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Station Eleven

Emily St. John Mandel

Start date: July 2, 2015

Finish date: July 31, 2015

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Jan 29, 2016 Kevin Xu rated it liked it · review of another edition

I wish the world was more complex with a closing ending, rather than leaving it open ended.

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Jun 17, 2015 Michelle rated it really liked it

Shelves: 2015, reviewed, audiobook, dystopian, science-fiction, choice-awards-2014, survival, post-apocalyptic

Dystopian, but different. No zombies. Nothing weird. Just a terrible flu that wipes out life as we knew it. Be prepared to fight urges to run to the store and stock up in case something happens.

I liked the alternating timelines. I enjoyed the characters. But in the end I was left wanting more. So many unanswered questions! I wanted a resolution.

This is not one to listen to on audio. The narrator is terrible. I believe it is the same person who read If I Stay and she made me hate every single lin ...more

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Oct 27, 2015 Melinda Flaugher rated it really liked it · review of another edition

This book gave a haunting realistic view of a pandemic event around the world. No govt., no law, no electricity, and no modern day conveniences. I am not sure why but the media keeps enforcing the end of the world plots with plagues, zombies, etc. I am getting burned out on this theme and will be more selective on my next read. The book was well written but the theme is starting to become to common.

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