Reviews tagging 'Terminal illness'

Das Meer der endlosen Ruhe by Emily St. John Mandel

21 reviews

nyxlikesbook's review against another edition

mysterious reflective sad medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief and Pandemic/Epidemic

Moderate: Death and Terminal illness

Minor: Gore, Gun violence, War, and Injury/Injury detail

maelikesbooks's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful mysterious fast-paced

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

4.5

I don’t usually like time travel stories, but this was a perfect one. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement and Pandemic/Epidemic

Moderate: Death, Misogyny, Terminal illness, Death of parent, Colonisation, and Deportation

Minor: Child abuse

norwegianforestreader's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Death, Gun violence, Mental illness, Sexism, Suicide, Terminal illness, Vomit, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Abandonment, Colonisation, War, Injury/Injury detail, Classism, Deportation, and Pandemic/Epidemic

summerb's review against another edition

adventurous challenging mysterious reflective medium-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Colonisation and Pandemic/Epidemic

Minor: Animal cruelty, Bullying, Cancer, Chronic illness, Death, Drug use, Genocide, Gun violence, Infidelity, Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Terminal illness, Forced institutionalization, Excrement, Vomit, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Gaslighting, Alcohol, and Sexual harassment

axel_p's review against another edition

challenging slow-paced

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

3.0

ok

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Content Warnings

Minor: Confinement, Gun violence, Suicide, Terminal illness, Medical trauma, Death of parent, and Injury/Injury detail

naomiysl's review against another edition

emotional mysterious reflective slow-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? Yes

3.5

A bit too neat of an ending, but I have to admit that the pandemic scenes really made me feel seen, especially those that describe being a wfh parent under lockdown. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Terminal illness

Minor: Gun violence

mccluskyn's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful inspiring sad tense medium-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Chronic illness and Terminal illness

stagemanaginger's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious reflective tense fast-paced

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

2.75

Hard to follow at times. I loved Station Eleven so I thought I would love this, too, but it was mostly a struggle to get through it even with it being so short

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Terminal illness, and Grief

athryn's review against another edition

emotional mysterious reflective fast-paced

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

4.5

This isn't my typical kind of science fiction read. It's a lot more reflective and contemplative, but she definitely nailed the setting and the premise. The story was very intriguing and kept me engaged. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Terminal illness

This is a post pandemic book with descriptions on life during a pandemic, which could be triggering.

lavend3r_cactus's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious reflective 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? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death and Terminal illness

Moderate: War

Minor: Suicide