Stanice 11

Hardcover, 328 pages

Czech language

Published Oct. 30, 2015 by Argo.

ISBN:
978-80-257-1594-9
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4 stars (7 reviews)

Během představení Krále Leara v torontském divadle představitel hlavní role přímo na jevišti zkolabuje a přes veškeré snahy na místě umírá. Tragická událost, avšak nijak neobvyklá. Stačí však jediný strohý dovětek na konci kapitoly a je rázem jasné, že na jeho kolegy i celé lidské pokolení se řítí dosud nepředstavitelná katastrofa. Jen o několik hodin později dopadne na lidstvo „jako atomová bomba“ mimořádně smrtící virus gruzínské chřipky a zdecimuje 99 procent světové populace. Na rozdíl od jiných dystopií se ve Stanici 11 mladá kanadská autorka Emily St John Mandelová nezaměřuje pouze na samotné přežití postav v nové realitě dvacet let po tzv. Konci. Jak stojí velkým písmem na boku karavanu kočující herecké společnosti „Symfonie na cestách“, která projíždí opuštěnou krajinou kanadských jezer a přiváží hrstkám přeživších krásu hudby a Shakespeara: „Přežít nestačí“. Stanice 11 není ani tak románem o apokalypse, ale spíše nadmíru strhující knihou o lidské paměti a ztrátě, …

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4 stars

Asi sem zatim necetl takto poklidny postapo. Mel sem trosku obavu, ze to je svet po pandemii ("gruzinske chripky"), ale nastesti ten kontext nebyl nijak strasnej. Prolinani casovych linii fajn, mozna trosku naivni az neuveritelny. Naka mini akce tam je, ale vic je to o pocitech a hledani. Trosku to pripomina knizky od Becky Chambers, je to proste takovy zensky. Nekdy si urcite dam dalsi knizku od teto autorky.

Read almost in one go

4 stars

If not for food-, sleep- and toilet breaks I almost read this in one go. Harrowing and layered story that gives a surprising entanglement of characters.

Even days after finishing I still had ah-ha moments when I suddenly understood how and why some things happened and who was connected to whom.

Wish there was a sequel where you learn more about the characters. Some parts are eerily recognizable now we had a real pandemic.

Mind you; the book is not sci-fi! It is our world after a pandemic; no fancy, crazy tech is used or invented in the book.

Gripping Read

5 stars

This was recommended to me and I went in knowing very little about it.

I found it to be a really gripping novel; hard to put down. I was really excited to see how the characters lives intersected and how they handled the trauma of the devastating pandemic.

The book tells the story of the characters at various stages of their lives ranging from many years before the pandemic, to around 20 years after. This gives a really interesting perspective on the characters, and keeps the pace of the book fast and interesting.

Highly recommended!

It was fine

3 stars

Listened to this on audiobook, which it was pretty good for. I wasn't expecting much and therefore it met my expectations. I liked the structure of weaving together all the different storylines, it was decently well written. After a while I started getting annoyed at how useless everyone was after their tech stopped functioning, it's not like ALL knowledge disappears and suddenly people are like "huh, wow, I simply cannot fathom HOW airplanes worked?" idk.

Review of 'Station Eleven' on 'Goodreads'

4 stars

Enjoyable thought experiment on what the world might be like after a colossal epidemic. Unfortunately, my reading was a bit disjointed, due to no fault of the author, because my copy had 20 pages ripped out of it at the very end. I had to wait for a library copy to continue. So my review is not coherent and a result... But I can say it is beautifully written and if you need a captivating sci-fi read, you'll enjoy this book.

Subjects

  • Actors
  • Time travel
  • Fiction
  • Fiction, science fiction, action & adventure
  • Actors, fiction
  • Fiction, dystopian