Absolutely LOVED Station Eleven. I also read it post hype, and it was one of the few books that lived up to all of the wonderful things everyone was saying about it. I loved how art and creativity found a way to thrive even in the most difficult of conditions, that was what made life worth living, because survival is insufficient!
I loved, loved, lived the way Emily St. John Mandel used objects to tie together disparate times, places, and people. I loved so much about the book, but that is probably my favorite thing.
I finished 'Station Eleven' a few minutes ago and I loved it. I have been wanting to read it for 2-3 years and bought it earlier this year and am so happy to finally have read it. How she weaved all the characters stories together was interesting.
OBSESSED. This is one of my favourite books ever for all of the things you said. I've read one of her previous novels, and even though the story was very different, it had a very similar tone to the pacing and the characters.
I just finished reading this! I loved that it was a post-apocalyptic read that is literally nothing like what tropes come to mind when you think post-apocalyptic read. Also I am now extra paranoid of everyone who has the flu 👀👀 loved your review!
I LOVED Station Eleven and for so many of the same reasons. It really spoke to how interconnected we really are and just how “noisy” our world has become. My only complaint was that it was too short! I also got a small kick out of the mentions of Petoskey, MI as that is where I spent my summers growing up.
Have you read "A Canticle for Liebowitz" by Walter Miller? I saw Emily St John Mandel talk few years ago and she cited it as a big influence on this novel, so I picked it up and it's very interesting. It was written in the 50s and it's set in a medievalesque post apocalypse US.
I finished it this weekend and totally loved it. It's been on my bookshelf for a year and I wish I had read it sooner. I felt the writing to be so atmospheric and I totally felt invested in the characters. Agree with you is was a 5/5 star read.
I have been watching your videos for a couple months now, and I just love how analytically you think! You bring a great voice of reason and intellect to the booktube community!
Great review! I'll definitely check out the audiobook. I was hesitant to pick this up when it was super hyped but you've convinced me to try it :) I always love character-driven stories over plot-driven.
I read this book in 2015, when it was published in Brazil. I agree with everything you said, and I really liked this book. It's weird that I know very few people that read too, because it's a beautiful and kind of sad. Glad to see you talking about this book :) ~Gabi
I haven't read it yet either, but I tend to be behind on new releases. It's actually kind of nice to hear about slightly older books. When everyone else is talking about the same new ones, this is refreshing! I recently read The Signature of All Things (also a 2014 book), but hey, I'm still going to review it! I'm not usually super into apocalyptic fiction, but it sounds like I might actually enjoy this one. Added to my list!
I love this book so so much! It's like my second favorite :) I wrote a college paper on it and it gave me a week full of nightmares! It's so haunting and beautiful. Glad you enjoyed it!
Great review. For me this was one of those books that should’ve worked. It had so many elements that were amazing. But in the end, something didn’t quite clique for me.
Yooo I read this earlier this year I LOVED how all the different stories turned out to be linked together and how the apocalypse itself and the world afterwards were written especially the Shakespeare troupe. Best bit of the book was when they went into that dodgy af town and immediately were like 'well this is clearly a cult lol yikes'
I definitely felt it was more plot driven vs character driven, however the plot was compelling enough to keep wanting more. Funny I thought of the book this morning sitting here in lockdown.
I heard a summary of the book that was incorrect , which made me enjoyed it less because I was expecting something different while reading it. But it was well written and a good story. I’m glad you enjoyed it. :)
Love this book! I’m not a huge crier when it comes to books but certain things/characters just hit me in that spot in this one. I keep meaning to pick up another book of hers I definitely want to read more from her.
Great review. Loved this book Its yes believable and its powerful in its idea that you can find beauty and optimism even in the bleakness and darkness Great video
Loved the book. Excellent review. It really is spoiler free. The book was one all ten of us in my book club all loved. And we are a disparare mob people ranging in age from late thirties to early 80s, jobs diverse: IT, Science, Anaethetist, Teachers, Pastor' s wife, Librarian, CEO and a nurse in the Aged Care sector.
