A review by realalexmartin
Station Eleven by Emily St. John Mandel

dark emotional reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

4.75

Reading this book after being in a pandemic for two years is one way to rehash trauma!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Kidnapping, Medical content, Animal death, Grief, Medical trauma, and Religious bigotry

Moderate: Blood, Car accident, Gun violence, Infidelity, Injury/Injury detail, and Violence

A content warning about the Pandemic. This is the crux of the novel, so it’s inescapable and all encompassing. The current pandemic can feel the same, so I would exercise caution as to not traumatise yourself because the past two years have already traumatised you enough.