Book Review: Station Eleven
March 27, 2023
A rare combination of pacy, gripping narrative and poetic prose. A brilliant celebration of the power of art to elevate humanity.
A rare combination of pacy, gripping narrative and poetic prose. A brilliant celebration of the power of art to elevate humanity.
The novel shows that despite feeling so alone there’s always someone there for you, even if they are hiding in the shadows.
Maddie Mortimer 100% succeeds in conveying the complexity of life and death and the relationships that both make and break you.
A highly effective and inventive novel with a sad but terribly beautiful ending, full of hope. It leaves you with much to think about
Through the female voices of the Greek mythological world, we are thrown into a complex narrative full of resentment, pride, & innocence
I loved this cleverly linked short story collection! It’s a biting critique of the absurdities of work life…
This bold novel is one of the best depictions of female friendship I’ve ever read. The two protagonists are so real…
Set in a haunted bookshop, it paints a complex, zany picture of America through the deeply flawed but loveable character of Tookie.
Au grants us the intelligence to draw our own conclusions and fill in the blanks, which is so rare and enticing.
Overall, a great novel that explores what it means to be human and how books themselves can influence our lives.
Aoake demands your attention, enchants you to join them on the chase and just when you think you’ve caught up they surprise you again.
It’s measured, contemplative and rich with detail. Reading it gave me such a delicious, soothing escape – like sinking into a warm bath.
The first half reads like an excellent contemporary novel, and then it melts away into claustrophobic, bizarre magic.
It describes how unhealthy friendships in your formative years can leave you scarred and vulnerable, through the most unusual imagery.
While certainly not for everyone – there’s no sitting back and relaxing here – this is active reading to feed and expand your brain.
Short stories can be a hard sell for some folks but this collection is a great place to start. Funny, intelligent, dark, and true.
My top fiction pick for 2022! This epic and immersive novel is a homage to friendship, collaboration, playfulness and imagined worlds.
Adrift in a post-quake Christchurch, 19-year-old Eddy is searching for a purpose: odd jobs are some of his attempts to make a life
A totally engrossing and luminous novel about trailblazing writers and artists living in Europe at the turn of the century
A well-paced, emotional, and beautifully written story about a mid-career ballet choreographer who is forced to confront and examine her past.