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When one book gives you a lot of slow kicks

October 22, 2018 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

I finished Station Eleven by Emily St. John Mandel for the So Popular! for the cbr10bingo. Now, the book is not bad. Not by a long shot. I just found it slow. Therefore, I thought I was going to have to review only half of the book. There is a lot of buildup leading one to think course there is going to be a big explosive ending! Wrong. It somewhat fizzled at the end. However, it kept to the tone of the book. The whole […]

Filed Under: Fantasy, Fiction, Science Fiction, Young Adult Tagged With: Action & Adventure, apocalyptic, cbr10bingo, Emily St. John Mandel, Post Apocalyptic, Realistic Science Fiction, science fiction

BlackRaven's CBR10 Review No:393 · Genres: Fantasy, Fiction, Science Fiction, Young Adult · Tags: Action & Adventure, apocalyptic, cbr10bingo, Emily St. John Mandel, Post Apocalyptic, Realistic Science Fiction, science fiction ·
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