Reviews

Sea of Tranquility by Emily St. John Mandel

olivandra's review against another edition

adventurous emotional reflective fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.25

Quick read/listen. Interesting plot overlaps and a satisfying ending. 

When the main pandemic chapter hit, it was strange to read on this side of 2020/2021. It’s strange to think that before that it seemed like science fiction and it shortly will again. I was glad the details weren’t belabored and it was mainly contained to a chapter or two, because I didn’t want to spend a whole book reliving that!

Extra .25 stars for the audiobook!

sarahrose2002's review

adventurous lighthearted mysterious 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

4.25

narzibenoucdel's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful mysterious reflective 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? No

4.5

daed's review against another edition

2.0

Al principio es bastante flojo, mejora un poco en su segunda mitad. Para haber sido el ganador a mejor libro en Goodreads de ciencia ficción en 2022 es bastante regular.

doubletary's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful mysterious reflective tense slow-paced

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

3.75

margolovie89's review

dark slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No

2.75

jess_jingsi's review

mysterious medium-paced

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

3.0

morgob's review

5.0

What can I say about this book in few enough words so as not to bore people? This book made me cry. It is beautiful, poetic, quite a bit sad, but in a good way. I flew through this book in just a few hours. I wanted to go out and buy my own copy so I could annotate it immediately. I did hear, after finishing it, that one should read The Glass Hotel first, because some of the characters are the same and it leaves some Easter eggs for this book as well, but I thought it worked just fine as a standalone. I mean, it made me cry on its own. It reminded me very much of Cloud Atlas. I will stand by that comparison. There are a handful of lives tied together in different ways (but in the end, it is the same way). I just love stories of connectivity like that. I think I'm giving up. I can't sum up this book in a way that satisfies me. I absolutely loved it, it might be one of my favorite books of the year but also overall, and I would read it again and again.

baklavopita's review

adventurous challenging mysterious sad medium-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? It's complicated

4.0

ennilepo's review

emotional mysterious medium-paced

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

4.0