Reviews

Station Eleven by Emily St. John Mandel

veganheathen's review against another edition

5.0

I loved the intertwining story lines and the time jumps from past to present. It was such an interesting look at what life could be like if most of the population was gone suddenly. I really enjoyed it and once I got to a certain point, I just couldn't put it down and wanted to spend every spare minute reading.

ateclaw2's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional hopeful mysterious reflective sad tense slow-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

3.5

chelseatm's review against another edition

4.0

At first I was wary because I am kind of sick of dystopia books that have become so formulaic. But this was a surprise. It didn't go to any of the usual tropes. Even the lead female character is in her late twenties. It is a great read that isn't heavy handed in any respect and does well to draw a reader in. It is a multi - character perspective book but all focused on two central events - the flu and the death of a state actor. These events not only define their existence but also contribute to the mysterious elements that are only revealed near the end. I recommend this book highly

hamletfan5000's review against another edition

adventurous dark sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot

5.0

khornstein1's review against another edition

4.0

This is either the perfect time to read this book or the worst possible time.

I liked best the description of the airport mini-civilization. FWIW, I found the Arthur character really unlikeable with not a lot of back story to account for his unlikeability. The non-linear plotline seemed like a distraction from the fact that...there really wasn't any plotline. That said, there was some incredible world-building going on, even though I had a hard time believing it would be so hard to find printed material to read after civilization and that no one had or would find a hand-crank or battery generator to fire up anything electronic past day 10 or whatever (I have both.)

Entertaining and reading while listening to white noise to block out beeps from my neighbor's malfunctioning carbon monoxide alarm made it extra creepy!

krowkid's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective medium-paced

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

3.75

maddyfellover's review against another edition

fast-paced

5.0

maddie_reads_stuff's review against another edition

4.0

A traveling symphony brings Shakespeare to the slowly developing pockets of humanity 20 years after an apocalyptic epidemic.

The audiobook was great!

s_r96's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious reflective 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? No

5.0

kaylabsimon's review

hopeful mysterious medium-paced

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

4.0

I was expecting more post-apocalyptic survival, however there was a lot back and forth about lost love prior to the fall of society. It was still very good despite being different than what I thought it would be.