Reviews tagging 'Religious bigotry'

Station Eleven by Emily St. John Mandel

88 reviews

wreathedinviolets's review against another edition

dark reflective 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death

Moderate: Suicide, Murder, Religious bigotry, Self harm, Sexual assault, Grief, Kidnapping, and Violence

anarchist_al's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark mysterious tense fast-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

An absolutely gorgeous, gorgeous book. Haunting to read after 2020. I loved the twisting timelines and perspectives and finally seeing all the connections form and play out and pass. I want to know everything about this world and every single character. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Kidnapping, Murder, Religious bigotry, Terminal illness, Death, and Grief

Moderate: Suicide, Adult/minor relationship, Child death, Death of parent, and Infidelity

Minor: Rape and Pregnancy

jaan'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? N/A

4.75

Reading this book is emotional. Three years ago, I would have dismissed it as far-fetched, dystopian, post-apocalyptic, doomsday-like, etc. but now, I am uncomfortably aware that this book could have happened. August says: "...given an infinite number of parallel universes, there had to be one where there had been no pandemic and he'd grown up to be a physicist as planned, or one where there had been a pandemic but the virus had had a subtly different genetic structure, some miniscule variance that rendered it survivable." In another universe, I am dead. In another universe, my ears aren't rubbed raw by mask strings at the end of the day. In another universe, everyone I love is dead. My reading notes say that it is very strange I am reading this book after having spent the afternoon watching Interstellar, and I also can't stop thinking that if this book happened to us, and I survived, I would never be able to be vegetarian again. 

We traveled so far and your friendship meant everything. It was very difficult, but there were moments of beauty. Everything ends. I am not afraid. 

Everyone will come away from this book with different understandings. For me, it is about grief, art, and the last people who died. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Grief, and Religious bigotry

Moderate: Sexual violence

Minor: Rape

mouse42's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad tense medium-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

4.5

I know I’m late to the party, but I really enjoyed this book. It gave me a different perspective on life and how humans cope with difficult situations. The interwoven stories of the characters was beautifully done. 

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Content Warnings

Minor: Religious bigotry, Blood, Confinement, Gun violence, Murder, Child death, Death, Death of parent, and Grief

emilia_thereader's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense 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

4.0

A haunting study of humanity and what happens when the world collapses around it. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death and Violence

Moderate: Blood, Murder, Pedophilia, Suicide, Religious bigotry, Grief, and Adult/minor relationship

Minor: Kidnapping and Gun violence

irisestacansado's review against another edition

dark reflective sad slow-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Religious bigotry, Death, and Violence

Moderate: Child death

Minor: Sexual violence and Domestic abuse

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

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

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