maddiebusick 's review for:

Station Eleven by Emily St. John Mandel

3.75

adventurous challenging dark hopeful tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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I liked it overall, I wish the ending was stronger for the characters in year 20. It felt really tense and suspenseful for most of the book but the final scene with the prophet just didn’t do it for me for whatever reason, I think maybe it was slightly rushed. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Child death, Chronic illness, Death, Gun violence, Infidelity, Pedophilia, Suicide, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Abandonment

Minor: Rape, Sexual content