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The Glass Hotel by Emily St. John Mandel
4.5
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Another beautiful and mesmerizing novel by Emily St John Mandel.

Genre: Fiction
Format: 🎧
Audiobook Narration: β˜†β˜†β˜†β˜†β˜†
Pub Date: 3.24.2020
Star Rating: β˜†β˜†β˜†β˜†.5


"Memories are always bent retrospectively to fit individual narratives."

While it took me a bit to get into The Glass Hotel, it wasn't the author's fault - I always struggle to adapt to non-linear timelines and lots of characters. I had to back up to reread a few sections, but it didn't make me love the story any less. It made me appreciate Mandel's ability to connect even the most mundane things.

The Glass Hotel is a rich, vivid story brimming with complex characters that become interwoven in one another's lives. As usual, Mandel does an outstanding job showing real-life events and the disastrous tolls they can have on the world and those around us.

πŸ”€ Non-linear timelines
πŸ’° Ponzi scheme
🀯 Metaphors galore
πŸ‘ŒπŸΌ Character connections


I recommend reading The Glass Hotel if you enjoyed reading Station Eleven or are looking for a complex story that feels real.

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