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Station Eleven
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May 11, 2015

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Martha
All three caravans of the Traveling Symphony are labeled as such, THE TRAVELING SYMPHONY lettered in white on both sides, but the lead caravan carries an additional line of text: 'Because survival is insufficient.'"


This book was a very pleasant surprise - I can't even remember how I came to own it, must have been on a New Kindle Spree - it's one of those that you're not really sure what it's about, but you take the risk anyway and it pays off.

"The thing with the new world," the tuba had once
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Cat
Jan 19, 2019 rated it it was ok  ·  review of another edition
I'm sad about how I feel about this book because I really wanted to like it. I liked the premise and the set-up with the plague, but I didn't get attached to any of the characters or their plights. I also found it very distracting that the time periods kept switching from after the flu and before with Arthur. I honestly didn't care about that guy and his many wives. Something about this book failed to connect with me and I'm quite disappointed because it had so much potential. I wish I'd liked t ...more
Kris
Mar 28, 2017 rated it it was amazing  ·  review of another edition
This book was lyrical and beautiful in almost a poetic way and it was a timeless book.
Jai Rahim
Sep 04, 2025 rated it really liked it
It took me years to get to this, but I loved it.
Brittany Wisneski
Apr 23, 2015 marked it as to-read
Rita Shaffer
Jun 18, 2015 marked it as to-read
Eugene
Jun 30, 2015 marked it as to-read
Alicia
Oct 05, 2015 marked it as to-read
Ann Marshall Anderson
Dec 18, 2015 marked it as to-read
Kim Gutowski
Jan 04, 2016 rated it liked it
Trevor Apple
Dec 03, 2016 rated it really liked it
Casey Coghill
Dec 27, 2016 marked it as to-read
Gina
Mar 31, 2017 marked it as to-read
Katarina
Jun 08, 2017 rated it it was amazing
Cyndy
Jan 20, 2018 marked it as to-read  ·  review of another edition
Shelves: unread-m-o
Lina
Aug 14, 2018 marked it as to-read
Tammy Sealock
Apr 01, 2019 marked it as to-read
Angela
Jul 14, 2019 marked it as to-read
Gina
Nov 03, 2019 marked it as to-read  ·  review of another edition
Ema Abdelqadir
Mar 26, 2020 marked it as to-read
Yana
Dec 28, 2020 rated it really liked it
Diksha
Jul 13, 2020 marked it as to-read
Valerie
Mar 27, 2022 rated it it was amazing
Kelly
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Donna
Oct 02, 2022 marked it as to-read