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Station Eleven by Emily St. John Mandel
3.75
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.

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