Publisher: Knopf Page Count: 336 Fiction Genre: Dystopian, Sci-Fi, Fantasy, Post Apocalyptic Dates Read: July 14-29, 2015 Summary On a cold snowy night the world comes to an end, set in motion by the Georgian Virus that quickly kills everyone infected with it. Three lives unknowingly intertwined throughout many years. Flash-forward 20 years, and survivors are coping as best they can. There are rumors about a band of survivors who've set up a peaceful community in an abandoned airport. A wandering theatre troupe comes across a deadly town with a vengeful leader as they try to make their way to the peaceful community. Review What a great story! It was nice to see a story start with a virus and not turn into yet another zombie book. It was very well written with and I loved the bit about Station Eleven. Though I know this story would have been just as good without it (it honestly was pretty pointless), but there was just such a beautiful back story that surrounded it. I loved that Mandel told this story through three different time periods, current day, 20 years in the past, and 20 years in the future. I know there are little nuances in the story that typically would have bothered me, like how shallow the "great" connection was between Kirsten, Jeevan, and Arthur, or how the big build up in the future of two of these people reconnecting let me down, but t really did not bother me. Okay, maybe a was disappointed about the reconnection, but I think the ending Mandel wrote was perfect for her story. It was not fully expected which was nice and refreshing. Ratings (based on a 10 point scale) Quality of Writing - 7 Pace - 6 Plot Development - 6 Characters - 6 Enjoyability - 7 Insightfulness - 5 Ease of Reading - 7 Photos/Illustrations - N/A Overall Rating - 4 out of 5 stars
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