U say it's a scifi novel. What scifi elements r in it? I found the villain to be trope-y for apocalyptic fiction. I also found the portion of the book dealing with 'Station Eleven' not as well done as I would have liked. I think it was cool that part of the book was set in my home & native land Canada. I think Mandel is a better than ave. author & look forward to even better novels from her, & not necessarily apocalyptic or even dystopian ones.
I think the whole point of the story was that there really were no villains. Sure, the Prophet was an antagonist, but the plot didn't revolve around him like the plot would around a villain. He didn't move a story forward in the same way a villain would. Science Fiction has a lot of sub-genres and post-apocalyptic is one of them, that is why it is classified as scifi.
I think it read like literary Sci-fi because of the post apocalyptic setting and also the writing style. That being said I consider this book exceptionally difficult to describe.
The future is here.
Nah, just the Kool-aide
Absolutely LOVED Station Eleven. I also read it post hype, and it was one of the few books that lived up to all of the wonderful things everyone was saying about it. I loved how art and creativity found a way to thrive even in the most difficult of conditions, that was what made life worth living, because survival is insufficient!
I loved, loved, lived the way Emily St. John Mandel used objects to tie together disparate times, places, and people. I loved so much about the book, but that is probably my favorite thing.
Someone reading it in march 2020?
I was just thinking about this book again...
Just fucking completed it in the midst of covid-19.
Makes me appreciate the world even more.
Am I the only person on booktube who hasn't read this yet?
maybe lol
I've never read it, annnnd if it makes you fee better I've never read any of the Harry Potters.. Alieveate some of the pressure from you lol
I just finished this book last night. I read it in two sittings. It's now one of my top books of all time.
I finished 'Station Eleven' a few minutes ago and I loved it. I have been wanting to read it for 2-3 years and bought it earlier this year and am so happy to finally have read it. How she weaved all the characters stories together was interesting.
OBSESSED. This is one of my favourite books ever for all of the things you said. I've read one of her previous novels, and even though the story was very different, it had a very similar tone to the pacing and the characters.
I just finished reading this! I loved that it was a post-apocalyptic read that is literally nothing like what tropes come to mind when you think post-apocalyptic read. Also I am now extra paranoid of everyone who has the flu 👀👀 loved your review!
I LOVED Station Eleven and for so many of the same reasons. It really spoke to how interconnected we really are and just how “noisy” our world has become. My only complaint was that it was too short! I also got a small kick out of the mentions of Petoskey, MI as that is where I spent my summers growing up.
Have you read "A Canticle for Liebowitz" by Walter Miller? I saw Emily St John Mandel talk few years ago and she cited it as a big influence on this novel, so I picked it up and it's very interesting. It was written in the 50s and it's set in a medievalesque post apocalypse US.
I finished it this weekend and totally loved it. It's been on my bookshelf for a year and I wish I had read it sooner. I felt the writing to be so atmospheric and I totally felt invested in the characters. Agree with you is was a 5/5 star read.
Wasn’t sure whether to put this on my March Tbr but I can’t wait to read it now. Super great review
I have been watching your videos for a couple months now, and I just love how analytically you think! You bring a great voice of reason and intellect to the booktube community!
Great review! I'll definitely check out the audiobook. I was hesitant to pick this up when it was super hyped but you've convinced me to try it :) I always love character-driven stories over plot-driven.
After years of hype, this is the first time someone has given a good summary. Thanks, I think ill try it.
I read this book in 2015, when it was published in Brazil. I agree with everything you said, and I really liked this book. It's weird that I know very few people that read too, because it's a beautiful and kind of sad. Glad to see you talking about this book :)
~Gabi
Hmm War is in the farfetched category huh?
