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A review by hali
Sea of Tranquility by Emily St. John Mandel
adventurous
emotional
hopeful
mysterious
reflective
sad
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
an honestly stunning reflection of life that may have only come about thanks to this pandemic we're still living in. this is more tightly written than S11, imo. and i connected with the characters way quicker than i did in S11 (strangely, i did not have this problem when watching the tv adaptation). the different timelines were handled expertly. i did not find them confusing, and i don't think any of them dragged on longer than i wanted. this book is slow-going, but it moves at a consistent pace. and when everything falls into place you will find yourself stunned but not fooled or tricked. once again, humanity is precious and i completely understand why you might risk it all - despite what you may or may not know. i love time travel stories. i love them so much. i love the loop and the "everything that will happen, has happened, is happening" of it all. gaspery and zoey 💙
AND ANOTHER THING: the way people pitch ms. emily's books is never quite accurate, i fear. in my experience the book is better and more interesting than the pitch. in fact, both the pitch for station eleven (traveling artists preform shakespeare in the aftermath of a pandemic) and sea of tranquility (an author promotes a pandemic book during a pandemic) made me want to pick them up less! further, the synopsis of this book reveals far too much. i'm glad i didn't read it before picking this up. from now on, i will go in blind.
AND ANOTHER THING: the way people pitch ms. emily's books is never quite accurate, i fear. in my experience the book is better and more interesting than the pitch. in fact, both the pitch for station eleven (traveling artists preform shakespeare in the aftermath of a pandemic) and sea of tranquility (an author promotes a pandemic book during a pandemic) made me want to pick them up less! further, the synopsis of this book reveals far too much. i'm glad i didn't read it before picking this up. from now on, i will go in blind.