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

adventurous dark emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad tense 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? It's complicated

5.0

As magnificent as I had hoped. The most beautiful and disturbing thing about it is how plausible it all seems. Not just because we have lived through a pandemic ourselves (albeit a less apocalyptic one), but because the author captures the mundane reality of existence, even in extraordinary circumstances.