Station Eleven
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- Author：Emily St. John Mandel
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Reviews
rachel
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like 。 the best book i’ve read in a while like to see the maskers live thru this
Mike
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Very good but reading pandemic literature during a pandemic is bit tough
Bridget Hanson
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 Not sure what to make of this book。 Our first book club book of 2022。 This post apocalyptic story of a pandemic that wiped out 99。9%of the population。 The story jumps from character to character and time just before the pandemic to 20 years later。 The opening chapter introduces us to most of the main characters:Arthur， the actor who does that might on stage。 Jeevan， the paramedic who tries to save him， and Kristin， the young 8 year old actress who liked Arthur。 We learn of the coming pandemic wh Not sure what to make of this book。 Our first book club book of 2022。 This post apocalyptic story of a pandemic that wiped out 99。9%of the population。 The story jumps from character to character and time just before the pandemic to 20 years later。 The opening chapter introduces us to most of the main characters:Arthur， the actor who does that might on stage。 Jeevan， the paramedic who tries to save him， and Kristin， the young 8 year old actress who liked Arthur。 We learn of the coming pandemic when a doctor friend calls Keegan telling him to leave Toronto。 As the book progresses we discover 2 of Arthur's ex wives。 The 1st named Miranda who is writing a graphic novel called Dr。 Eleven and Station Eleven。 20 years into the future Kristin is a survivor who travels with the travelling symphony performing Shakespeare and music for the small towns along Lake Michigan。 We also meet a crazy man called the prophet who I figured out was Arthur's son。 How the characters lives intertwine made me want to find out how the book would end。 Bleak yet somehow hopeful。 Beautifully written I don't know if I would recommend。 。。。more
Chris
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Started this book shortly before finishing the TV show and had a really good time reading it。 It was interesting to see what changed between the show and book， and I liked getting more background into some of the characters。 It's an easy read and quick with a neat writing style。 I'm looking forward to reading more of her books！ Started this book shortly before finishing the TV show and had a really good time reading it。 It was interesting to see what changed between the show and book， and I liked getting more background into some of the characters。 It's an easy read and quick with a neat writing style。 I'm looking forward to reading more of her books！ 。。。more
Юлія Бернацька
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Ця історія розпочалася сніжного зимового вечора в Торонто， коли під час вистави «Король Лір» на сцені театру помирає відомий голлівудський актор。 Той же вечір стає останнім в історії світу， яким ми його знаємо та стає початком відліку нового літочислення – після того， як за лічені дні смертельний вірус винищить 99% відсотків населення Землі。Через двадцять років після колапсу старого світу， ми слідуємо за мандрівною театрально-музичною труппою «Мандрівна симфонія»， яка подорожує по цьому постапок Ця історія розпочалася сніжного зимового вечора в Торонто， коли під час вистави «Король Лір» на сцені театру помирає відомий голлівудський актор。 Той же вечір стає останнім в історії світу， яким ми його знаємо та стає початком відліку нового літочислення – після того， як за лічені дні смертельний вірус винищить 99% відсотків населення Землі。Через двадцять років після колапсу старого світу， ми слідуємо за мандрівною театрально-музичною труппою «Мандрівна симфонія»， яка подорожує по цьому постапокаліптичному світі， ставлячи вистави Шекспіра для маленьких поселень людей， що залишилися。 Одного дня， у пошуках своїх друзів， дорога приводить їх до маленького містечка， яке пало жертвою культу і яким тепер завідує таємничий «пророк»。 Виявивши， що їхні друзі покинули це містечко， «Мандрівна симфонія» вирушає на їхні пошуки до місця， відомого як Музей Цивілізацій， звідки， згідно з історіями， походить родом сам пророк。 Я не знаю， чи володію достатньою кількістю слів， щоб хоч приблизно описати， наскільки сильно я полюбила цю книжку。 Мені хотілося по декілька разів перечитувати кожен рядок і зовсім не хотілося， щоб ця історія колись закінчувалося。 Мені хочеться кричати про неї по всіх усюдах， але також сховати від усіх， хто може її не зрозуміти， або не оцінити。 «Stantion Eleven» - це не та книжка， яку варто читати заради розв’язки。 У кінці ви не знайдете ніяких грандіозних відкриттів чи розгадки таємниць。 Вона розставить усі найменші деталі на свої місця， усе що здавалося таємничим раніше стане вам зрозумілим， але це не книга-загадка。 