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literary_liv's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
mysterious
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death of parent and Death
Moderate: Cancer, Grief, Drug abuse, and Drug use
Minor: Suicide and Domestic abuse
jeninchi's review against another edition
dark
lighthearted
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.75
Content Warnings
Minor: Suicide
maddie_can_read's review against another edition
emotional
mysterious
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Writing/ storytelling style is very unique and while I really enjoyed it, it's defiitely not for everyone.
I liked the descriptions ofthe 2008 financial crisis from the perspectives of different characters. Thought the inclusion of multiple characters seeing ghosts was really interesting. Really beautiful bookending of the beginning and end of the story, last ten minutes of the book made it a five stars for me. Prior to the ending I thought the overaching theme wasn't as strong as author's previous books that I gave 5 stars to (station 11 - pandemic and sea of tranquility - pandemic but longer time period) . Always enjoy the inclusion of Canadian places and characters.
I liked the descriptions of
Content Warnings
Graphic: Drug use, Suicide, Grief, Panic attacks/disorders, and Drug abuse
maddielza's review against another edition
dark
emotional
mysterious
reflective
sad
medium-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
4.0
Content Warnings
Minor: Suicide
_reedmylife_'s review against another edition
dark
reflective
sad
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
1.0
The Glass Hotel was such a let down. After reading and loving Sea of Tranquility earlier this year I wanted to really delve into more of Emily St. John Mandel's work. While doing some research I found that The Glass Hotel intrigued me the most because not only do you find out more information on a few of the characters featured in Sea of Tranquility but it is also about the business industry. I find that I am intrigued by the world of the rich but this one fell really flat.
The characters are lackluster and the storyline feels a little all over the place. Emily St. John Mandel is not one to create a linear story but this just felt off, it wasn't entrancing like in Sea of Tranquility. It was sad to not feel connected to the characters that I so easily fell in love with in their previous book. I know this was written before Sea of Tranquility so it does give me hope that their future works will sweep me off my feet just as much as Sea of Tranquility.
Overall, I felt that this was so dry and just gave a play by play of a business investment gone wrong with a few hallucinations along the way.
The characters are lackluster and the storyline feels a little all over the place. Emily St. John Mandel is not one to create a linear story but this just felt off, it wasn't entrancing like in Sea of Tranquility. It was sad to not feel connected to the characters that I so easily fell in love with in their previous book. I know this was written before Sea of Tranquility so it does give me hope that their future works will sweep me off my feet just as much as Sea of Tranquility.
Overall, I felt that this was so dry and just gave a play by play of a business investment gone wrong with a few hallucinations along the way.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Suicide
bluebear1's review against another edition
medium-paced
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
2.75
Content Warnings
Moderate: Death of parent, Suicide, and Drug abuse
balconyblackbird's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
reflective
sad
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
1.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Suicide, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, and Classism
Moderate: Death, Mental illness, and Death of parent
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
Content Warnings
Moderate: Drug abuse, Grief, Death of parent, Panic attacks/disorders, Confinement, Addiction, Cancer, Terminal illness, Death, and Mental illness
Minor: Suicide
celia_lane's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- 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
2.75
Content Warnings
Minor: Suicide
lazydazey's review against another edition
emotional
mysterious
reflective
sad
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0
Content Warnings
Minor: Suicide