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Tag: Emily St. John Mandel

Books for the Lockdown – Dystopian and Depressing

On March 30, 2020March 24, 2020 By bookskepticIn Thoughts5 Comments

Another week of the lockdown passed. I’m sure all of us are getting a bit antsy by now. Hopefully, all of you and your loved ones are healthy and safe. Last week we looked at happy and funny books. This week we’ll take another tack – going down the dystopian and apocalyptic route. If you …

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Station Eleven – Emily St. John Mandel

On January 14, 2016January 12, 2016 By bookskepticIn Reviews5 Comments

This book was generally classified as science fiction, which is probably why it took me so long from buying it to reading it. I like science fiction but only from time to time, I guess I’m not the technology type, but I do like sci-fi that probes the big questions: what makes us human, how …

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