Reviews tagging 'Grief'

Sea of Tranquility by Emily St. John Mandel

52 reviews

josiee's review against another edition

challenging mysterious reflective sad medium-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? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Cancer, Chronic illness, Death, Misogyny, Forced institutionalization, Grief, Death of parent, Pregnancy, Abandonment, Alcohol, Colonisation, War, Classism, and Pandemic/Epidemic

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

genorgana's review against another edition

mysterious fast-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Grief, and Pandemic/Epidemic

Moderate: Gun violence and Colonisation

Minor: Suicide, Forced institutionalization, and Murder

purplatypus's review against another edition

emotional mysterious reflective medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Pandemic/Epidemic

Moderate: Death, Medical content, Grief, Death of parent, and Colonisation

Minor: Gun violence, Misogyny, Sexism, Suicide, Forced institutionalization, and Vomit

kauliflower's review against another edition

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief and Pandemic/Epidemic

Moderate: War

emmagreenwood's review against another edition

mysterious medium-paced

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

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Confinement, Death, Suicide, Grief, Gaslighting, Alcohol, Colonisation, and Pandemic/Epidemic

pacifickat's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious reflective 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

*review pending*

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Forced institutionalization, Gaslighting, and Pandemic/Epidemic

Moderate: Cursing, Death, and Grief

Minor: Mental illness and Alcohol

Child neglect, memory problems, hallucinations, difficulty discerning reality

maeverose's review against another edition

4.0

This took a long time - about half the book - to grow on me. Up to that point it was very ‘meh’. But then once the stronger sci-fi elements came in I didn’t want to put it down, and the first half became more interesting in hindsight.

I don’t want to say too much, I think it’s better to go into it not knowing much. If you like sci fi stories that involve a mystery but mainly focus on characters, their relationships, and mundane aspects of people’s lives, I would recommend. I found the writing style very easy to read as well, not confusing or difficult as sci-fi books can be for me sometimes, especially with my adhd brain.

The main content warning I would give for this, in the least spoilery way possible: it involves questioning reality. I didn’t personally feel like it was done in a triggering way. It doesn’t dwell on it too much. But if that’s an especially triggering topic for you then that’s something to keep in mind. The spoiler version:

It’s a ‘life is a simulation’ situation. It’s never fully confirmed in the book that this is the case, but it’s strongly suggested.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Violence, Murder, War, Injury/Injury detail, and Pandemic/Epidemic

Moderate: Gun violence, Mental illness, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Suicide, Xenophobia, Grief, and Colonisation

Minor: Drug use, Infidelity, Vomit, and Alcohol

Ptsd flashback involving dismembered bodies - not described in graphic detail. Questioning of reality:

’life is a simulation’ theory

moriahleigh's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Gun violence, Grief, Death of parent, and Pandemic/Epidemic

emilywemily6's review against another edition

mysterious reflective medium-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

4.5

I really enjoyed this book! The author’s writing is really captivating and I loved how all the storylines connected. This was strange sci fi but in a more approachable way than other strange sci fi novels (ex. Annihilation). I also really like the things that I reflected on as the reader and the things that the characters learned through their experiences. I just wish I had more of everything this novel has! More character depth for some of the characters that were skimped out on and more details about the impacts of time travel would have made this perfect. I thoroughly enjoyed myself the whole time I listened to this book.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing and Pandemic/Epidemic

Moderate: Death and Grief

Minor: Gun violence, Vomit, Alcohol, and War