Reviews tagging 'Confinement'

Contagion by Erin Bowman

4 reviews

ezwolf's review

adventurous dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.0

This is an okay sci-fi horror book and if you’re looking for the same kind of horror I am, with isolation and limited time, this might be something to try. 

But I did almost drop it right away because of the way the POV switched constantly and often between paragraphs. It was very confusing from an audiobook standpoint. I feel like it also made it hard to get attached to any of the characters. Over time you’re only left with a handful, but it takes a bit to get there. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Death, Gun violence, Violence, Blood, Grief, Murder, Injury/Injury detail, and Pandemic/Epidemic

Moderate: Gore and Medical content

Minor: Confinement, Terminal illness, Death of parent, and Abandonment

leafy_literature's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.0

Great read! I had a bit of a reading slump half way through, and can't decide if it was because the story got slow or just me being a human. I did nit expect this to become a sort of zombie story, but I really liked it. A more scientific look on how that sort of event might start.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Confinement, Death, Gun violence, and Blood

el_wheel's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark mysterious tense 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? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Chronic illness, Confinement, Death, Gore, Self harm, Suicide, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, and Pandemic/Epidemic

cait's review against another edition

adventurous challenging mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Body horror, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Gore, Gun violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Medical trauma, Suicide attempt, Murder, Toxic friendship, Abandonment, War, and Injury/Injury detail