Station Eleven
Paperback Published on: 01/01/2015
Price: £9.99
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Great
A great read with elements of the three time travellers wife , in the way it jumps to and from different time periods.
A really feasible way for the world ... READ MORE
Post apocolyptic page turner
Most of our store read this book and we all agreed that it was a good fast- paced thrilling novel. At the start you might think, 'why am I reading this?', ... READ MORE
Art versus Survival
What Station Eleven is about and the plot of Station Eleven are two very different things. The plot can be quite alienating and may put readers off but don... READ MORE
Engaging read
I received this as a reading copy from the publishers and wasn't sure what to expect. I have to say this is an excellent book, well written and thought pro... READ MORE
An evocative and thoughtful story about culture and nostalgia in a virus-ravaged world.
Kirsten is a young actor in a group known as the Travelling Symphony, a motley group of actors and musicians who travel the countryside from town to town p... READ MORE
Station Eleven
A superb addition to the dystopia genre. Set around the outbreak of a major flu epidemic, we follow five main characters from the years before, during and ... READ MORE
Right, I am in no doubt whatsoever that I am wholly unequipped and lacking in the necessary mental capacities to review this book properly, so I will let o... READ MORE
Survival is not enough.
I read this book while in a cabin in a forest in the middle of nowhere, and it was so atmospheric that I wasn't sure civilisation would still be there when... READ MORE
Shakespeare survives the super-flu!
Although the premise of this novel is not original - survival after an apocalypse is the subject of so many novels in the twentieth and twenty first centur... READ MORE
Poignant
A beautifully told post-apocalyptic novel with a difference, focusing on a few key characters and their connections - definitely the most feasible supposit... READ MORE
Oh Brave New World...
Station Eleven is slightly unusual in the fact that it gives a great deal of attention to the immediate aftermath of its world-ending event (in this case a... READ MORE
Mindblowing!
This is an outstanding novel and it is worth bearing in mind that in spite of publishing houses applying a scatter shot approach to dystopian fiction in re... READ MORE
Beautiful...
I loved this novel so much I died a little when I finished it.
Shakespeare in a post-apocalyptic world, vitality in the ruins, and writing that immediately... READ MORE
Shakespeare in the time of a pandemic - oh brave new world!
Despite the fact that the storyline is not original (How many post-apocalyptic novels have I read, going back to “The Day of the Triffids”), I thoroughly e... READ MORE
A book to experience
I thought that I knew what I’d be getting with a post-apocalyptic novel. I was wrong. Not only does this have a wonderfully ranging cast, the way that the ... READ MORE
Intelligent yet cold
This is an apocalyptic pandemic novel that is not really about either of those things. It is very much a novel of the before and after. This might be the p... READ MORE
Synopsis
What was lost in the collapse: almost everything, almost everyone, but there is still such beauty. One snowy night in Toronto famous actor Arthur Leander dies on stage whilst performing the role of a lifetime. That same evening a deadly virus touches down in North America. The world will never be the same again.
Twenty years later Kirsten, an actress in the Travelling Symphony, performs Shakespeare in the settlements that have grown up since the collapse. But then her newly hopeful world is threatened. If civilization was lost, what would you preserve? And how far would you go to protect it?
Publisher information
- Publisher: Pan Macmillan
- ISBN: 9781447268970
- Number of pages: 352
- Dimensions: 197 x 130 x 22 mm
- Weight: 252g
- Languages: English
Customer Reviews
View allA Shakespearean dystopian masterpiece
Jeevan is watching a performance of King Lear at the Elgin Theatre in Toronto when the lead actor, Arthur Leander, collapses on stage. While Arthur's untim... READ MORE
Mesmerising and beautifully done
I am a huge fan of dystopians and end of the world novels. What I especially loved about this novel was it's clear and beautiful writing and lightness of t... READ MORE
Brilliant book
When I read the blurb and saw the cover of station eleven I was definitely intrigued and wanted to read it immediately. after a few chapters (which are sho... READ MORE
Vibrant, Chilling - Magnificent
Just look at that cover! You would, wouldn't you? Then read the intriguing synopsis, listen to the rave reviews that are already out there, and you'll be s... READ MORE
Survival is insufficient...
...life goes on. This is the message that I took from Station Eleven. Mandel has taken an oh-so-very-much done story, about the end of days and has put a r... READ MORE
I could have read this book for much longer
I've read a lot of apocalyptic stories, watched the world end in so many ways, but this is my new favourite. Jumping time and character has become bit of a... READ MORE
More than survival
When I read the blurb and saw the cover of station eleven I was definitely intrigued and wanted to read it immediately.
After a few chapters (which are sh... READ MORE
Really good!
