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A review by theogb451
The Glass Hotel by Emily St. John Mandel
3.0
Resisted reading this initially because a lot of people said it wasn't as good as Station Eleven and this is true I think. However it's still really great writing. Probably 3.5 stars overall but I've given it a 3 (liked it) rather than 4 (really liked it) because I do think it lacked for a certain amount of pacing. Station Eleven and her recent Sea of Tranquility both had a stronger sense of a story being told whereas this is a series of character vignettes, sometimes really drawing you in but at other times you're left a bit unsure.
Characters from this book appear in Sea of Tranquility so that possibly helped to enhance my enjoyment as there are effectively bookends in that book.
Characters from this book appear in Sea of Tranquility so that possibly helped to enhance my enjoyment as there are effectively bookends in that book.