Reviews tagging 'Medical content'

Station Eleven by Emily St. John Mandel

79 reviews

eleanorvancestan's review against another edition

emotional hopeful inspiring reflective 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

5.0

My favourite book of the year and one of my favourites ever. If i could rate this any higher I would. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Medical trauma, Grief, Terminal illness, Medical content, and Death

Moderate: Child death

Minor: Sexual assault

the whole book centers around a deadly pandemic and the societal collapse that followed. Could hit close to home after Covid 19

lynxpardinus's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Pandemic/Epidemic, Medical content, Suicide, Adult/minor relationship, Child death, Death, Gun violence, Kidnapping, and Violence

Moderate: Toxic relationship, Blood, Colonisation, Death of parent, Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, Ableism, Alcohol, Animal death, Drug use, Infidelity, Pedophilia, and Religious bigotry

Minor: Rape and War

Adult/minor relationship warning is partially for a couple who met when one was a minor. Ableism warning is for the trope of a disabled character dying as part of an abled character's story. Colonisation warning is just in case, for discussion of Israel in a normalized light.

larbster90's review against another edition

adventurous challenging reflective medium-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gun violence, Medical content, and Murder

Moderate: Blood, Child death, and Grief

Minor: Alcohol, Death of parent, Chronic illness, Infidelity, Rape, Suicide, and Terminal illness

nicoleisalwaysreading's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense slow-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? Yes

3.5

something about finishing a ESJM book in the wee hours of the morning….
This book made me feel a very specific way. It really worried me at first. There was anxiety sitting in my chest. Its virus’s total destruction scared me and reminded me of how I felt in 2020. I think that’s why I rushed to finish the second half. I wanted it to be over. But there were sparks of joy and moments of the beauty of humanity, of the hope of re-starting and of invention that lifted the tone for me. I think Miranda was my favorite character, but just like Sea of Tranquility, I do think this author trades character development for “aha!” moments at the reveals of the connections.

I cannot fathom the difference of reading this book before COVID and now. It’s still almost too much for me. Curious to see how the show will sit with me.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Terminal illness, Grief, Medical content, and Medical trauma

Moderate: Panic attacks/disorders

kirame's review against another edition

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

5.0

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: Murder and Death

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

Minor: Cancer, Alcohol, Death of parent, and Rape

readbycarina's review against another edition

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? It's complicated

3.0

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Content Warnings

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

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

Minor: Blood, Abandonment, and Terminal illness

naomi_k's review against another edition

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Religious bigotry, Terminal illness, Grief, Medical trauma, Murder, Confinement, Violence, Death, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Medical content, and Trafficking

Moderate: Kidnapping, Cursing, Toxic relationship, and Forced institutionalization

Minor: Sexual content and Suicide

bookcaptivated's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional reflective tense medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

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

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

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

whatathymeitwas's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• 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: Death, Terminal illness, Grief, Death of parent, and Child death

Moderate: Panic attacks/disorders, Domestic abuse, Gun violence, Blood, Alcohol, Cursing, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Murder, and Violence

Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Car accident, Kidnapping, Pedophilia, Animal death, Mental illness, Drug use, Pregnancy, Rape, and Sexual content

emilyplun's review against another edition

reflective medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Death, Gun violence, and Religious bigotry

Moderate: Suicide and Medical content