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A review by smartflutist661
Station Eleven by Emily St. John Mandel

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

5.0

Definitely a new favorite. I'm a sucker for post-apocalyptic books
with just a tiny bit of hope at the end
, and for nontraditional narrative structures, which this book had plenty of. Plus the motto of the Symphony was a Star Trek quote.

I actually think a major point of the narrative (and the importance of the clarinet's small storyline) is that "survival is insufficient" is itself insufficient, though. Better, perhaps, would be "preservation is insufficient".