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Station Eleven by Emily St. John Mandel

199 reviews

avasbookmark's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional hopeful 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Pandemic/Epidemic and Death

Moderate: Murder and Violence

potassiumk's review against another edition

adventurous dark sad tense medium-paced

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

4.5

Wow!! What a book. At the end, I could NOT put this book down! Parts of the book made me a little emotional, especially the section taking place in the airport. At first I thought the random time skipping was annoying, but now after reading the book I think it was a really great way to write it.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Religious bigotry, Death, Medical content, Kidnapping, Pandemic/Epidemic, and Violence

Moderate: Suicide and Alcohol

Minor: Rape

ivelisse's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious slow-paced

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

4.0

This novel unraveled and tied together in such a satisfying and interesting manner. There is an elegance to what avenues were fleshed out and those that were left with unknown outcomes, mirroring the realities of the reality of the world of Station Eleven.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Death, Kidnapping, Pandemic/Epidemic, and Violence

Minor: Rape

kaelisub's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Pandemic/Epidemic

Moderate: Murder and Violence

saracino's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious 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? No

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Death, and Murder

Moderate: Religious bigotry, Suicide, and Gun violence

Minor: Rape

filipacmiranda's review against another edition

2.0

Generally speaking, I appreciate books whose plots focus on the character's way of life. Their experiences with family and friends, covered in happiness and sorrow, success and despair, tend to make up the type of books that speak to my heart. I find them realistic and honest. None of that was the case with Station Eleven - which was a big surprise.

Although I found it was a nice story, I spent most of my reading time trying to figure out the book's goal. I'm afraid I never understood it. Besides, the fact that none of the characters resonated with me made this read less interesting and dragged on for too long.

In retrospect (and in theory), I understand why so many people loved this book. Even so, I don't think it matched my expectations at all.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Pandemic/Epidemic, Death, and Violence

Moderate: Murder, Gun violence, and Suicide

voikukka's review against another edition

adventurous dark hopeful mysterious 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? No

3.75

Beautiful, hard to put down and gently haunting. Great build up but towards the end it felt a bit rushed and anticlimatic. Unfortunately has a colonial vibe when it comes to the world after the settler apocalypse - dissapointing as the genre has literally no limits, but not surprising.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Pandemic/Epidemic

Moderate: Violence, Injury/Injury detail, Gun violence, and Death

Minor: Rape

krispyyk's review against another edition

adventurous funny reflective sad fast-paced

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

3.0

Lots of stuff going on under the same theme - what makes life meaningful 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Religious bigotry and Pandemic/Epidemic

Minor: Gun violence, Violence, Suicide, Death of parent, Grief, Mental illness, Death, Murder, Rape, and Sexual assault

rainbowarpaint's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Pandemic/Epidemic, Violence, Religious bigotry, and Death

fkshg8465's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious tense slow-paced

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

4.0

This is the third book by this author I have read, and I’ve loved all three of them. She tells stories that are truly unique. No template or formula but simply well woven stories of multiple (dis)connected lives. And just when I was thinking this would be a great script, I found out it was actually made into a TV series. I must add that to my watch list!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Death, Suicide, Gun violence, Grief, Violence, Rape, and Infidelity