Author: Emily St. John Mandel
Publication: 9 September 2014 - Vintage Books
Format: Kindle eBook
Amazon Description
Kirsten Raymonde will never forget the night Arthur Leander, the famous Hollywood actor, had a heart attack on stage during a production of King Lear. That was the night when a devastating flu pandemic arrived in the city, and within weeks, civilization as we know it came to an end.
Twenty years later, Kirsten moves between the settlements of the altered world with a small troupe of actors and musicians. They call themselves The Traveling Symphony, and they have dedicated themselves to keeping the remnants of art and humanity alive. But when they arrive in St. Deborah by the Water, they encounter a violent prophet who will threaten the tiny band’s existence. And as the story takes off, moving back and forth in time, and vividly depicting life before and after the pandemic, the strange twist of fate that connects them all will be revealed.
Ramble-y Teaserish Stuff
Station Eleven was not my plan for today. Or for ever, really. I had no idea it was even a thing until I saw an ad for the upcoming series on HBOMax and I knew immediately two things : I need to see that show .... and I need to read the "based on" book before I do. Luckily, my library had a digital copy available so I nabbed it even though I still had a good percentage of the book I had been reading left to go. I really only know what Amazon says, what I saw in the trailer, and what I grabbed for my Book Beginnings & Friday 56 blurbs. I have a very good feeling about all of this.
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As always, Friday 56 (share a blurb from the 56th page or 56% mark) is hosted at Freda's Voice
& Book Beginnings (share the first few sentences) is at Rose City Reader.
6 comments:
So many of my friends absolutely adored this book and yet I never got around to it! Now I feel like reading it will be a whole different experience considering the whole COVID situation. But I might join you in reading through it before the show comes out! Thanks for sharing and I hope you have a lovely weekend :)
Juli @ A Universe in Words
Station Eleven was excellent and the adaptation looks like it might be too. Happy reading!
Thinking about our Pandemic, which carries us into "apocalypse land," this book does sound tempting. Thanks for sharing, and here's mine: “FORGIVE ME”
I think this book is profound. I have almost been haunted by it and what I guess are its truths. My Friday quotes post
I didn't like this book near as much as her other book, The Singer's Gun. Happy weekend!
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