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A review by trinityb2021
Station Eleven by Emily St. John Mandel
challenging
dark
sad
tense
5.0
5 ⭐️
This is one of those books that’s hard to explain WHY I like it. The characters were good, the plot was interesting, the concept was gripping but I can’t point to a single moment and go “this is why it is good.”
It reminded me a lot of The Last Of Us. While there are no zombies, it is similar because it is a post-apocalyptic world that focuses on human relationships. What makes us human? Why do we form attachments? HOW do we form attachments? Why are these things important? How do you cope with the end of the world? etc. I think the direness and bleakness of the world really amps up those themes to the highest setting and creates for some interesting explorations.
I also liked it because it was realistic. This is honestly a terrifying story. I just survived a pandemic 5 years ago and I don’t even know what I would’ve done if it would’ve been like this. Probably died. I think that made this book even better. This situation was a little TOO relatable. It makes me want to cry just thinking about it.
I wish I could be a fly on a wall in this world and just observe what it is like. I want to see the sites and explore the world. I want to know what happened to those pilots in the airport who flew away. Did they find their families? Did they all die and crash and burn? I still have so many questions at the end of this book but I’m glad they weren’t answered. In that world, information is a extravagance they don’t have. So it makes sense that I don’t get it either.
I think this is a must read book in the post COVID age. It is bleak and scary but also heartwarming at moments. It has a fantastically unsettling vibe and I can't describe it but it deserves 5 stars, trust me.
This is one of those books that’s hard to explain WHY I like it. The characters were good, the plot was interesting, the concept was gripping but I can’t point to a single moment and go “this is why it is good.”
It reminded me a lot of The Last Of Us. While there are no zombies, it is similar because it is a post-apocalyptic world that focuses on human relationships. What makes us human? Why do we form attachments? HOW do we form attachments? Why are these things important? How do you cope with the end of the world? etc. I think the direness and bleakness of the world really amps up those themes to the highest setting and creates for some interesting explorations.
I also liked it because it was realistic. This is honestly a terrifying story. I just survived a pandemic 5 years ago and I don’t even know what I would’ve done if it would’ve been like this. Probably died. I think that made this book even better. This situation was a little TOO relatable. It makes me want to cry just thinking about it.
I wish I could be a fly on a wall in this world and just observe what it is like. I want to see the sites and explore the world. I want to know what happened to those pilots in the airport who flew away. Did they find their families? Did they all die and crash and burn? I still have so many questions at the end of this book but I’m glad they weren’t answered. In that world, information is a extravagance they don’t have. So it makes sense that I don’t get it either.
I think this is a must read book in the post COVID age. It is bleak and scary but also heartwarming at moments. It has a fantastically unsettling vibe and I can't describe it but it deserves 5 stars, trust me.