TCCDM Dig and Flip: "Station Eleven" (2014)
"Station Eleven" by Emily St. John Mandel (2014) Softcover, 333 pages NO SPOILERS: Don't you hate it when you over-expect? In this instance, I was wanting to really, really like "Station Eleven." After all, it was considered one of the best reads of 2014. Unfortunately, Emily St. John Mandel's best-selling novel was just an okay read for me. The story follows a troupe of Shakespearean actors and musicians who survive a devastating pandemic and decide to continue to travel and perform in hopes of keeping the Arts from dying. There are a lot of backstory moments before the pandemic, as well. And though sometimes interesting, the back and forth made everything a little too busy for such a short novel. There are bad guys to be met along the way, of course, and choices to be made. But I just was not feeling the moments. Here is my conundrum. Emily St. John Mandel's writing style is simply beautiful. I mean, sentences and paragraphs