Short Stories vs Station Eleven: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: Fiction
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Station Eleven
One snowy night Arthur Leander, a famous actor, has a heart attack onstage during a production of "King Lear." Jeevan Chaudhary, a paparazzo-turned-EMT, is in the audience and leaps to his aid. A child actress named…
The verdict
- Readers rate Station Eleven highest: Station Eleven 4.1 · Short Stories 3.8.
- Station Eleven is the quickest read — about 6 hours vs 10 for Short Stories.
- Station Eleven has the widest readership — 644859 ratings behind its score.
- Station Eleven runs the darker storyline; Short Stories stays the lighter read.
How to choose
Want a one-evening read?
Station Eleven
≈ 6h vs 10h for Short Stories
New to the genre?
Station Eleven
Moderate vs Challenging for Short Stories
In the mood for something dark?
Station Eleven
a darker storyline than Short Stories
Want something lighter?
Short Stories
an easier tone than Station Eleven
Scores by source
| Short Stories | Station Eleven | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | — | 4.1 (644859) |
| Hardcover | 5.0 (1) | 5.0 (1) |
| Google Books | — | 4.0 (3) |
| Apple Books | — | 4.0 (3316) |
Reception
| Short Stories | Station Eleven | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 1 | 644859 |
| Editions | 8 | 18 |
| Film adaptations | 1 | 1 |
| Want to read | — | 642027 |
| Reading it now | — | 29195 |
| Written reviews | — | 73730 |
| Wikipedia attention | 71 | 23837 |
| Pages | 566 | 352 |