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A review by bookmarkedjosie
Station Eleven by Emily St. John Mandel
3.0
Station Eleven, by Emily St-John Mandel, is a medium-paced dystopian fiction novel. It's set up in a post-pandemic world, going back and forth between timelines, before and after the Georgian flu killed most of the population.
I read this book because it was chosen for the bookclub I'm in with some friends. I hadn't heard about it before, but it seemed pretty notorious.
I expected quite a lot from this book, seeing how much praise it got. I read the first few pages and was excited to read about a post-apocalyptic world, but l'd say I was a bit disappointed. The rest of the novel is not really what I expected it to be.
The idea is really good. Some parts were good too! Reading it after COVID-19 makes it relatable in a way. But I feel like we're missing a lot of things and some parts of the story were left out. I was left expecting more after the last page. I wish the characters were more developed and we had more information on whatever happened to some of them.
I did like that the characters ended up linked in some way. I also liked the more "action-packed' chapters but there weren't that many, in my opinion. The characters felt pretty one dimensional. There wasn't much character development. I feel like the story wasn't really going anywhere. We were mainly reminiscing about the past and walking towards one destination, but once reached, nothing really happened.
The book can be great for bookclubs as it can bring some discussions, but as for personal reading, I guess it's not for me!
I read this book because it was chosen for the bookclub I'm in with some friends. I hadn't heard about it before, but it seemed pretty notorious.
I expected quite a lot from this book, seeing how much praise it got. I read the first few pages and was excited to read about a post-apocalyptic world, but l'd say I was a bit disappointed. The rest of the novel is not really what I expected it to be.
The idea is really good. Some parts were good too! Reading it after COVID-19 makes it relatable in a way. But I feel like we're missing a lot of things and some parts of the story were left out. I was left expecting more after the last page. I wish the characters were more developed and we had more information on whatever happened to some of them.
I did like that the characters ended up linked in some way. I also liked the more "action-packed' chapters but there weren't that many, in my opinion. The characters felt pretty one dimensional. There wasn't much character development. I feel like the story wasn't really going anywhere. We were mainly reminiscing about the past and walking towards one destination, but once reached, nothing really happened.
The book can be great for bookclubs as it can bring some discussions, but as for personal reading, I guess it's not for me!