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A review by alexbooksandmore
The Glass Hotel by Emily St. John Mandel
informative
sad
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
The story follows Vincent and people around her, specially her "husband" who's investment fun is actually a Ponzi scheme ( fraud). We get to see many characters POV sbout how they were affected by this and how they got over, or not.
I didn't like it that much. And I know a 3 start may be high but there were couple of things that were interesting to see:
-the first chapter is also the end chapter -i love when there is this kind of connection-
- the characters trying to survive huge loss because they simply belived somone -i think I learned that a charismatic person can be huge frau and I should look twice, thrice, while doing something that can affect in the future-
-the writing was quite easy to follow along
And for things I didn't enjoy:
- the most interesting were the first few chpaters and the last 5.. otherwise it was boring. I know it is the world building, but still
- the POV was changing everytime and I have to read very carefully to see who it was
- i didn't really vibe with the whole story or character
I didn't like it that much. And I know a 3 start may be high but there were couple of things that were interesting to see:
-the first chapter is also the end chapter -i love when there is this kind of connection-
- the characters trying to survive huge loss because they simply belived somone -i think I learned that a charismatic person can be huge frau and I should look twice, thrice, while doing something that can affect in the future-
-the writing was quite easy to follow along
And for things I didn't enjoy:
- the most interesting were the first few chpaters and the last 5.. otherwise it was boring. I know it is the world building, but still
- the POV was changing everytime and I have to read very carefully to see who it was
- i didn't really vibe with the whole story or character