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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
Chris Donnell We read this as part of a Sci-Fi book club, so many of us had this problem with it. I phrased it as the 'Home Depot' problem, where I couldn't quite f…moreWe read this as part of a Sci-Fi book club, so many of us had this problem with it. I phrased it as the 'Home Depot' problem, where I couldn't quite figure out why everyone didn't just ransack the nearest Home Depot. This was certainly the biggest area where I couldn't just suspend disbelief over what was (or wasn't) happening. I could see maybe taking 20 days to get your bearings, but 20 years is a bit much.(less)
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Station Eleven
by Emily St. John Mandel (Goodreads Author)
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