Reviews tagging 'War'

Pandemia by Lawrence Wright

4 reviews

cloroxcrew's review against another edition

adventurous dark tense medium-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? It's complicated

1.0

dawg....this book sucks. Its got it all, racism, misogyny, an Arabian prince who is also a doctor.  Horrible. 
:(  It could have been good if we focused on this guy reuniting with his kids instead of us spending 13 of my real life hours building up to them coming back together only for it to happen off page. I do think the Wikipedia dumps of information throughout the book only serve to distract you from how infuriating the actual plot is. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Child death, Death, Gore, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexism, Sexual assault, Terminal illness, Blood, Medical content, Religious bigotry, Medical trauma, Death of parent, Murder, Abandonment, Sexual harassment, War, Injury/Injury detail, and Pandemic/Epidemic

Moderate: Child abuse, Chronic illness, Vomit, Islamophobia, Pregnancy, and Colonisation

falseprophet's review against another edition

emotional informative sad tense medium-paced

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

4.0

sobs and cries this book is so.... oh my god.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Death, Medical content, Medical trauma, Death of parent, Abandonment, and Pandemic/Epidemic

Moderate: Animal death, War, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Rape

anarmandameg's review against another edition

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Child death, Death, Gore, Racism, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Medical content, Grief, Medical trauma, Death of parent, War, Injury/Injury detail, and Pandemic/Epidemic

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Drug use, Homophobia, Racism, Terminal illness, Xenophobia, Dementia, Religious bigotry, and Colonisation

Minor: Drug use, Hate crime, Infertility, Racism, Suicidal thoughts, Police brutality, Islamophobia, Religious bigotry, Death of parent, Murder, Alcohol, and Colonisation

ripxreads's review against another edition

dark emotional fast-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? It's complicated

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Grief, and Death of parent

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Genocide, Xenophobia, Islamophobia, Medical content, and War

Minor: Racism, Sexual violence, Violence, and Antisemitism