Station Eleven, By Emily St. John Mandel

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Survival Is Insufficient: 'Station Eleven' Preserves Art After The Apocalypse By  Weekend Edition Saturday      This review of Station Eleven by Emily St. John Mandel was very positive. I really enjoyed how they talked about why the story took place so many years after the plague. The writer said that she wanted to make a story of hope, and she doesn't believe that the madness we so often see in a post-apocalyptic story would last. So she based the story in the world after those days had passed.      Another interesting point in this review, was Mandel was asked why do we enjoy post-apocalyptic novels? Mandel then discusses the theory of these stories reflecting our unease with our economic inequality. Mandel then says that she actually likes the theory that claims this genre is so popular because we have no knew frontiers to explore. It fulfills a restlessness we live with due to our lack of  being able to explore the world...

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This has nothing to do with the book, but with finals coming up I thought I would share it. The mandatory introduction course at ASU shared it. It is about making stress your friend and using its powers for good.