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wherethewildreadsare 's review for:
Station Eleven
by Emily St. John Mandel
adventurous
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
Ah Station Eleven. I enjoyed you, but I didn’t love you. This is a book club pick through Literati and with the show out, I figured it was a great opportunity to pick it up before I watched it! I regret nothing. While it wasn’t what I expected, I did enjoy it. The story was interestingly based around a character who was NOT the main protagonist. And the way Kirsten’s interviews were intermingled with time jumps from before/ during the outbreak and after, I found to really enjoy! It did take me a minute to get the hang of things but once I was in, I was in! And it did a great job wrapping everything up so that it all came together! I can see this doing incredibly well as a tv show (TWD vibes minus the zombies)
Given that we’re in year 2854629 of our own global pandemic, there are elements that are eerily similar and a little triggering. Had I read before March 2020, it wouldn’t have been an issue but alas we get something different out of books depending on the experiences we’ve had.
Given that we’re in year 2854629 of our own global pandemic, there are elements that are eerily similar and a little triggering. Had I read before March 2020, it wouldn’t have been an issue but alas we get something different out of books depending on the experiences we’ve had.
Moderate: Death, Suicide
Global health Pandemic