Richard Smith 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

Richard Smith So many shake your head moments in this book.

Did no electrical engineers survive? Pilots? Builders? Solar panels? Why the heck did these people choose…moreSo many shake your head moments in this book.

Did no electrical engineers survive? Pilots? Builders? Solar panels? Why the heck did these people choose to tough it out in Michigan of all places (very little discussion of how they survived the winters)? What's the attraction to airports?

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Jenn Thibodeau There was "no attraction" to airports. They stayed put where they had landed. They stayed in the airport out of fear; fear of catching the virus; of w ...more
Apr 26, 2019 07:22PM · flag

Susan I know I'm late to the party (I just finished this book), but there were two pilots at the Severn City Airport. One flew about 50 people to LA, while ...more
Jul 08, 2020 05:02AM · flag

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