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A review by lyssaczernek
Station Eleven by Emily St. John Mandel
3.5
3.5 - Station Eleven is a character focused book which means the plot is very slow. This isn’t an issue if the characters are super well developed and interesting. For me, the characters were interesting but not that developed. I didn’t know why they were making certain decisions or what was driving their desires.
For example, one of the main characters has a memory gap of about a year that is mentioned several times but is never explored. She never recovers the memory and I feel that leaves readers guessing in a bad way. Another character spent several years in a cult but we never see those events in any of the flash backs. Instead the more mundane details are explored. And I could tell this book was supposed to be focused on every-day life, but it could have used a hint of some more interesting plot points.
For example, one of the main characters has a memory gap of about a year that is mentioned several times but is never explored. She never recovers the memory and I feel that leaves readers guessing in a bad way. Another character spent several years in a cult but we never see those events in any of the flash backs. Instead the more mundane details are explored. And I could tell this book was supposed to be focused on every-day life, but it could have used a hint of some more interesting plot points.