I haven't read it yet either, but I tend to be behind on new releases. It's actually kind of nice to hear about slightly older books. When everyone else is talking about the same new ones, this is refreshing! I recently read The Signature of All Things (also a 2014 book), but hey, I'm still going to review it!
I'm not usually super into apocalyptic fiction, but it sounds like I might actually enjoy this one. Added to my list!
I love this book so so much! It's like my second favorite :) I wrote a college paper on it and it gave me a week full of nightmares! It's so haunting and beautiful. Glad you enjoyed it!
Great review. For me this was one of those books that should’ve worked. It had so many elements that were amazing. But in the end, something didn’t quite clique for me.
Yooo I read this earlier this year I LOVED how all the different stories turned out to be linked together and how the apocalypse itself and the world afterwards were written especially the Shakespeare troupe. Best bit of the book was when they went into that dodgy af town and immediately were like 'well this is clearly a cult lol yikes'
I definitely felt it was more plot driven vs character driven, however the plot was compelling enough to keep wanting more. Funny I thought of the book this morning sitting here in lockdown.
This book has been on my radar for years, but I never really knew what it was about. Definitely going to give it a shot now -- great review!
I heard a summary of the book that was incorrect , which made me enjoyed it less because I was expecting something different while reading it. But it was well written and a good story. I’m glad you enjoyed it. :)
I AM EXTREMLY GLAD YOU ENJOY IT! I believe is a gem!
This sounds really moving! I'm one of the few who still hasn't read it but I definitely plan to.
Love this book! I’m not a huge crier when it comes to books but certain things/characters just hit me in that spot in this one. I keep meaning to pick up another book of hers I definitely want to read more from her.
This is my favorite book so far. Good review!
I read this year this ago on audio as well and was really excited to see you review and love it.
Im reading this book now and it feels too close to home! Hehehe
SO glad I got this on Kindle for basically free last week !
I just picked up yesterday! I can't wait to read it.
I just hopped here cuz I’m filming the show and idk anything about it but was interested
that's exciting!
Got this book today!! Can’t wait to start reading! Love this video :) your make up is so pretty wow haha
I keep wanting to pick this up but it sits on my TBR still. Hopefully soon :)
I've got this book on my shelf so will definitely try to get to it soon.
0:40 You are behind?, I never heard of this... How I never hear about this?, Great review tho 😊
Read it this week. So well written!
I agree!
Great review. Loved this book
Its yes believable and its powerful in its idea that you can find beauty and optimism even in the bleakness and darkness
Great video
I'm excited to read this one! Thanks for your review :)
Jessica
*Hm.*
Spooky...
Nice review! I've been thinking about picking this up for a while, I really should get to it :D
Loved the book. Excellent review. It really is spoiler free. The book was one all ten of us in my book club all loved. And we are a disparare mob people ranging in age from late thirties to early 80s, jobs diverse: IT, Science, Anaethetist, Teachers, Pastor' s wife, Librarian, CEO and a nurse in the Aged Care sector.
I’ve had this in my to read list forever hahaha
U say it's a scifi novel. What scifi elements r in it?
I found the villain to be trope-y for apocalyptic fiction. I also found the portion of the book dealing with 'Station Eleven' not as well done as I would have liked. I think it was cool that part of the book was set in my home & native land Canada. I think Mandel is a better than ave. author & look forward to even better novels from her, & not necessarily apocalyptic or even dystopian ones.
You should go back and read her other 3 books, all adult contemporary with a mystery vibe, not sci-fi at all.
I think the whole point of the story was that there really were no villains. Sure, the Prophet was an antagonist, but the plot didn't revolve around him like the plot would around a villain. He didn't move a story forward in the same way a villain would.
Science Fiction has a lot of sub-genres and post-apocalyptic is one of them, that is why it is classified as scifi.
I think it read like literary Sci-fi because of the post apocalyptic setting and also the writing style.
That being said I consider this book exceptionally difficult to describe.
Ironic lol
Prophecy.