A review by decapode
Sea of Tranquility by Emily St. John Mandel

challenging mysterious reflective sad slow-paced
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes

2.0

definitely the worst entry i’ve read of hers. the blatant self-insert character’s chapters were a pain to get through and overall it felt like the book relied entirely on the recency of the covid-19 pandemic to be interesting and genuine. got so rushed near the end that i had to double check if i’d actually heard the last chapter(s) or if my audiobook player had somehow skipped them. the decent povs and satisfying tying up of plot threads from previous books couldn’t salvage this mess, unfortunately.