Reviews tagging 'Confinement'

The Glass Hotel by Emily St. John Mandel

10 reviews

chickaboogawah's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious reflective sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Alcohol, Misogyny, Death of parent, Addiction, Drug abuse, Drug use, Panic attacks/disorders, Grief, Alcoholism, and Confinement

mrlsdevos's review against another edition

emotional mysterious reflective sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Drug abuse, Grief, Death of parent, Panic attacks/disorders, Confinement, Addiction, Cancer, Terminal illness, Death, and Mental illness

Minor: Suicide

itsheyfay's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful mysterious reflective sad tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.5

I had no idea this was connected to Sea of Tranquility, which I listened to last year, so it was neat to return to Vincent’s story.

Like her other works, Emily St John Mandel’s writing is lyrical and hypnotic, but unfortunately this could have used some editing, especially when dealing with the players involved in the Ponzi scheme.

I don’t regret reading it, but it could have been better.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death and Grief

Moderate: Death of parent, Gaslighting, Abandonment, Classism, Panic attacks/disorders, Drug abuse, Drug use, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, and Confinement

Minor: Domestic abuse

theotheleo's review against another edition

mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.25

definitely poetic and interesting. not as good as Station Eleven tho.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Drug abuse

Moderate: Confinement and Death of parent

Minor: Cancer, Medical content, and Death

prettiestwhistles's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug abuse and Drug use

Moderate: Death of parent, Death, Suicidal thoughts, Addiction, Cancer, Classism, Confinement, Cursing, and Terminal illness

Minor: Alcohol, Body shaming, Misogyny, and Sexual content

whirl's review against another edition

sad slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death of parent, Drug abuse, Addiction, Grief, Drug use, Confinement, and Death

Minor: Cancer

sar_a_i's review against another edition

mysterious reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Death of parent, Confinement, Drug abuse, Grief, Dementia, and Drug use

Moderate: Terminal illness, Alcohol, Sexism, Addiction, and Cancer

captainroz's review against another edition

challenging emotional mysterious reflective sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Drug abuse, and Confinement

Moderate: Grief

Minor: Suicide

doriangay's review against another edition

dark mysterious reflective slow-paced

• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Confinement, Drug abuse, and Drug use

Minor: Suicide and Sexual assault

rosebud_reading's review against another edition

dark reflective sad slow-paced

• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

I really liked how the character lives slightly intermingled and how it left with this feeling that even slight encounters can leave big impacts. 

Also I went in blind. Didn't even realize it was a contemporary with a slight speculative element. Now looking at the synopsis it seems to say way to much? Glad i went in blind. Even tho this isnt the type of story I would normally go for. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Drug abuse, and Suicide

Minor: Confinement, Mental illness, and Terminal illness