Sandra Gornall answers “does it bother anyone that in the 20 years...”

Catherine Goldwyn asked this question about Station Eleven:

does it bother anyone that in the 20 years since these people got slammed and the human race got almost wiped away , no one thought about going to a library and figuring out how to rebuild? I mean, all the information is there - in writing, in books! All of it - for all the ages! For me, this was nagging me the whole time

Sandra Gornall I was bothered by similar thoughts. In fact, I wasn't able to suspend disbelief enough to fully enjoy the novel. I don't read much dystopian/speculati…moreI was bothered by similar thoughts. In fact, I wasn't able to suspend disbelief enough to fully enjoy the novel. I don't read much dystopian/speculative fiction, and I was wondering if "Station Eleven" is typical or if other books in this genre make more of an effort to explain the state of their worlds.(less)

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Maryanne Henderson I've read a lot of these types of story-lines and I don't find Station Eleven typical in two ways. First, the stories are typically set far further in ...more
Nov 13, 2017 06:27PM · flag

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