Reviews tagging 'Rape'

Station Eleven by Emily St. John Mandel

176 reviews

emcatbee's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional reflective sad fast-paced

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

4.5

A lot that I love in apocalypse books in this one - it had views of the future and views of the immediate aftermath. I loved how the story was interwoven and really well balanced a focus between interrelationships between characters and the apocalypse world. I just feel like Javeen, Tyler and Miranda could have had more/meant more - I feel like there could have been several books following each one!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Pandemic/Epidemic

Minor: Child abuse and Rape

linestavland's review against another edition

reflective

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Pandemic/Epidemic

Moderate: Gun violence

Minor: Rape

erkhaly's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional inspiring reflective sad tense 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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Death, Infidelity, Physical abuse, Sexual violence, Suicide, Violence, Kidnapping, Grief, Religious bigotry, Death of parent, Murder, and Pandemic/Epidemic

Minor: Rape

purplepickle's review

adventurous dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

I set the book down once to go get lunch. I walked outside and a car drove past me on the street. I nearly burst into tears.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Gore, Gun violence, Infidelity, Pedophilia, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Kidnapping, Grief, Stalking, Injury/Injury detail, and Pandemic/Epidemic

Minor: Rape and Sexual assault

chasingpages1's review against another edition

dark sad tense medium-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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Murder, and Pandemic/Epidemic

Moderate: Infidelity and Medical content

Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Child death, Mental illness, Rape, Suicide, Blood, Pregnancy, and Alcohol

wellreadmegs's review against another edition

dark emotional sad medium-paced

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

4.0

This book was a little out of my comfort zone but I had heard good things so I gave it a shot. I wasn't sure how I would feel reading about a pandemic as I hate reading books that mention COVID but I think because this was a different kind of pandemic it still felt like a distant world and not too close to home. 

I enjoyed the way in which this book was written going back and forth between storylines and time frames. I was really rooting for some of the characters. The ending left me a bit disappointed. I was expecting more from the ending and it was just a little quiet and sad. 

Overall a solid book with dystopian vibes. Reminded me at times of The Measure. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Pandemic/Epidemic

Moderate: Gun violence, Violence, and Pandemic/Epidemic

Minor: Rape

avoticat's review against another edition

adventurous hopeful sad 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? Yes

4.0

Thoroughly enjoyed this read. I enjoyed the non-linear storytelling and all of the characters and how they all felt connected through one specific character. The writing was good, a little clunky in some places but not so much to spoil the overall feel.

I personally would have preferred the Prophet to have played a bigger role or presented as a bigger threat overall but regardless, this is still a very enjoyable book.

I would recommend to anyone who enjoys post-apocalyptic speculative fiction.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Death, Suicide, Kidnapping, Murder, and Pandemic/Epidemic

Moderate: Child death, Gun violence, Pedophilia, Rape, Grief, and Religious bigotry

Minor: Racism, Violence, Death of parent, and Abandonment

A lot of these things are not focused or dwelled on, apart from the pandemic of the Georgia Flu. I have noted racism mostly due to the naming of the Georgia Flu.

laketrout87's review against another edition

adventurous fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder

Minor: Rape and Suicide

sierrathepixie's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful sad tense fast-paced

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

4.0

I really liked this it felt unique from other like dystopian novels. I enjoyed it though like it was just nice to get lost in the different storylines. I read this in 2 days and thoroughly enjoyed it. I didn’t watch the show so I didn’t know what I expected the story to really be about but like idk it just excited me and was also sad but engaging.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Rape, Suicide, and Pandemic/Epidemic

roschelle's review against another edition

emotional inspiring mysterious reflective tense 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? No

4.25

The writing in this was so descriptive and immersive that I felt like I was back in the Covid times. I had some stressful dreams on the nights I read this before bed. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence and Violence

Moderate: Death

Minor: Child death, Emotional abuse, Rape, and Death of parent