Reviews tagging 'Pandemic/Epidemic'

The Road by Cormac McCarthy

9 reviews

leedar's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional sad tense slow-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? Yes

4.5

The book straddles the line of haunting and beautiful. The plot is often haunting but the beauty of the novel lies in the prose and the message, that love persists and is powerful. 
The plot moves slowly and at times feels rather redundant and Cormac McCarthy’s writing can often feel as though it’s somewhere between excessively verbose and poetically beautiful; nonetheless, despite having a good suspicion for how the book would end by the time I got there, I was reduced to tears. Rarely has a book moved me quite like this one. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Child death, Chronic illness, Death, Gore, Mental illness, Self harm, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Violence, Cannibalism, Death of parent, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Injury/Injury detail, and Pandemic/Epidemic

fallen_angel1002's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional hopeful informative mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

3.5

 A classic apocalypse tale. It follows the life of a father and his young son as they try to survive in a world that has been destroyed by some form of unnamed apocalypse. Travelling a seemingly endless and dangerous road, the nameless duo are brought across different aspects of the apocalypse, highlighting the different human reactions to a situation such as this. 

There are two reasons that I cannot give this a higher rating; one) the grammar and punctuation are next to nonexistent, which isn't necessarily a bad thing, but it does make it hard to read at times; two) no matter what problems the duo come across, they are solved quickly and without any real consequence- most of what they come across isn't relative to the plot past showing the reader how this new dystopian world has changed people, and it would make little difference to the plot if it wasn't included. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Animal death, Body horror, Death, Gore, Gun violence, Slavery, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Medical content, Cannibalism, Death of parent, Murder, Injury/Injury detail, and Pandemic/Epidemic

absurdpineapples's review against another edition

dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Cursing, Death, Gore, Gun violence, Rape, Slavery, Torture, Violence, Blood, Excrement, Trafficking, Medical trauma, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Fire/Fire injury, Injury/Injury detail, and Pandemic/Epidemic

csmoke85's review against another edition

dark sad medium-paced

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

5.0

A beautifully written, tragic, end of world novel that I could not put down. The man and his son in this story are doing what anything they can to survive the end of times on earth, it’s both horrific and mesmerizing to be on the journey with them while reading this book. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Cannibalism, Death of parent, and Pandemic/Epidemic

kaybronny's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad tense fast-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? Yes

4.5

I cried. A lot. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent and Pandemic/Epidemic

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts, Violence, and Cannibalism

bitterpearl's review against another edition

dark emotional funny hopeful mysterious reflective sad 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? No

5.0

It's an eye-opener about the effects of climate change on our planet, but at the same time the author teaches us that if current society is stripped bare of its material wealth, power, and pleasures, nothing else will help the human race but love.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Child death, Chronic illness, Death, Gore, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Self harm, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Terminal illness, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Cannibalism, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Pregnancy, Sexual harassment, Injury/Injury detail, and Pandemic/Epidemic

emgrbu's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional hopeful informative inspiring sad tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• 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 and Pandemic/Epidemic

Moderate: Gore, Gun violence, Violence, Death of parent, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Child death, Cursing, Vomit, Grief, and Cannibalism

uniquelymace's review against another edition

challenging dark reflective sad tense slow-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Body horror, Child death, Cursing, Death, Gore, Physical abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Torture, Violence, Blood, Excrement, Vomit, Grief, Cannibalism, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Abandonment, and Pandemic/Epidemic

rhianonw's review

dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cannibalism and Pandemic/Epidemic

Moderate: Body horror, Gun violence, Blood, Murder, and Fire/Fire injury

Minor: Animal death, Suicide, Pregnancy, and Abandonment