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Station Eleven by Emily St. John Mandel

29 reviews

gaymoonreader's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful inspiring medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Infidelity, Toxic relationship, Violence, Medical content, Kidnapping, Grief, Religious bigotry, Murder, Injury/Injury detail, and Pandemic/Epidemic

Moderate: Drug use and Alcohol

Minor: Sexual assault

ottercorg's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

3.5

I had heard nothing but amazing things about this book...so unfortunately I had very high expectations and ended up feeling a bit let down. I think if I wasn't spending the whole time wondering, "When does it get as good as everyone said it is?" I would've enjoyed it a lot more.

However! About halfway through I did start to really dig my teeth into it. As with a lot of the books I've read recently, once things started to fall into place and I started to see the connections, I got a lot more interested.

The concept is certainly interesting, the characters were fine, I just wanted...more.

I wish it had been two books. One about "the before" and one about "the after," but I understand that you can't predict success and if you aren't sure you'll get a second book deal, you might as well put both stories in one.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Child death, Death, Gun violence, Infidelity, Rape, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail, and Pandemic/Epidemic

chasingpages1's review against another edition

dark sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Murder, and Pandemic/Epidemic

Moderate: Infidelity and Medical content

Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Child death, Mental illness, Rape, Suicide, Blood, Pregnancy, and Alcohol

purplatypus's review against another edition

adventurous challenging hopeful reflective slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Suicide, Terminal illness, Violence, Medical content, Kidnapping, Grief, Murder, and Pandemic/Epidemic

Moderate: Gun violence and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Alcoholism, Child death, Rape, and Alcohol

mbelle97's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gun violence, Violence, and Pandemic/Epidemic

Moderate: Child death, Kidnapping, Grief, and Death of parent

Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Infidelity, Rape, Sexual assault, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Stalking, Pregnancy, and Alcohol

content warning: cults, religious zealots

jillianselene's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful mysterious reflective sad tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Death, Suicide, Grief, Religious bigotry, Murder, and Pandemic/Epidemic

Moderate: Animal death, Kidnapping, Abandonment, and Alcohol

Minor: Gun violence, Rape, Medical content, and Pregnancy

rmkg's review against another edition

reflective

My kind of book--a tapestry of characters, a sprinkling of sci-fi, reflections on how we use art to make meaning in our lives. Really lovely stuff. Left me very grateful for modern conveniences.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide, Murder, and Pandemic/Epidemic

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Child death, Death, Gun violence, Grief, and Alcohol

Minor: Injury/Injury detail

potassiumk's review against another edition

adventurous dark sad tense medium-paced

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

4.5

Wow!! What a book. At the end, I could NOT put this book down! Parts of the book made me a little emotional, especially the section taking place in the airport. At first I thought the random time skipping was annoying, but now after reading the book I think it was a really great way to write it.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gun violence, Violence, Medical content, Kidnapping, Grief, Religious bigotry, Murder, Injury/Injury detail, and Pandemic/Epidemic

Moderate: Suicide and Alcohol

Minor: Rape

parfait52's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.75

It took me several months to get through this book, which is saying something because it's fairly short. Every time I picked it up, I was interested enough. Once I put it down, though, I didn't feel the need to pick it back up. This book doesn't really have a plot so much as it has a story. And once you figure out how the story is forming and the author is doing, it's very easy to know where it's going to go. At times, I found the writing to be beautiful and profound. I found the concept fascinating, but the execution was stifling at points. There were several parts of the book that I personally found very boring and wanted to get past immediately. Overall, not a bad read. There are just books I've enjoyed more.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Cursing, Death, Gun violence, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Kidnapping, Stalking, Death of parent, Murder, Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail, and Pandemic/Epidemic

Minor: Alcoholism, Child death, Drug use, Rape, Sexual assault, and Pregnancy

annaofjesup's review against another edition

adventurous reflective slow-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Pandemic/Epidemic

Moderate: Death, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Grief, Murder, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Child death, Confinement, Cursing, Rape, Sexual assault, Car accident, Death of parent, and Pregnancy