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A review by courtneyajw
Station Eleven by Emily St. John Mandel
4.0
Solid 4 stars. Occasionally, the writing is too heavy for the story but overall it's well written and a great idea. There are a lot of characters with extremely different lives. I love books where the characters are only temporarily connected but have a significant impact on each persons life.
This the story of the survivors of a world-ending flu. The flu originates in Eastern Europe (Russia and Georgia) and travels the world via infected patients just like any other flu virus. In a matter of days much of the population is sick or dead. Within weeks, the world is nearly empty and chaos has broken out among those who have survived.
We meet Arthur, Miranda, Kirsten, Clark and a traveling Symphony. Each has a fairly good story line. In my opinion, Miranda's and Clark's are the best. I would read an entire volume on just either one of them and be happy to do so. Arthur's story line was requiredm but at times, I just wasn't interested in what he was doing or thinking. I enjoyed the interactions he had but that's about it.
While Kirsten was well developed, she wasn't extremely interesting. The best thing about her line was simply that we got to learn the most about the transition from current world to post apocalypse with her since she grows up in... sort of.
Over all, it's a great read. I enjoyed it. While there were times when I wanted to skip a few pages to get to the good stuff, I am glad I never did. I would definitely recommend it.
This the story of the survivors of a world-ending flu. The flu originates in Eastern Europe (Russia and Georgia) and travels the world via infected patients just like any other flu virus. In a matter of days much of the population is sick or dead. Within weeks, the world is nearly empty and chaos has broken out among those who have survived.
We meet Arthur, Miranda, Kirsten, Clark and a traveling Symphony. Each has a fairly good story line. In my opinion, Miranda's and Clark's are the best. I would read an entire volume on just either one of them and be happy to do so. Arthur's story line was required
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he's the one that links everyone togetherWhile Kirsten was well developed, she wasn't extremely interesting. The best thing about her line was simply that we got to learn the most about the transition from current world to post apocalypse with her since she grows up in... sort of.
Over all, it's a great read. I enjoyed it. While there were times when I wanted to skip a few pages to get to the good stuff, I am glad I never did. I would definitely recommend it.