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A review by halefa
Station Eleven by Emily St. John Mandel
emotional
inspiring
reflective
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
I started reading the book knowing absolutely nothing but the title (it was recommended to me), so oh boy were the first pages an interesting experience! 😅
Especially as I didn't know anything, it took me a while to seriously warm up. I would constantly expect one thing that I know to expect from the genre I thought this book was, only for it to not happen. In the beginning I felt a bit lost.
But looking back, I am so glad I read this book. It's very character focused and reflective and showing humans in their multi dimensions and layers with different experiences and motivations.
While the context of the book sounds like an action story, it is absolutely not! The story is about the experience of a society altering event. Even though one sometimes feels like there is a bad guy or a solution to be found, that is only a minor aspect of the book. Mainly it's about what it does to people when the world and their life siddenly changes.
Overall, I really like that.
BUT there are a few plotlines that are more of the typical action type that feel like they are important - and then they are not. They end a bit abrupt and disappointingly.
Especially as I didn't know anything, it took me a while to seriously warm up. I would constantly expect one thing that I know to expect from the genre I thought this book was, only for it to not happen. In the beginning I felt a bit lost.
But looking back, I am so glad I read this book. It's very character focused and reflective and showing humans in their multi dimensions and layers with different experiences and motivations.
While the context of the book sounds like an action story, it is absolutely not! The story is about the experience of a society altering event. Even though one sometimes feels like there is a bad guy or a solution to be found, that is only a minor aspect of the book. Mainly it's about what it does to people when the world and their life siddenly changes.
Overall, I really like that.
BUT there are a few plotlines that are more of the typical action type that feel like they are important - and then they are not. They end a bit abrupt and disappointingly.