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Station Eleven by Emily St. John Mandel

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sarsh's review against another edition

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emotional hopeful reflective sad 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

3.25

mle667's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful reflective tense medium-paced

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

4.5

Dystopian but not trauma-porn.

sydinreallife's review against another edition

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5.0

I chose this book for the 2018 Week 11 (Work of Literary Fiction) challenge, and wow did I enjoy this book! It's been on my TBR since 2015, but I somehow just now got around to it. I listened to it on audiobook, and I think that is what helped me get through the tough parts. The jumping around was confusing at first, but I eventually got used to it.

The dystopian future that Mandel presents is eerily plausible, and I had to remind myself several times that the Georgia Flu doesn't actually exist.

I highly recommend this book if you are interested in dystopians, and I enjoyed the musical elements as well.

bookwormlizy's review against another edition

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reflective sad slow-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character

3.5

ess_bee's review against another edition

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adventurous emotional hopeful sad slow-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

thereadandseek's review against another edition

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challenging dark emotional hopeful medium-paced

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

3.0

sierrathepixie's review against another edition

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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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