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adventurous
dark
emotional
hopeful
mysterious
reflective
sad
tense
medium-paced
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Content Warnings
Graphic: Animal death, Child death, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Infidelity, Mental illness, Suicide, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Grief, Murder
Moderate: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Child abuse, Gore, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Kidnapping, Religious bigotry, Death of parent
Minor: Cancer, Chronic illness, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Panic attacks/disorders, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Terminal illness, Excrement
emotional
hopeful
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Content Warnings
Moderate: Death, Suicide, Murder
Minor: Rape
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
funny
mysterious
sad
tense
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
As you wander through the stories of all the different characters, and on different points of the timeline as well, it can feel a little jarring and disjointed.
Keep going.
The last quarter of the book beautifully ties all the stories together, connecting the Before Times and After Times, and giving the reader cause to hope for the future of this world.
Keep going.
The last quarter of the book beautifully ties all the stories together, connecting the Before Times and After Times, and giving the reader cause to hope for the future of this world.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Grief, Religious bigotry
Moderate: Mental illness, Medical content
adventurous
hopeful
tense
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
This was actually the main difference between twenty-one and fifty-one, he decided, the sheer volume of regret.
Been a while since I read a book that checks all the boxes of things I like in a book. The prose, the pacing, the non-linear narrative, the it's terrible but this all will pass message, the characters, the human connections being made in terrible times theme, the entirety of it.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Gun violence
Moderate: Violence, Medical content, Religious bigotry
Minor: Suicide
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
mysterious
reflective
sad
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
At this point I would read everything Emily St. John Mandel writes. Her writing style and her stories are just so special.
I love the melancholic atmosphere and the way she constructs the plot. The different characters with unique voices and stories that seem so random but are somehow connected to each other. I love these connections. One of the revelations was pretty obvious very early on but I still liked the way it was explained bit by bit.
The beginning of the pandemic was so eerie, the world that turned into a giant lost place strangely exciting to explore. I could write so much more about the characters I fell in love with, the friendships and found families formed in impossible times, the world I felt so much for, the small details. And I wish there was more. This book could go on forever.
I love the melancholic atmosphere and the way she constructs the plot. The different characters with unique voices and stories that seem so random but are somehow connected to each other. I love these connections. One of the revelations was pretty obvious very early on but I still liked the way it was explained bit by bit.
The beginning of the pandemic was so eerie, the world that turned into a giant lost place strangely exciting to explore. I could write so much more about the characters I fell in love with, the friendships and found families formed in impossible times, the world I felt so much for, the small details. And I wish there was more. This book could go on forever.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Child death, Death, Gun violence, Infidelity, Suicide, Terminal illness, Violence, Medical content, Grief, Religious bigotry, Death of parent, Murder
challenging
dark
emotional
hopeful
mysterious
reflective
sad
tense
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
Take note, folks: It is only May and I think this book will be my favorite read of 2021!
Wow. Thats all I got to say. This book left me speechless. The interconnectivity of the plot and characters was so well done! I just never wanted to put it down. Perhaps that is why I read it within two sittings, which never happens for me. The characters were all so likable and diverse, both culturally and just in their personality. I will say, if you have any sort of PTSD from COVID-19, maybe don't read this book right now. I will suggest you read it in the near future though. The main plot is a flu like disease that wipes out the world. So yeah, before you read, make sure it won't be triggering for you.
I don't even know how to review this book, because its so good. But if you love dystopian, end of the world type stories, then read this. And even if you just want a book that causes you to sit there and just think, read this book. I am kicking myself for not reading this book sooner when it was recommended to me two years ago! Read it soon!
Wow. Thats all I got to say. This book left me speechless. The interconnectivity of the plot and characters was so well done! I just never wanted to put it down. Perhaps that is why I read it within two sittings, which never happens for me. The characters were all so likable and diverse, both culturally and just in their personality. I will say, if you have any sort of PTSD from COVID-19, maybe don't read this book right now. I will suggest you read it in the near future though. The main plot is a flu like disease that wipes out the world. So yeah, before you read, make sure it won't be triggering for you.
I don't even know how to review this book, because its so good. But if you love dystopian, end of the world type stories, then read this. And even if you just want a book that causes you to sit there and just think, read this book. I am kicking myself for not reading this book sooner when it was recommended to me two years ago! Read it soon!
Content Warnings
Graphic: Child death, Death, Gun violence, Terminal illness, Medical content, Medical trauma, Death of parent, Murder
challenging
dark
emotional
reflective
sad
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
Content Warnings
Graphic: Chronic illness, Death
adventurous
challenging
emotional
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Infidelity, Suicide, Kidnapping, Pandemic/Epidemic
Moderate: Adult/minor relationship
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
reflective
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
Looking for a book about a pandemic to make you forget about our ongoing pandemic? Pandemiception.
Station Eleven is a dystopian science fiction novel written by Emily St. John Mandel. This novel follows a few individuals, looking at their lives before and after a mutation of the swine flu knocks out 99% of the Earth's population and shuts down most of the planet's infrastructure. 🦠❌
cw: pandemic, death, murder, suicide, cults, violence, kidnapping
This book was... wow. Let me start this by saying - if you think this book isn't a great one to read during a pandemic, you get a free pass. Put it back on your TBR shelf for a while. If you're feeling up to it, though, Emily St. John Mandel's writing does NOT disappoint. This novel is beautifully written and hard to put down, unwrapping the intricacy of relationships and survival in a post-apocalyptic world. The only thing that kept this book from being a five ⭐️ read for me was the ending - I felt like the ending was a bit rushed for my liking and didn't address a couple of topics and storylines that I was really curious about.
In short.. check in on your headspace and comfort level before picking this one up, but if you are feeling good about it - you're in for a dystopian treat!
Station Eleven is a dystopian science fiction novel written by Emily St. John Mandel. This novel follows a few individuals, looking at their lives before and after a mutation of the swine flu knocks out 99% of the Earth's population and shuts down most of the planet's infrastructure. 🦠❌
cw: pandemic, death, murder, suicide, cults, violence, kidnapping
This book was... wow. Let me start this by saying - if you think this book isn't a great one to read during a pandemic, you get a free pass. Put it back on your TBR shelf for a while. If you're feeling up to it, though, Emily St. John Mandel's writing does NOT disappoint. This novel is beautifully written and hard to put down, unwrapping the intricacy of relationships and survival in a post-apocalyptic world. The only thing that kept this book from being a five ⭐️ read for me was the ending - I felt like the ending was a bit rushed for my liking and didn't address a couple of topics and storylines that I was really curious about.
In short.. check in on your headspace and comfort level before picking this one up, but if you are feeling good about it - you're in for a dystopian treat!
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Terminal illness, Violence, Grief, Murder
Minor: Adult/minor relationship
adventurous
emotional
hopeful
sad
medium-paced
A nice and unique take on a post collapse civilization. Not much really happens tho and the characters don't develop much. but I love the focus on art as an integral and important part of humanity and society.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death
Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Infidelity, Pedophilia, Kidnapping