Reviews tagging 'Terminal illness'

Station Eleven by Emily St. John Mandel

68 reviews

hilarylouise's review against another edition

tense slow-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? No

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Religious bigotry and Terminal illness

Moderate: Death, Violence, and Murder

Minor: Rape

clalaure's review against another edition

adventurous dark sad fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Terminal illness and Gun violence

orchidd's review against another edition

dark sad tense medium-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death and Terminal illness

Moderate: Suicide, Child death, Murder, Grief, Violence, and Gun violence

Minor: Rape, Infidelity, Adult/minor relationship, and Child abuse

larbster90's review

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

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

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

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

mynameisrebecca's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional inspiring mysterious medium-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? No

4.75

This book starts off strong and stays strong all throughout. It's a twisted adventure through life before and after a major pandemic that leaves the world in a dystopian, post-apocalyptic state. The narrative follows several protagonists throughout their life, and it's up to the reader to start figuring out how - if at all - their worlds all collide. Despite the dark plot, it's filled with hope, inspiration, and wonder as we see this new world through the character's eyes.  I was hooked until the last page, trying to figure out how everything came together. The only reason it's not a 5 star read for me is that I felt some characters were underdeveloped due to the constantly switching narrative.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Terminal illness

Moderate: Gun violence and Murder

Minor: Blood

The core plot follows the impact of a global pandemic. If you're sensitive to that, I'd avoid.

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