Review: Station Eleven by Emily St. John Mandel

Discuss the March 2017 Book of the Month, Station Eleven by Emily St. John Mandel.
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I really enjoyed this book, there is something about Emily St. John Mandel's writing that is lyrical and beautiful. And it's also a compelling story. I hope it is made into a movie or tv miniseries.
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Not really the kind of book I'd want to read, but after reading your opinions, I will be adding it to my shrlf. Thanks for expanding my views ?
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I don't believe that I will be picking this one up any time soon. I did enjoy the review however.
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I love classic dystopian novels, and I really want to be a fan of modern dystopian tales. But today's take on the genre leaves me feeling unsatisfied. When I first started reading his book I felt invigorated, but, like other's have mentioned before me, I lost interest. The book became so hard to follow that my attention was set on figuring out the story rather than enjoying it.
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This sounds like an interesting read. I generally don't go for dystopian story lines because I'm kind of a romantic and those stories don't tend to end really well. But your review has piqued my interest!
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Thank you for the review. I've read the novel, and I think that readers who like dystopian stories
will like reading Station Eleven.
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Great Review! I plan to add it to my shelf!
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This sounds like something I might like. I think I'll put it on my reading list!
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This sounds like an interesting read. I'm not a fan of dystopian novels, but I guess this is worth a try. Thanks for the review!
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Post by Lennycat »

Thanks for the great review. I do like post apocalyptic stories and I have this on my reading list. It sounds interesting and I'm glad to hear there are no zombies. I think realistically, a flu wiping out humanity is a very believable concept, although I hope it doesn't happen in real life.
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The title didn't seem that intriguing and appealing to me. But going through your review, I feel the book will be interesting. I thank you for such a good review.
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The book is nice I think mostly it relates with me, this is a must read book.thanks for the review
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