Station Eleven is, in our opinion, nothing short of work of genius. Set across decades, Station Eleven describes the aftermath of a deadly plague that has left the world in shambles. However, despite the sad state of cities and refugee camps, a troupe of Shakespearean actors find hope in each other and in performing Shakespeare’s works at the various camps to which they travel. If you don’t normally read science fiction, we implore you to give Station Eleven a try. It’s scifi, yes, but also drama, romance and full of heart and language you simply can’t tear yourself away from. Here’s the blurb for more:
Set in the days of civilization’s collapse, Station Eleven tells the story of a Hollywood star, his would-be savior, and a nomadic group of actors roaming the scattered outposts of the Great Lakes region, risking everything for art and humanity.
One snowy night a famous Hollywood actor slumps over and dies onstage during a production of King Lear. Hours later, the world as we know it begins to dissolve. Moving back and forth in time—from the actor’s early days as a film star to fifteen years in the future, when a theater troupe known as the Traveling Symphony roams the wasteland of what remains—this suspenseful, elegiac, spellbinding novel charts the strange twists of fate that connect five people: the actor, the man who tried to save him, the actor’s first wife, his oldest friend, and a young actress with the Traveling Symphony, caught in the crosshairs of a dangerous self-proclaimed prophet.
The next time you’re in the mood for some Shakespeare but don’t feel up to deciphering the thous and thys, give one of these great novels a try!
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