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A review by pagepixie
Sea of Tranquility by Emily St. John Mandel
inspiring
mysterious
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
I really enjoyed this book.
In beginning I was I throw off by the constant switching of characters. I was drawn in to each character’s story only to be pulled out and tossed into another. However, once we settled into the narrator I was hooked.
I was well and truest captivated by the author’s writing. The way each scene was set was so ma and civics considering the fact that this book is only 250 pages. The author has a way with describing the world without need too many words.
I wasn’t attached to all the characters equally. My favorite was by far Olive. I felt she was the most fleshed out and interesting. I liked the anxiety her character seemed to chart. The way she fixated on things like the colors of the hotel room and … well that would be a spoiler.
While Gaspry wasn’t the most interesting character (he felt more like a vessel for the story to progress) for most of the book, I was invested in his choices by the end.
Not only that but this book was the first book in a long while to truly make me gasp, sending goosebumps down my arms, at MULTIPLE TURNS. I’m not kidding I gasped at least three times!
While this is not typically a go to read for me, I will definitely be checking out other books by this author. Particularly The Glass Hotel. Iykyk.
In beginning I was I throw off by the constant switching of characters. I was drawn in to each character’s story only to be pulled out and tossed into another. However, once we settled into the narrator I was hooked.
I was well and truest captivated by the author’s writing. The way each scene was set was so ma and civics considering the fact that this book is only 250 pages. The author has a way with describing the world without need too many words.
I wasn’t attached to all the characters equally. My favorite was by far Olive. I felt she was the most fleshed out and interesting. I liked the anxiety her character seemed to chart. The way she fixated on things like the colors of the hotel room and … well that would be a spoiler.
While Gaspry wasn’t the most interesting character (he felt more like a vessel for the story to progress) for most of the book, I was invested in his choices by the end.
Not only that but this book was the first book in a long while to truly make me gasp, sending goosebumps down my arms, at MULTIPLE TURNS. I’m not kidding I gasped at least three times!
While this is not typically a go to read for me, I will definitely be checking out other books by this author. Particularly The Glass Hotel. Iykyk.