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

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

I read this because I LOVED the miniseries. Ultimately, I prefer the miniseries to the book - the ways the stories diverged I almost always preferred the show’s choices to the book’s. Maybe it’s because I saw the show first, who knows? But the book is still terrific. It’s also more melancholy, I think - you get more of a sense of how hard the years between when the story starts (year zero or whatever) and the “present” (year twenty) have been. The book also has more of an interest in recreating society and bringing back what’s been lost, a theme the show diverged from a lot I think. Anyway I look forward eagerly to reading more Emily St. John Mandel in the near future.
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