Reviews

Station Eleven by Emily St. John Mandel

sam_reads1's review against another edition

adventurous dark reflective sad medium-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? It's complicated

4.5

lyntwhit's review against another edition

5.0

Great book! I listened to an audio version while knitting and it had me hooked, pun intended. I was amazed at how the author connected the characters. It was different than all other post-apocalyptic books I've read so far. The tone (one of quiet acceptance in the way things are now) reminded me of Kunstler's World Made by Hand series. The difference was the traveling group, The Orchestra. Usually people in PA novels are trying to find one stable place they can stay. In this one they flip that on its head by traveling from small "town" to "town" like a band of traveling minstrels from days of yore. I enjoyed hearing the characters' backstories. I also thought it quite original that the 300+ people ended up living in the airport, but makes sense for where so many people would have been at the instant the world imploded.

Spoiler:
Learning that Arthur's son had grown up to be the prophet was cruel and yet perfect in how the story came full circle.

ciararosney's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense medium-paced

3.0

shelbydm's review against another edition

dark hopeful mysterious reflective medium-paced

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

3.0

amyrtlewis's review against another edition

adventurous dark reflective medium-paced

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

4.0

neurosmorgasbord's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad tense slow-paced

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

4.25

jacobferrell's review against another edition

2.0

I could not get into his book. Although the setting was refreshing and fun, I did not care about the characters nor their goal.

maelyn's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful 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

3.75

pinyata's review against another edition

emotional hopeful reflective relaxing medium-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

4.25

“A fragment for my friend—
If your soul left this earth I would follow and find you
Silent, my starship suspended in the night”
- August, page 141

kletersky's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful mysterious reflective sad 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

4.5