Reviews

Sea of Tranquility by Emily St. John Mandel

amitreads24_7's review against another edition

adventurous inspiring mysterious reflective fast-paced

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

5.0

cbwood2016's review against another edition

challenging emotional mysterious sad medium-paced

• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.5

marcird's review against another edition

4.0

I found this story and Mandela writing quite hypnotic. The time travel aspect was interesting but far more compelling was the exploration of reality, existence, relationships.

mel_vina's review against another edition

2.0

If it did not drag on for the majority of the book, the ending would have given it 3-4 stars ...

luckybradford's review against another edition

adventurous reflective medium-paced

3.75

juliana2's review against another edition

mysterious reflective medium-paced

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

4.0

Nice but underwhelming read. Prose and character work were beautifully done, but its themes felt a bit shallowly wrought — could’ve benefited from significantly deeper exploration. Overall this was a pleasant reading experience with predictable turns.

bookswithcapri's review

emotional mysterious reflective fast-paced

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

4.5

chloegmn's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious reflective fast-paced

4.25

aaazalea's review against another edition

5.0

I enjoyed this! The writing is good as ever, and the characters were more enjoyable than in The Glass Hotel. Occasionally the course of events was predictable, but that's probably fine; the way things turn out in the end was both surprising and wrapped things up nicely.

melancholiamagica's review against another edition

hopeful reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• 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

4.0