Перша за все， це книга про конкретні людські долі та те， як вони переплелися між собою， без їхнього ж відома。 Велика частина книжки розповідається у флешбеках。 Ми повертаємося у ті перші дні нового світу та колапсу старого і проживаємо їх разом з героями， в намаганні зрозуміти， яку саме роль вони відіграють у цій історії。 Саме ці флешбеки， для мене були одними з найулюбленіших моментів у книжці， бо я маю непояснювану слабкість до історій про крах цивілізації。 І більшість з них рідко дає мені те， що дала мені ця книга – детальний поденний опис перших днів/місяців/років кінця。 П’ять стадій горя за колишнім життям через які проходять герої。 Спостереження за тим， як помирає та сліпа вперта надія， що світ може повернутися до свого нормального стану， що все може бути як раніше。 Та надія помирає в тиші， як і більшість моторошних речей， що стаються у цій історії。 У тиші останнього телеканалу， що виходив у ефір і який в останні свої дні транслює лише пусту студію， бо там уже нікого не залишилося。 У тиші， яка запала після того， як зник мобільний зв’язок， інтернет та електрика загалом。 У тиші літака， який приземлився якомога далі від аеропорту і з якого так і не вийшов жоден пасажир， бо його не дозволили відчинити。 Бо спочатку， можливо， звідти і були чутні крики， але в певний момент і там запала тиша。 Тиша， в якій він простояв наступні двадцять років。 А коли двадцять років після кінця світу， інколи у дорозі починають зникати люди， це також стається у тиші。 «Ви знаєте， які ми тихі» ， скаже пізніше один з антагоністів і ця фраза звучатиме переконливіше за тисячу погроз， бо всі найстрашніші речі в цій історії відбуваються в тиші。Я дуже ціную， що авторка не перетворила цю історію на чергову криваву， брутальну постапокаліптичну різанину。 Так， тут є і вбивства і жорстокість， але увага ніколи не акцентується саме на них。 Тут є дуже багато моторошних моментів і вони прописані настільки майстерно， що не тільки лякали， але й заворожували мене。 Загалом， атмосферу цієї книжки неможливо передати словами， її можна тільки відчути， зануритися в неї і ніколи не захотіти покидати。 З перших сторінок， з того штучного снігу， що у блакитному світлі спадав на сцену， де помирала легенда Голлівуду， а більшості з присутніх залишалося жити лічені дні， я знала， що ця історія залишиться в моєму серці назавжди。 І саме завдяки тихому повзучому жаху， що оповиває ваше серце протягом усієї історії， той проблиск надії у самому кінці загоряється так яскраво， що затьмарює сяйво зірок。 Бо， вірите чи ні， після всього сказаного мною вище， Stantion Eleven - це історія сповнена надії， це історія про те， що людство завжди прагнутиме більшого і тягнутиметься до нього， попри усе， що ми втратили。 Це історія про людей， які завжди намагатимуться зробити життя трішечки кращим і освітити його новими барвами， бо як гласить девіз «Мандрівної симфонії» - Survival is insufficient 。P。S。 Тепер можна з чистою совістю іти дивтися міні-серіал від HBO і плакати знову。 。。。more
Clara
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3，5⭐
Elf
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 https://cw101。blogspot。com/2022/01/st。。。 https://cw101。blogspot。com/2022/01/st。。。 。。。more
Karen Smith
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Set in America mainly in the years after the Georgia Flu has wiped out over 99% of the world's population。 The story follows a cast of characters who are learning what it is to live in the post-pandemic era and not just how to survive。 Really well written， I loved how the characters all held a thread of connection to one another。 Set in America mainly in the years after the Georgia Flu has wiped out over 99% of the world's population。 The story follows a cast of characters who are learning what it is to live in the post-pandemic era and not just how to survive。 Really well written， I loved how the characters all held a thread of connection to one another。 。。。more
Milla Richardson
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honestly， reading books about pandemics is very weird
Jenny
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I'm not quite sure how it's taken me this long to find this book， but I absolutely loved it。 I'm not quite sure how it's taken me this long to find this book， but I absolutely loved it。 。。。more
Daniel Murray
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Gripping， sad， and wonderfulA story about talent， suffering， and how different people react to fear and the unknown。 Ultimately it’s about caring relationships and special talents。
Craig
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—random thoughts—this book took me a long time because duh pandemic。 but i’m glad I kept coming back to it。 while this book takes a bit to get going， when it does， it is really good。 so keep pushing。pair this book with: Hicksville， Adventures of Kavalier & Clay
Kaia