This could possibly be one of my top books I've read this year. I found it to be such a flawless read (in a good way), as it is a very eloquently written p... READ MORE
Because survival is insufficient
This near-future is so inventively imagined, and the writing is so beautifully wrought. Station Eleven is about the Arts, and how they facilitate connectio... READ MORE
Surprisingly Great!
Station Eleven follows a number of characters affected by the disintegration of modern civilisation and society caused by a mutated flu virus which wipes o... READ MORE
I have read a number of Sci-fi and apocalyptical books but this one is quite different and special.
King Lear's production in a theatre in Toronto - what c... READ MORE
Feel-good post-pandemic road saga
The interplay between past and present is brilliant. It all sounds utterly credible, and the message of this book is still one of hope
touching survival story a must read
This is not your usual survival after world catastrophe book. It is far more than that. It is mainly the story of Kirsten a young child when the Georgia fl... READ MORE
Eloquent writing - highly recommended
I was intrigued about the book because of the cover, and by the quote "Survival is insufficient." It also stated "perfect for fans of Margaret Atwood" but ... READ MORE
Enthralling and unputdownable, my fav book of 2014
Jeevan is watching a performance of King Lear at the Elgin Theatre in Toronto when the lead actor, Arthur Leander, collapses on stage. While Arthur's untim... READ MORE
'Because survival is insufficient'
I was pleasantly surprised by this book. Unlike typical post apocalyptic style novels this focuses more on the characters and how they are connected.
It is... READ MORE
Unsettling BRILLIANCE
Realistic apocalyptic story which begins on stage in Canada when Arthur collapses - the Georgia flu has infected Arthur then kills 99% of the world populat... READ MORE
Brilliant, compulsive read
This novel revolves around the end of civilisation as we know it, caused by a pandemic flu wiping out 99% of the population. It also shows how people survi... READ MORE
Interesting
I am trying to find the right words to describe how this book made me feel. I went in to the book with high hopes but it wasn't what I expected I felt that... READ MORE
Amazing read!
Station Eleven is a dystopian novel in which a pandemic occurs wiping out 99% of the world population.
The opening chapter really excited me with a very dr... READ MORE
Elegaic, but with major weaknesses
While I was reading this book, I wrote a post on my blog about how I was enjoying Emily Mandel's imagination. Now I've finished, I certainly find it to be ... READ MORE
optimistic apocalyptic
I love this book so much. It has a warmth and humanity missing from lots of end-of-the-world novels. It reminded me how much I love the world and the human... READ MORE
A deep and probing read - brilliant!
I found Station Eleven utterly fascinating. It is a story focusing on a handful of characters both before and after a flu outbreak that kills most people. ... READ MORE
... and I feel fine
Reading the blurb for Station Eleven you think you know the story, but think again. The book begins with the outbreak of a virulent swine flu. Before it re... READ MORE
The characters are vibrant, the references to our world are haunting and sometimes chilling, the writing is beautifully tender, yet stunningly blunt.
Just look at that cover! You would, wouldn't you? Then read the intriguing synopsis, listen to the rave reviews that are already out there, and you'll be ... READ MORE
I loved this book
Great storytelling, skilfully told from multiple perspectives. Timeshifts and geographical relocations are handled with ease, and the characters and places... READ MORE
Literary Dystopian Novel with a heart
I loved this book from beginning to end,I have previously read the Glass Hotel by the same author.
This is a dystopian novel the thread being the death of ... READ MORE
Sheer beauty
Absolutely stunning, I think up there as one of the most beautiful books i've ever read. The world-building is incredible, every character fully fleshed ou... READ MORE
Post-apocalyptic story of hope and humanity.
Station Eleven is an poignant, moving and very human post-apocalyptic story told both before and after a devastating flu virus sweeps the world.
It’s an... READ MORE
a disappointing read
Title - Station Eleven
Author - Emily St John Mandel
Release Date - September 2014
Page Count - 352
Read/Listen Time - 10hrs
Rating - ⭐️⭐️⭐️/3 stars
This ... READ MORE
Survival
As the Georgian flu erupts and spreads across the earth with such a ferocity it claims a mortality rate of over 99%, life for those who have survived will ... READ MORE
Brilliantly written
A very individual book, starting by giving you an in-depth knowledge of the characters, with never knowing which way it's going to turn and how each charac... READ MORE
A creative story set in a world that is unfathomable but yet plausible
The Georgia Flu has swept the globe. Deadly in its impact once caught, people die within 24 hours. Estimates give the death toll as over 99% of the world’s... READ MORE
Wait to read until COVID 19 is over
This book is clever both conceptually but also in how it is written. It's been ages since a book has been so thought provoking and made me reflect. I found... READ MORE
So good
Tough in these pandemic times, but so good
Gripping
I usually avoid the post-apocalyptic genre as too dismal but this novel didn’t take that path. Exploring what it means to be human, asking questions about ... READ MORE
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