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

adventurous emotional hopeful inspiring reflective relaxing sad fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0

After watching the show, I read this book. It’s a somehow calming book despite the post pandemic apocalypse setting. The show took the book almost as a template and complicated each character’s story, enriching (IMO) the original narrative in a way that was not antithetical to the original but really enhanced it. I enjoyed reading what the characters were sensing and thinking, the way the author describes the forest and heightened awareness of the dangerous world. At the end, I felt extremely thankful for what we have.