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A review by lizzie24601
Sea of Tranquility by Emily St. John Mandel
emotional
reflective
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
God, Emily St. John Mandel is one of the best. She has such a way of weaving together mundane scenes in each character's life to create something so complex and meaningful.
I don't know if I would say you have to read The Glass Hotel before this, but this book prominently features two of the characters from that one.
Speaking of which, I love that all of Mandel's books seem toexist in alternate dimensions of the same universe, with Miranda in The Glass Hotel but no apocalypse, and Mirella/Vincent/Jonathan/etc in this one but Jonathan never went to jail. Fun little easter eggs!
And note/trigger warning: at times this is very much a COVID/pandemic book. Extensive descriptions of lockdowns and mentions of pandemic deaths.
I don't know if I would say you have to read The Glass Hotel before this, but this book prominently features two of the characters from that one.
Speaking of which, I love that all of Mandel's books seem to
And note/trigger warning: at times this is very much a COVID/pandemic book. Extensive descriptions of lockdowns and mentions of pandemic deaths.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Grief
Minor: Death of parent