Reviews

Sea of Tranquility by Emily St. John Mandel

texreader's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring mysterious tense medium-paced

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

5.0

Far into the future a time traveler tries to identify and correct an anomaly but faces a difficult challenge: if he knows some people he will interact with are going to die, and he wants to save them, will he be prohibited from further time travel because he’s changed the timeline of the world? I thoroughly enjoyed this book and its unique storytelling techniques and plot. It was so much better than her first book, The Last Night in Montreal.

lovelyday2day's review against another edition

Absolutely loved.

“We knew it was coming but we behaved inconsistently.”

“Is there an unease that’s specific to the sense of an invisible bureaucracy in motion around you?”

zhenyaxoxo's review against another edition

3.0

I found this book to be just ok. Despite the considerable hype and its mass appeal, I didn't feel a personal connection to it. While it was well-written, clever, and held my interest, it ultimately felt flat. The characters seemed overshadowed by the focus on time-travel intricacies, resulting in a lack of emotional depth.

hunky_dory_1971's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious reflective fast-paced

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

2.75

teavani's review against another edition

4.0

This could be a life, he finds himself thinking. It could be as simple as this. No family, no job, just a few simple pleasures and clean sheets to fall into at the end of the day, a regular allowance from home. A life of solitude could be a very pleasant thing (7).

There's a low-level, specific pain in having to accept that putting up with you requires a certain generosity of spirit in your loved ones (116).

oponyo's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

4.5

jraye1998's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny hopeful inspiring mysterious tense medium-paced

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

5.0

mnspain10's review against another edition

adventurous hopeful mysterious reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.5

madipane's review against another edition

adventurous lighthearted medium-paced

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

3.75

I enjoyed this book and smashed through it but found it all a bit surface level.

kathrinpassig's review against another edition

Bei 72% aufgegeben. Ich hätte es gern gemocht, ich hatte wie schon bei "Station Eleven" immer das Gefühl, dass es eigentlich gut sein könnte. Aber das Problem war wieder dasselbe: Die Szenen in der (einfallslos ausgestalteten, es ist alles wie in der Gegenwart) Zukunft sind nur ein Vehikel, um langweilige Dinge über die Gegenwart zu sagen.