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If youve finished mandels haunting novel and are hungry for similar reads, you wont be able to put these 7 books like station eleven down. Now that youve read the entire novel, go back and reread the. Theyre hard to find, so we did the legwork and found eight books like station eleven that explore similar territory, give you a deeply gratifying reading experience, and vie for the same topoftheheap status. A better way to think about the genre debate the new yorker.

But book awards and paperback releases are a thing of the. Nov 17, 2015 looks like i accidentally hit the button that makes my camera do the weird movement thing, whoops. John mandel, reflecting on the success of the novel that served as the focus for this years nea big read at ucf. Nov 06, 2014 station eleven, if we were to talk about it in our usual way, would seem like a book that combines high culture and low cultureliterary fiction and genre fiction. Unlike most books you have read station eleven has no true climax. Set in the days of civilizations collapse, station eleven tells the story of a hollywood star, his wouldbe savior, and a nomadic group of actors roaming the scattered outposts of the great lakes region, risking everything for art and humanity. John mandel and im actually quite surprised by how enjoyable it was, especially considering that i bought this book on a whim two days ago without knowing anything about it whatsoever. Station eleven is a novel that resonated with a number of readers, and there are many different reasons to love it. Bookriot drew me in irresistibly anne tyler new york times station eleven is a mesmerising and beautiful book that puts a unique spin on a familiar endoftheworld scenario. Art as a measure of societys competence in station eleven. This book is what i found myself thinking about the entire time i read station eleven. Station eleven is a novel that resonated with a number of readers, and there are. Station eleven, if we were to talk about it in our usual way, would seem like a book that combines high culture and low cultureliterary fiction and genre fiction. Chapters skip back and forth pre and postpandemic and focus on different characters.

Feb 09, 2015 station eleven imagines that the world as we know it has been destroyed utterly, irrevocably, and swiftly by the outbreak of the socalled georgia flu. John mandels book station eleven is a rare and highly beautiful piece of work. Its simply that elusive, extraordinary book that transcends genre. Station eleven starts like any postapocalyptic book, with the obligatory deadly flu that empties the earth. John mandel, reflecting on the success of the novel that served as the focus for this years nea big read at ucf translated into 31 languages, a finalist for the 2014 national book award, and the 2015 recipient of the arthur c. Books are highly valuable in their many different forms in the postcollapse world.

John mandel, ive been on a quest to find the perfect readalike for it. John mandels bestselling station eleven had been taunting me for a while now it hit shelves in 2014 i never read it at the time, but her newest novel, the glass hotel, is my. Clarke award, was a finalist for the national book award and penfaulkner award, was an amazon best book of the month, and was named one of the best books of the year by more than a dozen publications. Jun 20, 2015 station eleven has been a best seller. But those categories arent really adequate to describe the book. John mandel is a bold vision of a dystopian future, frighteningly real, perfect for fans of margaret atwoods the handmaids tale. If you loved station eleven, try reading these 9 books, too. Set in the days of civilizations collapse, station eleven tells the story of a hollywood star, his wouldbe savior, and a nomadic group of actors roaming the scattered outposts of the great lakes reg. If you liked station eleven by emily st john mandel, here are some books like this. A national book award finalist a penfaulkner award finalist. The novel takes place in the great lakes region after a fictional swine flu pandemic, known as the georgia flu, has devastated the world, killing most of the population. August collects poetry books and tv guides to remind him of the past, and the symphony carefully guards its copies of. Clarke award, which is given for the best science fiction novel in the united kingdom, and the toronto book award in the same year.

Station eleven essays are academic essays for citation. Mar 12, 2020 station eleven, if we were to talk about it in our usual way, would seem like a book that combines high culture and low culture literary fiction and genre fiction. It won several major awards, was an npr books concierge pick, and its just come out in paperback. Station eleven imagines that the world as we know it has been destroyed utterly, irrevocably, and swiftly by the outbreak of the socalled georgia flu. If you liked station eleven chicago public library bibliocommons. If you loved station eleven, try reading these 9 books, too bustle. If you have read or are planning to read station eleven by emily st john mandel with your book club which we would highly recommend, take these questions along to get your discussion started. John mandels critically acclaimed station eleven, we recommend these titles. Its hard to explain exactly what is so appealing about station eleven. The author of station eleven on coronavirus and new book.

