Wednesday, February 25, 2015

2015 Reading Challenge: Station Eleven by Emily St. John Mandel

Station Eleven is a post-apocalyptic novel for folks who don’t like post-apocalyptic novels...and those that do!  It is a beautiful book, quiet at times, suspenseful at others, but always lovely.  The story is told through multiple richly crafted characters across time, both before and after the apocalypse.   Mandel’s storytelling brings the post-apocalyptic world to life and immerses readers in the thrill, danger, and everyday beauty of life after the end of civilization as we know it.

Though there are dark themes to Station Eleven, it didn’t leave me feeling hopeless or disturbed as some novels in the genre do.  Instead, I feel satisfied at having read a good story and sure that the book’s characters will go on living life as if “survival is insufficient” (an excellent quote from Star Trek: Voyager that plays a major role in the book).

I am a huge fan of post-apocalyptic fiction and have a whole shelf dedicated to it.  That being said, this was unlike any other works in the genre, but I would recommend it for people who enjoyed The Road and/or World Made By Hand or those who are new to or not that into the post-apocalyptic genre.

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