Reviews tagging 'Colonisation'

Sea of Tranquility by Emily St. John Mandel

53 reviews

quinnyquinnquinn's review

adventurous emotional 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Pandemic/Epidemic

Moderate: Colonisation

Minor: War, Gun violence, and Suicide

locoemsky's review

mysterious reflective medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Minor: Suicide, War, and Colonisation

maelikesbooks's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful mysterious 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? No

4.5

I don’t usually like time travel stories, but this was a perfect one. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement and Pandemic/Epidemic

Moderate: Deportation, Death of parent, Misogyny, Terminal illness, Colonisation, and Death

Minor: Child abuse

adventurouspotato's review

inspiring mysterious reflective medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Pandemic/Epidemic

Minor: Colonisation

pearlisarobot's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious reflective sad fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Colonisation, Classism, Sexism, Xenophobia, Gun violence, Confinement, Alcohol, Forced institutionalization, and Pandemic/Epidemic

ceruleanseas's review

adventurous challenging emotional mysterious reflective medium-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Pandemic/Epidemic

Moderate: Colonisation and Murder

Minor: Death of parent, Grief, and Death

americattt's review against another edition

adventurous 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? No

5.0

“I’ve had the opportunity to speak with a great many people about post apocalyptic literature. I’ve heard a great many theories about why there’s such an interest in the genre…Perhaps we believe on some level that if the world were to end and be remade, if some unthinkable catastrophe were to occur, then perhaps we may be remade too, perhaps into better, more heroic, more honorable people.” 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Pandemic/Epidemic and Death

Moderate: Colonisation

Minor: War

lmy612's review against another edition

adventurous emotional mysterious 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

5.0

I would give this book 10/5 if I could. It’s so beautifully written that “perfect” is the best way to describe it. This is science fiction that is so deeply based on reality that it is 100% believable. This could be our future. This might *need* to be our future. It was a little confusing at the start, because we spend only a little time with each character, but by the half way point I was enthralled. I loved how all the characters tied in together and the ending was *chef’s kiss*. 

I will definitely be reading more of Emily St John Mandel. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Pandemic/Epidemic

Moderate: Confinement, Alcohol, Colonisation, and War

Minor: Cursing, Injury/Injury detail, Blood, Death, Gun violence, and Mental illness

stailysh1's review

mysterious reflective 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

5.0

This book, to me, has a quiet and mysterious atmosphere.  The feel drew me in and it was a quick read.  I think it is a helpful read post-pandemic because although it often feels like the world is ending, this book reminds me that there will always be more life to come.  It was reassuring and an interesting read that had me trying to unravel the mystery until the end.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Pandemic/Epidemic

Moderate: Colonisation

Minor: War, Death, and Genocide

caelysium's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious reflective fast-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? It's complicated

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Pandemic/Epidemic and Death

Moderate: War and Mental illness

Minor: Colonisation