Station Eleven
by Emily St. John Mandel
4/5
Vintage 333 pages September 10, 2014
An audacious, darkly glittering novel about art, fame, and ambition set in the eerie days of a civilization's collapse. A Hollywood star, a struggling actor, a paparazzo, and a nomadic band of Shakespearean actors traverse a post-pandemic landscape, connected by a mysterious comic book called Station Eleven.
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Jim's Review
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Jim read this one pre-pandemic and then re-read it post-pandemic and honestly? It hits different both times. Mandel weaves timelines together like a master weaver — or like a worm weaving through the soil of a really good story. It's not about the end of the world; it's about what survives. The Traveling Symphony's motto — "survival is insufficient" — is basically Jim's life philosophy. Art matters, books matter, and this book really, really matters.
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