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Station Eleven by Emily St. John Mandel
5.0

Just finished this book and feeling all of the feels. I blazed through this book in a day and a half. The fastest I've read a book in a very long time. Station Eleven made me nostalgic for a world I'm still living in.

This book is full of descriptions of people longing for things we take advantage of everyday, and don't realize are miraculous. The magic of electricity, the awesomeness of flight, the convenience of running water. Things the world doesn't have after a flu wipes out 99% of the population.

I love the way this book bounces back and forth between life before and after the virus. The burden of memory hangs heavy over the older characters. I can only imagine the horror of the situation in which they find themselves. The way the lives of all of the characters intertwine is beautiful.

This book scared me. It made me think about how lucky I am to be able to type this review and post it on the internet. It made me miss my family. I recommend this book to everyone. My favorite book I've read in a long, long time.