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Station Eleven
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Adult speculative fiction
Even since reading The Stand by Stephen King when I was a kid, I’ve had a soft spot for apocalyptic plagues that wipe out humanity. Er . . . I mean in fiction, of course. Station Eleven is in that vein.
The Georgia Flu sweeps across the world, killing most of humanity. St. John-Mandel, using beautiful prose and poignant characterization, follows the lives of various survivors, tracing how their lives intersect in a group of entertainers called the Traveling Symphony. The thread that connects their stories is Arthur Leander, an aging Hollywood star who – on the same night that the plague began destroying civilization – was trying to reboot his career when he died on stage in Toronto during King Lear. We jump back and forth in time, watching how his life influenced what will happen to our band of survivors.
If you’re a fan of the TV series The Last Ship or books like The Stand, you may enjoy the premise and the way St. John-Mandel evokes a world without the trappings of modern civilization. The end of the novel hints at mysteries yet to solve for our heroes. I hope this means a sequel is in the works . . .
Even since reading The Stand by Stephen King when I was a kid, I’ve had a soft spot for apocalyptic plagues that wipe out humanity. Er . . . I mean in fiction, of course. Station Eleven is in that vein.
The Georgia Flu sweeps across the world, killing most of humanity. St. John-Mandel, using beautiful prose and poignant characterization, follows the lives of various survivors, tracing how their lives intersect in a group of entertainers called the Traveling Symphony. The thread that connects their stories is Arthur Leander, an aging Hollywood star who – on the same night that the plague began destroying civilization – was trying to reboot his career when he died on stage in Toronto during King Lear. We jump back and forth in time, watching how his life influenced what will happen to our band of survivors.
If you’re a fan of the TV series The Last Ship or books like The Stand, you may enjoy the premise and the way St. John-Mandel evokes a world without the trappings of modern civilization. The end of the novel hints at mysteries yet to solve for our heroes. I hope this means a sequel is in the works . . .
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Jan 08, 2016 08:25PM
When I finished reading I felt that Station Eleven wished it was as good as The Stand but it paled in comparison. Stephen King sets the bar very high.
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Hoping for a sequel as well!
Pretty good praise considering who's talking! Maybe I'll give it a try!
I'm about to start this, and I just wanted you to know your opening line made me chuckle.
Count me in for the sequel!
I have donated many, many, of my books to charity in recent years, but The Stand is still on my bookshelf. After listening to all of you making comparisons with Station Eleven, I'm going to have to read it again!
Oh yes, The Stand is one of those books that's stayed with me for 20 years. Still my fave Stephen King novel
I just finished The Stand and loved it. Just started this one, I guess it will make a nice pairing. Hope this one can live up to The Stand.
You’re not far off from the apocalyptic plague -sincerely someone from 2020
Covid was just a test drive for what’s coming. Covid has 0.3% mortality rate too just saying
Probably the worst book I've ever read.
I adore The Stand too. (the long version, of course)But there are many other good books on this theme, including The Road. I'm on disc 3 of Station Eleven and am so far pretty impressed. It's interesting to read one of these books by a woman author.
我去,你们不康康?我的世界? ,真是太没石粒啦,你们谁玩?我的世界?发出来让我看看:p(有没有中国人啊？!)
看懂人才,请说中文
