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3.71 AVERAGE
3.71 AVERAGE
She writes well and she artfully created a definite gray, sad, slightly voyeuristic feel to the book, but the mood of the book didn’t appeal to me and I wanted a story that was more engaging. It’s just wasn’t for me and I was bored.
mysterious
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Loveable characters:
No
Picked this book up after reading Station Eleven and was not the biggest fan. The story was interesting but mostly just felt like a description of what is already stated on the back cover summary. Some character reactions to things were ridiculous (why are we soooo appalled at some graffiti ?!) which made the story hard to get into at the beginning.
mysterious
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
emotional
mysterious
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
There’s magic in The Glass Hotel, but it doesn’t have much to do with place, it seems. Which would probably have been a fine adjustment on my part if not for all the other disjointed means of storytelling in this book.
Read the rest here: https://calebmsarvis.com/2022/03/01/review-the-glass-hotel-by-emily-st-john-mandel/
Read the rest here: https://calebmsarvis.com/2022/03/01/review-the-glass-hotel-by-emily-st-john-mandel/
challenging
dark
emotional
informative
mysterious
reflective
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
challenging
dark
reflective
medium-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
This book should have died in the first three pages when Vincent fell into the ocean.
adventurous
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
3.5 stars? Beautifully written, well structured — I enjoyed reading it. I’m just left feeling…left. I wanted something a bit more to come of the slow-boiling intrigue. It’s worth a read.