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The Glass Hotel by Emily St. John Mandel

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pollyflorence's review against another edition

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challenging dark mysterious reflective medium-paced
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

I finished The Glass Hotel this morning—and while the subject matter (Ponzi schemes, the financial crisis of 2008, container shipping...) might not be the kind of thing I usually look for in a novel— Emily St. John Mandel creates such a vivid world and has a way of storytelling and weaving together various threads of a story that it made me feel invested in this story and the things the various characters experience. In many ways it’s a story of loss and grief and betrayal and looks at how we respond to these things. 

I just adore how Mandel crafts her novels and reveals the story bit by bit in a way which makes the ending so satisfying and makes you want to start the book from the beginning again. I felt the exact same way about her previous novel— Station Eleven.
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rosebud_reading's review against another edition

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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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