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Station Eleven by Emily St. John Mandel

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ccrutcher's review against another edition

5.0

It opens with an eerie post-apocalyptic world after a pandemic. So eerie in fact, I had to put this book away for awhile because it felt a little “too soon” in the era of c*vid. But I picked the book back up recently, and found that this isn’t a thriller or scary book at all, but a deeply important story (stories, actually) about the human condition, and what truly matters at the end of everything.

I cried more than once in the final 1/3 of the book.

A couple poignant parts that linger with me

- the fate of the people on the Air Gradia jet
- the man who tells Clark the last phone call he ever made - before you couldn’t making calls anymore - was to his boss, instead of to his family

Oof.

kristiej2001's review against another edition

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adventurous fast-paced

4.0

hasb's review against another edition

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adventurous medium-paced

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

4.5

camillahu's review against another edition

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reflective medium-paced

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

4.75

yeah_nahnia's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging emotional hopeful reflective relaxing sad slow-paced

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

4.5

4.5 stars. I've always been a fan of quiet apocalyptic novels, stories where people try to rebuild and get on with their lives despite insurmountable odds. Definitely more hopeful than something like The Road, and I really appreciated it ❤️