Equal parts pageturner and poem entertainment weekly, the novel is. Theres a part of me that feels like the life of station eleven was something like being struck by lightning or winning the lottery, says author emily st. Although there are many tense and intriguing moments, the plot is not presented in a linear way. A model of a plot diagram, a format which station eleven does not follow unlike most books you have read station eleven has no true climax. If you liked station eleven chicago public library. If youd like to try another story about a girl trying to survive an planetshattering event, pick up karen thompson walkers the age of miracles. Plague closed the theaters again and again, death flickering over the landscape. From the awardwinning author of station eleven, an exhilarating novel set at the glittering intersection of two seemingly disparate events a massive ponzi scheme collapse and the mysterious disappearance of a woman from a ship at sea. Sep 14, 2014 station eleven is as much a mystery as it is a postapocalyptic tale, and mandel is especially good at planting clues and raising the kind of plotthickening questions that keep the reader. There are no individual elements that i can point to as standing out. Printed text is extremely important within station eleven. But no, it keeps jumping back to the preflu world, following this insipid and unsufferable movie star and his interminable collection of wives soon to be ex wives and mistresses soon to be wives, soon to be ex wives. Station eleven is an adult post apocalypticdystopian novel written by emily st.

Clarke award in 2015 the novel was well received by critics, with praise emphasizing the understated nature of. Station eleven get a jump on the annual one book one community celebration and peer into one authors vision of a future world without people station eleven by emily st. John mandels 2014 novel is the velvet elvis of postapocalyptic books, a surprisingly different form than usual with a style all its own. Goodreads members who liked station eleven also liked. John mandels fourth novel station eleven recently made the national book awards shortlist for fiction. Like the road, mandels novel makes you desperately glad for the world we live in. John mandels novel, station eleven, a shakespearean troupe clings to scraps of civilization after a deadly pandemic. But those categories arent really adequate to describe the book the new yorker audacious.

Find books like station eleven from the worlds largest community of readers. Station eleven study guide literature guide litcharts. His son, hamnet, died at eleven and left behind a twin. Clarke award and a finalist for a national book award, station eleven was terrifically successful when it appeared in 2014, and this month its showing up on. John mandels station eleven, an apocalyptic novel about a world just like our own that, much as our own might, dissolves after a new strain of influenza eradicates 99 percent of the human population. Eleven graphic novels, and she maintains a collection of tabloid clippings. Feb 12, 2018 in which i discussed my spoilerfree thoughts on station eleven by emily st john mandel. Book recommendations for people who like station eleven by emily st john mandel.

Never has a book convinced me more of societys looming demise than emily st. These papers were written primarily by students and provide critical analysis of station eleven by emily st. The new york times bestseller winner of the arthur c. Postapocalyptic literary science fiction was one way i have heard it described, and also pastoral science fiction and i here adopt both descriptions. Its another take on postcatastrophic illness story, where most of the population has been wiped out by an illness. Sep 10, 2018 fairly, the whole world is the site of a plague in station eleven, though the character stories it focuses on are more localized. I became interested in depictions of dystopian stories recently and station eleven manages to convey the collapse of the world through telling a story via multiple characters and situations through parts of america and canada. When a flu pandemic kills off 99 percent of the worlds population, a group of ragtag actors and musicians travels across a desolate country to keep the remnants of. Jun 02, 2015 station eleven starts like any postapocalyptic book, with the obligatory deadly flu that empties the earth. When a flu pandemic kills off 99 percent of the worlds population, a group of ragtag actors and musicians travels across a desolate country to keep the remnants of art and humanity. How do shakespearean motifs coincide with those of station eleven, both the novel and the comic. Mark edwards, author of the magpies an ambitious take on a post.

A soulquaking premise, and a story that, i must warn. Bonus points if it talks about rebuilding society in some. Get a jump on the annual one book one community celebration and peer into one authors vision of a future world without people station eleven by emily st. The book was also a finalist for the penfaulkner award in fiction in 2015 and the national book award in fiction in 2014.