# Station Eleven by Emily St. John Mandel

6 Hacker News commenters recommended Station Eleven by Emily St. John Mandel and 0 criticized it, November 2025 to November 2026. It was recommended in 4 of 13 months.

**Verdict:** People recommend it for its distinct, beautiful and human writing, and several call it a personal favorite. No critics were recorded.

## Why people recommend it

- Distinct, beautiful, human writing style (2 comments): "anything by Emily St. John Mandel - hard to place but her distinct writing style transports me" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46397815)) "Station Eleven is so beautiful and human." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47060639))
- Considered a personal favorite (3 comments): "Station Eleven is, all around, the best thing ever created. Every aspect of it is perfect." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47059768)) "now it will probably remain my favorite show of all time" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47058503)) "I liked the Station Eleven series a lot" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49904605))

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- [Infinite Jest by David Foster Wallace](https://hackerapproved.com/p/infinite-jest.md): 26 recommend
- [The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald](https://hackerapproved.com/p/great-gatsby.md): 24 recommend
- [Atlas Shrugged by Ayn Rand](https://hackerapproved.com/p/atlas-shrugged.md): 23 recommend

## Cite as

Hacker Approved, "Station Eleven by Emily St. John Mandel", https://hackerapproved.com/p/station-eleven/ (counts from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026).