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This is not remotely going to be considered a proper review， because I don't think I can properly describe just exactly what this book did to me in any coherent way， but I can certainly try for the sake of this review。Station Eleven is a story about the apocalypse， which is really the simplest way to put it。 It follows the lives of its characters both before and after the outbreak of the deadly Georgia Flu， a plot point that honestly hits a little to close during。。。 our current times， and how th This is not remotely going to be considered a proper review， because I don't think I can properly describe just exactly what this book did to me in any coherent way， but I can certainly try for the sake of this review。Station Eleven is a story about the apocalypse， which is really the simplest way to put it。 It follows the lives of its characters both before and after the outbreak of the deadly Georgia Flu， a plot point that honestly hits a little to close during。。。 our current times， and how their stories intertwine with each other before， during， and after the collapse of society。 But it feels like so much more than that。 One of the main groups that we're introduced to is the Travelling Symphony， a group of actors and musicians from all across the continent who have come together to share art and music to the communities that have managed to make a home for themselves in the ruins of the old world。 This book truly leaves you with a feeling， that's the only way I can describe it at the risk of sounding pretentious， an impression deep somewhere inside you。 It is just so wholly about people， the good the bad and the ugly and all， its about people and the things they do to survive and the things they do to cope with unmitigated disaster， which I'm not going to lie hit me incredibly hard。 My friends who has also read Station Eleven described it as being "such a BOOK book" and I feel as though that really applies here， it leaves you silent and stunned in the way only a good book can。 I felt myself getting so genuinely emotional at so many parts of this story that I honestly can't name them all。 The soft， subtle way that the author weaves together all these differing narratives and interconnected storylines and characters truly brings the world to life through them and the way they interact with it。 In short: this book left me emotionally drained and feeling as though I'd been through all five stages of grief at once， I cannot wait to re-read it very soon。 。。。more
MJ （The Book Recluse）
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Station Eleven was a book I was both excited and apprehensive to pick up。 I have yet to hear of anyone who didn’t love it， but it is also about a pandemic that whips out 99% of life。 It hits a bit too close to home。 Having now finished this masterpiece I will say the hype is worth， and ultimately this book is about life。I adore the writing。 I have never read anything by Emily St。 John Mandel before， but I plan to pick up more。 It was beautiful， but not in a flowery lyrical way。 The book has mult Station Eleven was a book I was both excited and apprehensive to pick up。 I have yet to hear of anyone who didn’t love it， but it is also about a pandemic that whips out 99% of life。 It hits a bit too close to home。 Having now finished this masterpiece I will say the hype is worth， and ultimately this book is about life。I adore the writing。 I have never read anything by Emily St。 John Mandel before， but I plan to pick up more。 It was beautiful， but not in a flowery lyrical way。 The book has multiple POVs that are not written linearly。 The way it was all put together to create this story was genius。 The characters are also all well constructed。 This is a real world and real people。 You see the complexities of human nature。 A lot of apocalyptic books can be overly dark。 They have no faith in human nature。 Also， a huge pet peeve of mine is when people can only scavenge。 All of humankind forgets that food existed before grocery stores。 Thankfully that does not happen in this books。 Instead Station Eleven shows how dynamic humans are。 It shows humans moving forward because “survival is insufficient。” There is joy and pain， life and death， friendship and fanatics。 It shows that we are all connected。 This is a book that will leave you changed。And a special note of appreciation to all of the Star Trek references。 。。。more
Jenny
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3。5⭐
Jordanna
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An incredible read given the timesI was skeptical to read a book about a pandemic during a pandemic。 But wow， it sure was captivating！ Beautifully written。 One of the best books I’ve read in a long， long time。
Kirsten
