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A review by book_bound
Station Eleven by Emily St. John Mandel
5.0
"Survival is insufficient"
Honestly, what a fantastic speculative dystopian novel. It's my all time favorite of this genre thus far.
The pacing of this novel was phenomenal. I loved how nothing was linear, but everything connected. It made each moment satisfying. Because she organized this way, it seemed as if each chapter had a climatic feel. It was refreshing to be so absorbed in these pages
Each character meant something to me as well. Their lives, no matter how insignificant in the scheme of time, actually impacted history in some way.
And another thing, some quotes in here fully resonated with me (like the opening quote above).
What would we really miss if humankind seemed to vanish? We don't think about the under appreciated things like insulin or the Internet. Mandel asked these questions a lot, and it reminded how much I take for granted in my life. What would I do without electricity? Air conditioning? A mode of transportation? She really forced me to reflect every tool or gadget that make my life easier.
Honestly, what a fantastic speculative dystopian novel. It's my all time favorite of this genre thus far.
The pacing of this novel was phenomenal. I loved how nothing was linear, but everything connected. It made each moment satisfying. Because she organized this way, it seemed as if each chapter had a climatic feel. It was refreshing to be so absorbed in these pages
Each character meant something to me as well. Their lives, no matter how insignificant in the scheme of time, actually impacted history in some way.
And another thing, some quotes in here fully resonated with me (like the opening quote above).
What would we really miss if humankind seemed to vanish? We don't think about the under appreciated things like insulin or the Internet. Mandel asked these questions a lot, and it reminded how much I take for granted in my life. What would I do without electricity? Air conditioning? A mode of transportation? She really forced me to reflect every tool or gadget that make my life easier.