![]() ![]() The use of non-linear time to unravel a mystery is present from her second novel The Singer’s Gun. Her distinctive criss-cross plots were there from her first book Last Night in Montreal. What characterizes Mandel’s fiction is the elegant and thoughtful treatment of characters that you would expect from a literary writer and the drama and pace you want from a genre writer. If you’ve read Station Eleven (and you probably have), then the reason for the accolades is clear. Martin, it is currently being adapted into an HBO Max miniseries (written, directed by, and starring an alarmingly talented group of people that I don’t have room to list), and was once read aloud to me, chapter-by-chapter, over the phone by a friend of mine who I will not name, as part of the honeymoon phase of a long-distance relationship. It was called one of the best books of its year by no less than George R. The book was a finalist for a National Book Award, a finalist for a Pen/Faulkner Award, and a New York Times bestseller. John Mandel published her fourth novel, Station Eleven. ![]()
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