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"These were the hours of near misses, the hours of miracles, visible as such only in hindsight over the following days. The flu was already seeping through the city, but he hailed a taxi in which the driver wasn't ill and no one contagious had touched any surface before him, and from this improbably lucky car he watched the streets passing in the pre-dawn dark, the pale light of bodegas with their flowers behind plastic curtains, a few shift workers on the sidewalks."
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I read this book in a single day. Possibly the most tender and moving dystopian novel I've ever read that wasn't at all cheesy or overwrought. I feel like I should just go down the "was this a great book?" checklist: Was I invested in all of the characters? Check. Did certain spots of writing make me feel tingly and joyful, like I'd stumbled upon something magical? Check. Was I kidnapped and held completely by the novel? Check. Did the content tickle my imagination? Check. Did I feel pleasantly
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This is one of the best novels I've read in a long time. Beautifully written, full of interesting characters whose stories intertwine, set in a completely believable near-future society that has been all but destroyed by disease. One of those books that I loved so much I didn't want to put it down, yet kept putting off reading because it was so great that I didn't want it to end.
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After I finished this my brain kept prompting me to read more of it even though there was no more to read. That's how much I liked it. Even though the axis of the characters was a forgettable actor, the narrative didn't spend toooo much time on him.
occasionally I would think that some parts weren't that realistic, like the toilets at the airport still working for 15 years just by throwing some water down the bowl every time they were used. but mostly I was happy to suspend disbelief and assume ...more
occasionally I would think that some parts weren't that realistic, like the toilets at the airport still working for 15 years just by throwing some water down the bowl every time they were used. but mostly I was happy to suspend disbelief and assume ...more
After reading way too many post-apocalyptic dystopias this year, I was hesitant to pick up another one, but I couldn't ignore the praise for this "Station Eleven."
It delivered. Truly blew me away. Emily St. John Mandel creates a loosely-connected group of people, showing them before and after society collapses in a rapid, deadly epidemic. Her survivors band together, replicating the parts of civilization that meant the most to them: museums, the symphony, Shakespeare, families.
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It delivered. Truly blew me away. Emily St. John Mandel creates a loosely-connected group of people, showing them before and after society collapses in a rapid, deadly epidemic. Her survivors band together, replicating the parts of civilization that meant the most to them: museums, the symphony, Shakespeare, families.
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Fantastic novel set 15 years after an epidemic, following a travelling theatre troupe around Canada. The narrative moves back and forth, taking us to various characters' pasts, and is wonderfully written - spare and beautiful.
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I'm not sure why, but this took about half the book to really grab me, but when it did I was sold. The Georgian Flu seems entirely plausible, so reading this felt a little unsettling.
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Nov 22, 2014
Liz
rated it
it was amazing
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review of another edition
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nyt-100-2024
Dec 07, 2014
Jessica
marked it as to-read
