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This book has an interesting premise, however, I really wanted to knock some sense into what was left of civilization. 20+ years into this and people are still scavenging. Maybe doing a bit of gardening. People that went out to settle The West had done so much more with so much less. They don't have the zombies to fight like in the Walking Dead. This isn't exactly the Oregon Trail Adventure where you will probably die of dysentery. One review said that people wouldn't care about Shakespeare or m
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Plausible after-life following a decimating plague. Interesting characters. The entire socio-economic scope and cultural aspects skillfully described. There isn’t a real ending. There is a tying up of most loose ends and then the story stops. I expected an epilogue.
Miranda was by far my favorite character. She created a world from her world. It wasn't my favorite book. It felt slow with a lack of imagery besides the short moments when the actual Station Eleven was being described. It felt like an extremely small tidbit of a different world that I'd like to know more about. It was a good reminder of that great cliche that no matter what, life goes on. People will always find a way to be who they are, whether that be happy, sad, distraught, or grateful versi
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I really enjoyed this book - a post apocalyptic story that goes back and forth from before the plague and after, and has characters that are all connected by one person who actually dies the day the plague begins.
Nov 17, 2014
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