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Station Eleven by Emily St. John Mandel

46 reviews

anna_pardo's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging dark hopeful sad fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

Terrible decepció... M'ha agradat, però sense res especial.

La part apocalíptica trobo que està força ben desenvolupada, sobretot tenint en compte que es va escriure abans de la pandèmia. Les diferents actituds d'enfrontament a la situació dels personatges m'han semblat molt creïbles, i la velocitat en que tot se'n pot anar en orris també.

La part post-apocalíptica m'hauria d'haver agradat més. Trobo que el missatge hopepunk, més evident sobretot al final, no casa amb certes trames a les que inicialment s'hi dona molta importància.

Però el conjunt, no m'ha funcionat. No he entès massa perquè l'autora decideix centrar-se en certs personatges i certes històries, i els salts entre les diferents línies temporals i protagonistes també semblen bastant aleatoris i despenjats del que està passant al nivell principal.

Una llàstima, té molt potencial.
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jigwam82's review against another edition

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adventurous dark hopeful inspiring mysterious reflective sad tense fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

This book is hard to put down. I didn't want it to be over. It's inventive and the way way everything connects together is beautiful. 
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ethanses's review against another edition

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4.75

Love the web of characters and storylines that weave in and out of eachother and the jumps across past/future - wish some characters story lines had been a little more fleshed out (the prophet, the first wife). Hard to read at times because of pandemic 
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flaweddimension's review against another edition

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adventurous dark emotional sad medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.0

A dystopia and the life and connections of a boring man. The most exciting part was the movement of inanimate objects among the principals.
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helfire124's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful sad tense fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

Excellent book about the struggle to keep your humanity after the end of the world.
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parissummerreads's review against another edition

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adventurous dark hopeful tense slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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orchidlilly's review against another edition

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adventurous dark emotional reflective sad medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.75

It's interesting to read a post pandemic apocalypse after the whole actual pandemic. It's well written, and I always like split perspective and split timelines. I feel like some of the plot points could have been tied up clearer, for a book that so deliberately makes sure all the characters have oelverlapping lives, we sort of miss out on what happens with Elizabeth. It just feels like that plot line was left unconcerned, while everyone else had their loose ends tied up.
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emcatbee's review against another edition

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adventurous dark emotional reflective sad fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.5

A lot that I love in apocalypse books in this one - it had views of the future and views of the immediate aftermath. I loved how the story was interwoven and really well balanced a focus between interrelationships between characters and the apocalypse world. I just feel like Javeen, Tyler and Miranda could have had more/meant more - I feel like there could have been several books following each one!
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kaiyakaiyo's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful mysterious reflective sad medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

not much to say about this one! if i had to compare, sea of tranquility was much more interesting and i liked it better, but this is a solid book as well! 

im sleepy so no long review; the writing is very nice on the eyes and the shifting perspectives actually really enhanced the story instead of just breaking it up for forced suspense like in some books. would recommend!
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robynlousia's review against another edition

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dark emotional reflective sad medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A

4.0

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