The Glass Hotel by Emily St. John Mandel

The Glass Hotel

Emily St. John Mandel

320 pages • first pub 2020 (editions)

fiction literary challenging mysterious reflective slow-paced

Description

From the award-winning author of Station Eleven, a captivating novel of money, beauty, white-collar crime, ghosts and moral compromise in which a woman disappears from a container ship off the coast of Mauritania and a massive Ponzi scheme implode...

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Community Reviews Summary of 16,742 reviews

Moods

mysterious 73%
reflective 63%
dark 44%
emotional 39%
sad 30%
challenging 20%
tense 18%
adventurous 13%
hopeful 2%
informative 2%
funny 1%
inspiring 1%
relaxing 1%

Pace

medium 51%
slow 41%
fast 6%

Plot- or character-driven?

Character: 49% | A mix: 39% | Plot: 10%

Strong character development?

Yes: 45% | It's complicated: 32% | No: 20%

Loveable characters?

It's complicated: 46% | No: 39% | Yes: 13%

Diverse cast of characters?

No: 54% | Yes: 32% | It's complicated: 10% | N/A: 2%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

Yes: 84% | It's complicated: 11% | No: 3%

Average rating

3.7

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