A review by jennametheny
The Glass Hotel by Emily St. John Mandel

sad slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

1.0

It would have been a DNF if I weren’t reading for book club. There are beautiful bits of writing in this, strung together by no plot at all. So many times an interesting concept would be introduced simply to never come back up again, or if it did it wasn’t for any significant reason. I’m sure some readers can find pleasure in these collections of scenes or vignettes with no true main character, but I spent the entire book waiting for a plot to appear.