got to say. This book left me speechless. The interconnectivity of the plot and characters was so well done! I just never wanted to put it down. Perhaps that is why I read it within two sittings, which never happens for me. The characters were all so likable and diverse, both culturally and just in their personality. I will say, if you have any sort of PTSD from COVID-19, maybe don't read this book right now. I will suggest you read it in the near future though. The main plot is a flu like disease that wipes out the world. So yeah, before you read, make sure it won't be triggering for you. 

I don't even know how to review this book, because its so good. But if you love dystopian, end of the world type stories, then read this. And even if you just want a book that causes you to sit there and just think, read this book. I am kicking myself for not reading this book sooner when it was recommended to me two years ago! Read it soon!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Terminal illness, Medical trauma, Medical content, Gun violence, Death of parent, Death, and Child death

esmithumland's review against another edition

adventurous dark tense medium-paced

• Strong character development? N/A
• Loveable characters? N/A
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A

5.0

I didn't realize how appropriate this book was when I picked it up, but I'm glad I did. A fascinating story built really well. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Suicide, Terminal illness, Religious bigotry, Medical trauma, Medical content, Gun violence, and Death