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 Okay， so I just finished this book about ten minutes ago， and I feel like I need to write this review while it's still fresh in my mind。 （CONTAINS SPOILERS）The story of the world collapsing is somewhat of a tired storyline。 Still， I thought I'd give this a shot after seeing all the outstanding reviews for the book and after watching the first episode of the HBO series and finding it entertaining enough that I wanted to read the book first。 In the beginning， there was a lot that I loved about the Okay， so I just finished this book about ten minutes ago， and I feel like I need to write this review while it's still fresh in my mind。 （CONTAINS SPOILERS）The story of the world collapsing is somewhat of a tired storyline。 Still， I thought I'd give this a shot after seeing all the outstanding reviews for the book and after watching the first episode of the HBO series and finding it entertaining enough that I wanted to read the book first。 In the beginning， there was a lot that I loved about the book; I loved Jeevan。 I loved the setup， Jeevan seeing a play of Lear realising the actor is having a heart attack。 The way the Georgia Flu was described， I liked Mandel's set up with the young child actor Kirsten。 Hell， I even liked the idea of the Travelling Symphony， going from area to area， offering some entertainment and distraction for the few people left on the earth。 But， I didn't understand why Mandel found the need to focus on characters over others。 I wanted more chapters on Jeevan and less on the totally self-obsessed Arthur。 We get it， you're famous， you have a lot of money and big surprise you're unhappy。 I wanted to hear more about Jeevan and his interesting brother Frank。 I wanted to know more about Kirsten and less about the travelling Symphony。 But I got through all of that because I thought there was going to be some magical connection between the graphic novel Station Eleven， Kirsten and Jeevan。 Nope， nope and nope。 This brings me to the part of the book that left me somewhat without words for a few minutes。 I got to what I thought was nearing the end of the book， to good old Clark being given a copy of Station Eleven in his somewhat interesting Museum of Civilisation in the airport。 Only for him to realise the connection， that he knows Miranda， the woman who wrote Station Eleven and then。。。。that's it？ Are you kidding me？ I kept flicking through the pages after the acknowledgments looking for a 'hidden chapter'， thinking surely this can't be it。 Mandel is just making us work for that final part of the story。 We need to tie this book up desperately， but no。 That chapter doesn't exist; it's like Mandel got up from the computer and decided she didn't want to bother with the book anymore。 Don't get me wrong; there is a lot to like about Station Eleven， the writing， some of the characters （sorry， some of them just weren't my cup of tea）， the setup， the humanity， but the ending？ Are you kidding me？ We don't see Jeevan reunited with Kirsten？ We don't know what happens to Frank？ We don't know what mysterious things happened to Kirsten during year one of the flu？ We don't know what mysterious town has miraculously found power？ I don't know that I've been quite so disappointed by a book in a long time; that's what took me most by surprise by Station Eleven。 How it simply just doesn't have any type of ending。 。。。more
Jacquie
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4。5。 Started off great， dragged for a bit and then was really really great at the end。 This book kept me guessing， I never knew what was going to happen and how the characters were connected。 Can’t wait to watch the TV series！
Raquel
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4。5 stars！ I thoroughly enjoyed reading Station Eleven， despite living through （or perhaps because of living through） a life-altering pandemic。 "Jeevan was crushed by a sudden certainty that this was it， that this illness Hua was describing was going to be the divide between a before and an after， a line drawn through his life。"Well， damn。 I felt that。 The book was less plot-driven and more flashback-driven， which at times I found to be disjointed and distracting。 It was hard to become invested 4。5 stars！ I thoroughly enjoyed reading Station Eleven， despite living through （or perhaps because of living through） a life-altering pandemic。 "Jeevan was crushed by a sudden certainty that this was it， that this illness Hua was describing was going to be the divide between a before and an after， a line drawn through his life。"Well， damn。 I felt that。 The book was less plot-driven and more flashback-driven， which at times I found to be disjointed and distracting。 It was hard to become invested in any of the characters until about halfway through the book。 Still， I really enjoyed the writing， and loved how it made the reader marvel at the magic of our modern world of conveniences。 I couldn't stop wondering what life would be life if 2020 turned out to be as destructive as the Georgia Flu pandemic。 It made my pangs of pre-2020 nostalgia feel insignificant in the grand scheme of things。Anyway， overall loved the writing， and found it to be a surprisingly enlightening and uplifting read。 。。。more
Sonee Singh
