Reviews tagging 'Pandemic/Epidemic'

How High We Go in the Dark by Sequoia Nagamatsu

109 reviews

pacifickat's review against another edition

emotional hopeful reflective sad slow-paced

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

5.0

This book is exactly the sort of thing I would love: a series of loosely interconnected short stories that serve as vignettes of people's lives surroinding a central world-altering event. I will write a more thorough reveiw later, but for now suffice it to say that I loved this book, its style, its many distinct voices, and the audiobook narration was perfection.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Grief, Suicide, Pandemic/Epidemic, Child death, Death, and Death of parent

Moderate: Alcohol and Medical content

Minor: Miscarriage, Physical abuse, Racism, and Violence

Euthanasia

cassiafied's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful mysterious sad medium-paced

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

3.5

tried not to cry in college bc of this book🌝🌝🌝

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Death of parent, Child death, Pandemic/Epidemic, and Terminal illness

abyjo's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.0

I feel like I'm sitting here wondering what I just read.

I haven't cried that much over a pig since babe.

 
I loved all the references to past stories as the story continued. 
 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Abandonment, and Pandemic/Epidemic

Moderate: Death, Animal death, Child death, and Suicide

lottpoet's review against another edition

challenging hopeful slow-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Pandemic/Epidemic

alexhodge's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix

5.0

gut wrenching. beautiful writing. inventive stories. emphasis on gut wrenching. this is a book that sticks. it will keep me up at night. i highly recommend it. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Pandemic/Epidemic, Terminal illness, Suicide, Child death, Death, and Chronic illness

otakatoe3's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense fast-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? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Pandemic/Epidemic, Medical content, Medical trauma, Murder, Pregnancy, Cancer, Abandonment, Infidelity, Chronic illness, Child death, Death, Racism, Terminal illness, Confinement, and Grief

nrogers_1030's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional reflective sad tense slow-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Pandemic/Epidemic

spicytomato's review against another edition

dark emotional 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? Yes

5.0

An exploration of humanity and how we respond to loss, grief and destruction on a global scale. Aspects of this book destroyed my heart with poignant stories of incredible heartache and loss. Truly devastating but I couldn’t put it down. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Pandemic/Epidemic, Child death, Death, and Suicide

st_ender's review against another edition

hopeful reflective sad medium-paced

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

5.0

Last part sort of let me down but it's still a hit

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death of parent, Terminal illness, Animal death, Medical content, Death, Grief, and Pandemic/Epidemic

Moderate: Medical trauma and Body horror

Minor: Chronic illness, Confinement, Cancer, Pregnancy, Body shaming, and Suicide

Extensive discussion of euthanasia, and anything that can possibly happen to a person once they die.

traciereads's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Child death, Death, Grief, Dysphoria, Cancer, Ableism, Pandemic/Epidemic, and Chronic illness

Moderate: Self harm, Addiction, Suicide attempt, Suicide, and Suicidal thoughts

Minor: Abandonment