I recently finished reading Station Eleven. I had heard so many good things about this book.
I wasn’t disappointed by the writing and the characters. But I have to admit, this book had me at flu pandemic.
I love a pandemic.
Pandemics in novels are not a new premise. It’s been done thousands of times, which proves that there are no new stories under the sun; however, it all depends upon what the writer brings to the story — the plot, the characters, the setting.
So then I started thinking of other pandemic novels that I loved — each of them very different. Here’s a few from my list:
Station Eleven by Emily St. John Mandel
Love is the Drug by Alaya Dawn Johnson
A Matter of Days by Amber Kizer
Orleans by Sherri L. Smith
Oryx and Crake by Margaret Atwood
The Stand by Stephen King
Do you also love pandemic, end-of-the-world novels as much as I do? Let me know your favorites — I’m always on the lookout.
The Stand gave me nightmares for days. I, too, am fascinated by pandemic novels (goes hand in had with a medical background). . The Hot Zone is a favorite from 1994, but with the recent Ebola outbreak, it really hits home. Actually saw someone reading it at B&N in November.
Can’t say I love a pandemic story, but I did love Orleans! :D
I enjoyed Orleans too. Great world-building and premise.
I think I read The Stand when I was like 11 or 12. Obviously gave me some bad dreams too. Good ol Captain Trips. Ha.
I love reading science books too. I think one of my co-workers has this book at his desk.