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The story gets better and better as it unravels and we uncover the connections between the characters we’re introduced to right at the beginning。 The alternating timelines and points of view feels like beautifully threads that come together in an intricate tapestry。 A great read。
Amanda Orlando
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A very specific type of book that I don’t think will appeal to everybody， but I loved it。
Delaney
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Adding as a rec from my fav professor。
Mike
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Wonderfully well written book that gets a great number of ideas across without being a self-indulgent doorstop。 Indeed， as I got close to the end， I thought there was no way she’s going to wrap this up satisfactorily。 But she did！ I enjoyed meeting all the people （well， I didn’t “enjoy” the antagonists but you know what I mean; I also could empathize with the antagonists too， even if I thought they were monsters） who were connected to Arthur Leander and I was happy when he finally got to say his Wonderfully well written book that gets a great number of ideas across without being a self-indulgent doorstop。 Indeed， as I got close to the end， I thought there was no way she’s going to wrap this up satisfactorily。 But she did！ I enjoyed meeting all the people （well， I didn’t “enjoy” the antagonists but you know what I mean; I also could empathize with the antagonists too， even if I thought they were monsters） who were connected to Arthur Leander and I was happy when he finally got to say his piece。 Loved the book and I loved St。 John Mandel’s style to now want to seek out her other work。 。。。more
Christine Jenkins
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Loved this。 Every extra moment I could find I spent reading。 So beautifully written。 Fascinating reading it during a pandemic， it hit a little harder and deeper because of that。
Sam
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*3。5
Matt Sautman
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Station Eleven in some ways is less a traditional narrative than it is an exercise in artistic world-building。 This is， perhaps emphasized by the character-driven nature of the HBO Max adaptation， but that is not a drawback to the book’s quality。 Ultimately this is a book about the connections texts create amongst individuals， making the the message of the book far more uplifting than its premise might suggest: even in the face of pandemics， art allows humanity to survive through the connections Station Eleven in some ways is less a traditional narrative than it is an exercise in artistic world-building。 This is， perhaps emphasized by the character-driven nature of the HBO Max adaptation， but that is not a drawback to the book’s quality。 Ultimately this is a book about the connections texts create amongst individuals， making the the message of the book far more uplifting than its premise might suggest: even in the face of pandemics， art allows humanity to survive through the connections we make with the texts we consume。 。。。more
Megan Lohne
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"Do you know what it means to be defined by something"That line still resonates with me。 Shakespeare is defined by writing through a pandemic， so in this post apolcolyptic landscape， in the aftermath of a new pandemic-what will define a generation without electricity， technology and only the entertainment of music and Shakespeare by candlelight。 I was very drawn into this imaginary fever dream with it's dangers and beauty and traveling symphony。I began watching the HBO series and decided to stop "Do you know what it means to be defined by something"That line still resonates with me。 Shakespeare is defined by writing through a pandemic， so in this post apolcolyptic landscape， in the aftermath of a new pandemic-what will define a generation without electricity， technology and only the entertainment of music and Shakespeare by candlelight。 I was very drawn into this imaginary fever dream with it's dangers and beauty and traveling symphony。I began watching the HBO series and decided to stop and read the book before continuing。 While the show deviates from the original story I think the weight of the content resonates in both mediums。 Very hypnotic and a quick read。 I enjoyed the journey。 。。。more
Nick Menzhuber
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The most life-affirming apocalyptic story I’ve ever read。
James Salvatore
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Somehow compulsively readable， yet dull and pedestrian。 I can’t recall a single sentence or descriptive passage that surprised or delighted。 Nor a single character or relationship with any depth or verisimilitude。 I kept thinking of it as a prestige TV serial， but one created by someone whose understanding of both people and art was acquired through watching other prestige TV serials。 A copy of a copy of a copy。
Megan☾★
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