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A review by asterope
Station Eleven by Emily St. John Mandel
emotional
reflective
sad
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
4.25
I'd been meaning to read this for ages, but I needed to give it some time after our own pandemic. I'm glad I picked this as my last book of the year. I flew through it, even though it's a busy time.
It made me so fucking sad. We have a such a good thing here. “I stood looking over my damaged home and tried to forget the sweetness of life on Earth”. The writing is gorgeously dreamlike and melancholy. Absolutely fucking terrifying at times. The characters are delightfully normal and totally believable.
I do feel the book could have been longer, with more of the main plot that followed Kirsten. Not that I didn't morbidly enjoy the flashbacks of how society collapsed, but the main storyline felt a little thin.
I'm looking forward to reading more of her work, although not sure if I'll enjoy it as much to be honest. The post-apocalyptic setting is right up my alley.
It made me so fucking sad. We have a such a good thing here. “I stood looking over my damaged home and tried to forget the sweetness of life on Earth”. The writing is gorgeously dreamlike and melancholy. Absolutely fucking terrifying at times. The characters are delightfully normal and totally believable.
I do feel the book could have been longer, with more of the main plot that followed Kirsten. Not that I didn't morbidly enjoy the flashbacks of how society collapsed, but the main storyline felt a little thin.
I'm looking forward to reading more of her work, although not sure if I'll enjoy it as much to be honest. The post-apocalyptic setting is right up my alley.