The Glass Hotel by Emily St. John Mandel

The Glass Hotel

Emily St. John Mandel

320 pages first pub 2020 (editions)

fiction literary dark mysterious reflective medium-paced
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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 21,807 reviews

Moods

mysterious 73%
reflective 64%
dark 44%
emotional 41%
sad 31%
challenging 19%
tense 18%
adventurous 13%
hopeful 2%
informative 2%
funny 1%
inspiring 1%
relaxing 1%

Pace

medium 53%
slow 39%
fast 7%

Plot- or character-driven?

Character: 49% | A mix: 40% | Plot: 9%

Strong character development?

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

Loveable characters?

It's complicated: 48% | No: 37% | Yes: 13%

Diverse cast of characters?

No: 53% | Yes: 33% | It's complicated: 10% | N/A: 2%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

Yes: 84% | It's complicated: 11% | No: 4%

Average rating

3.7

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