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A review by apollo0325
Sea of Tranquility by Emily St. John Mandel
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
0.0
Edited review: So disappointing to see a great author tarnish their credibility by supporting Israel. Dropped rating from 3 stars to 0.
Edited review: Okay so after reading the wiki plot summary, now I understand what’s happening and I understood a lot more than I gave myself credit for.
Emily St John Mandel continues to write about the human experience in a very lyrical way. Her writing style shines and she easily puts you in the mind of the characters.
But I just didn’t care about anyone except maybe Olive? Especially during Olive’s recounting of quarantine. Even my caring about Olive wasn’t really that deep. I blasted through the audiobook because my Libby hold was only for a week, but I still struggled with it.
I still believe I may have felt differently about this novel if I had read it in a physical format, but idk. It was fine?
Original review: It doesn’t feel right putting a star rating on a book where I really had no clue what was happening. This is not a dig at the author, but the audiobook format may have not worked for my ADHD brain. I may revisit this novel in the future but in print form. Maybe I’ll better absorb information that way.
Edited review: Okay so after reading the wiki plot summary, now I understand what’s happening and I understood a lot more than I gave myself credit for.
Emily St John Mandel continues to write about the human experience in a very lyrical way. Her writing style shines and she easily puts you in the mind of the characters.
But I just didn’t care about anyone except maybe Olive? Especially during Olive’s recounting of quarantine. Even my caring about Olive wasn’t really that deep. I blasted through the audiobook because my Libby hold was only for a week, but I still struggled with it.
I still believe I may have felt differently about this novel if I had read it in a physical format, but idk. It was fine?
Original review: It doesn’t feel right putting a star rating on a book where I really had no clue what was happening. This is not a dig at the author, but the audiobook format may have not worked for my ADHD brain. I may revisit this novel in the future but in print form. Maybe I’ll better absorb information that way.