this post was submitted on 31 Mar 2025
40 points (97.6% liked)

Books

11601 readers
11 users here now

Book reader community.

founded 5 years ago
MODERATORS
 

I just read Station Eleven by Emily St. John Mandel , and it's living rent free in my brain.

It was such a powerful book in so many ways. I loved the way the different storylines and characters were tied together, some intricately and some just loosely, as well as the multiple perspectives, timelines, and storylines.

I believe it was originally suggested to me as a book similar to the TV show LOST(2004-2010) and it did satisfy that quite well.

Other books that I have read and enjoyed in a similar vein include:

  • The Silo trilogy by High Howey ( Wool, Shift, and Dust)
  • Wayward Pines series by Blake Crouch (Pines, Wayward, and The Last Town)
  • Some Desperate Glory by Emily Tesh
  • MaddAddam Trilogy by Margaret Atwood (Oryx & Crake, the Year of the Flood, and MaddAddam)

Does anyone have any book suggestions for something similar I should look for?

Thanks!

you are viewing a single comment's thread
view the rest of the comments
[โ€“] [email protected] 3 points 4 days ago (1 children)

I cannot recommend The Dog Stars (https://app.thestorygraph.com/books/dbff7c12-aff3-4b55-ae20-9b2d0051c92d) enough. It has a peculiar style to it and, admittedly, it took me a couple starts until I got hooked. I am so glad I stuck with it. A very literary post-apocalyptic fiction story with more action than Station Eleven, but a similarly compelling character study.

[โ€“] KanadrAllegria 1 points 4 days ago

Awesome! I appreciate the suggestion and have added it to my list!