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Station Eleven
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NATIONAL BESTSELLER - NATIONAL BOOK AWARD FINALIST - A PEN/FAULKNER AWARD FINALIST - Set in the eerie days of civilization's collapse--the spellbinding story of a Hollywood star, his would-be savior, and a nomadic group of actors roaming the scattered outposts of the Great Lakes region, risking everything for art and humanity. - Now an original series on HBO Max. - Over one million copies sold!Kirsten Raymonde will never forget the night Arthur Leander, the famous Hollywood actor, had a heart attack on stage during a production of King Lear. That was the night when a devastating flu pandemic arrived in the city, and within weeks, civilization as we know it came to an end. Twenty years later, Kirsten moves between the settlements of the altered world with a small troupe of actors and musicians. They call themselves The Traveling Symphony, and they have dedicated themselves to keeping the remnants of art and humanity alive. But when they arrive in St. Deborah by the Water, they encounter a violent prophet who will threaten the tiny band's existence. And as the story takes off, moving back and forth in time, and vividly depicting life before and after the pandemic, the strange twist of fate that connects them all will be revealed. Look for Emily St. John Mandel's bestselling new novel, Sea of Tranquility!
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Reading a book about a killer flu during an actual pandemic was not my best choice but the book was great. It was told in a very interesting way with the characters weaving together.
I had really high expectations for this book because I know that basically everyone loved it, but unfortunately, it didn't pan out for me the way I had expected. I mean, it was certainly interesting, and I'm glad I gave it a go. I just didn't feel like I could ever fully get into the story or the characters. I think I kind of expected one thing from the book and I got another. It was a bit of a character study, but I wish that we had more about e...read more
Reading this book during the Covid19 pandemic was very interesting. It was written pre-pandemic, but about a similar earth was ruined by a novel and very contagious flu like virus. There were some eerie similarities, and I think that St. John Mandel beautifully captured the confusion and worry of the early days that we also experienced. The writing was beautiful, but the end was wrapped up too early. There was a beautiful resolution, and then 20 ...read more
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