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Set in the days of civilization's collapse, Station Eleven tells the story of a Hollywood star, his would-be savior, and a nomadic group of actors roaming the scattered outposts of the Great Lakes region, risking everything for art and humanity.
One snowy night a famous Hollywood actor slumps over and dies onstage during a production of King Lear. Hours later, the world as ...more
One snowy night a famous Hollywood actor slumps over and dies onstage during a production of King Lear. Hours later, the world as ...more
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Det tog lidt tid for mig at komme ind i historien, men da det skete blev jeg også totalt opslugt
Svært, om den skal have fire eller fem stjerner... Virkelig god historiefortælling og ditto sommerferielæsning!
Smuk og forsigtigt håbefuld postapokalypse, der har en smule Jonathan Safran Foer i sine tidsspring og sammentræf. Dens civilizationskritik bliver dog i alt for høj grad leveret af talerørskarakterer, der bare siger lige ud, hvor træls det var dengang med de sociale medier, hvor folk kiggede på iPhones hele tiden og ikke gad skrive "thanks" i stedet for "thx". Den er allerbedst i sin beskrivelse af tiden omkring og kort efter samfundets sammenbrud, hvor forfatterens sans for hverdagsrealisme ram
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Jeg kunne rigtig godt lide den måde denne historie blev fortalt på. Både hvordan verdenen ser ud efter at 99% af indbyggerne er døde og også den måde de forskellige personernes liv var viklet ind i hinanden.
3.5 stjerner. Sådan en fin læseoplevelse - mere vil komme!
Bedste roman og læseoplevelse i 2016. Vældig rørende - og så uden splat og plat i sci-fi-genren.
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| Reccommended to YA readers, yay or nay? | 10 | 358 | Jul 18, 2019 09:11PM | |
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Emily St. John Mandel was born and raised on the west coast of British Columbia, Canada. She studied contemporary dance at the School of Toronto Dance Theatre and lived briefly in Montreal before relocating to New York.
Her fourth novel, Station Eleven, is forthcoming in September 2014. All three of her previous novels—Last Night in Montreal, The Singer's Gun, and The Lola Quartet—were Indie Next ...more
Her fourth novel, Station Eleven, is forthcoming in September 2014. All three of her previous novels—Last Night in Montreal, The Singer's Gun, and The Lola Quartet—were Indie Next ...more
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