Emily St John Mandel - Station Eleven

I do love a good post apocalypse, and this is very good - a thoughtful, well-written novel of art, loss, humanity, connections and (somehow unobtrusively despite it being central to the narrative, not to mention the presence/absence of a significant character named Miranda) the enduring power of Shakespeare's work that takes place both after and - in flashback - before the catastrophic flu that delineates its events, and works as effectively as thrilling, kept me up late to finish reading it tale of survival as elegant literary exploration of its themes.

Also, I see, winner of this year's tournament of books.