Reviews

Station Eleven by Emily St. John Mandel

abbyl819's review against another edition

3.0

I was looking forward to reading this because I typically love dystopian survival. I didn’t end up liking the structure of the plot. It was very meandering and I felt like there were so many different character POVs mixed together that you don’t actually get to know or learn that much about any of them. I’d consider this more literary fiction than a sci-fi/dystopian survival story like I was wanting.

brandongryder's review against another edition

5.0

A reread for my first book of the year. Liked it the first time and loved it this time. Decided to pick it up again after watching the excellent HBO series. I had to suspend belief when I read it the first time (flu pandemic wipes out most of humanity), but the second reading doesn’t seem too far fetched. The seemingly separate story lines merge perfectly to create a great book.

sboselovic's review against another edition

challenging dark reflective medium-paced

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

3.75

raphabonaretti's review against another edition

4.0

Um dramalhão

Não esperava nada desse livro, mas entregou tudo.
É um drama super bem construído, com linhas do tempo e pontos de vista diferentes, mas igualmente interessantes.
Fez com que eu fosse me apegando aos personagens aos poucos, assim como o enredo foi se construindo com o tempo.
É uma história sobre um mundo pós pandemia, mas que não entra muito nos aspectos políticos, causas e questões mais específicas. É como se fosse um recorte de um grupo de pessoas, suas crenças, motivações, relações pessoais vivendo nesse mundo pós pandemia como pano de fundo.
E no final, todas as peças desse emaranhado de histórias e vivências se encaixam, tornando possível contemplar o quebra-cabeças completo.
Que satisfação ver as coisas se encaixando sutilmente dessa forma! Perfeito!
Meses depois dessa leitura e ainda me pego pensando nos personagens.

thu_mck's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark fast-paced

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

4.75

nuzulul_n's review against another edition

hopeful slow-paced

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

2.0

tnhayes's review against another edition

dark medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix

3.5

thevalgarris's review against another edition

dark mysterious 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? It's complicated

4.25

esme_ella's review against another edition

emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

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

5.0

trippyshoes's review against another edition

4.0

It's a very compelling book, and got my attention from the very beginning. It's amazing how the flu and comic books connected so many people, whether or not they knew about said connection. This kind of connection reminded me of All The Light We Cannot See.