Station Eleven by Emily St John Mandel

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This book follows both the post-apocalyptic and pre-apocalyptic world which was affected by an epidemic called the Georgia Flu. After 20 years of this epidemic, only a minor percent of humanity has survived and has established themselves in various small settlements across the world. This new world has no idea what electricity is, what a refrigerator is, what a car is. In this world, where everything is in tatters, there’s this group of people who calls themselves the ‘Travelling Symphony’, these people are artists, they travel around through these settlements and perform music and plays. This book is about hope and survival.

There are so many things that I liked about this book; firstly, the character development, we see various characters' lives before and after the epidemic, and it’s really beautiful to see them grow. Secondly, this book doesn’t follow just a single person’s point of view, it has various points of view. Thirdly, it shows the lives of characters before and after the epidemic. When I started reading, I thought, it was just a post-apocalyptic story, but I was proven wrong. And I’m very happy with this approach. Also, the writing of the author is just so good.

If you want to read a new adult, dystopian book, you can definitely pick it up. But I wouldn’t recommend this book to a beginner. Also, I wouldn’t recommend you to read this book if you are in a depressed state, because this book at times gets very depressing

 Rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐/5 

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