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yuyine's review against another edition
emotional
mysterious
reflective
slow-paced
5.0
Jâai Ă©tĂ© conquise par ce nouveau roman dâEmily St. John Mandel. La mer de la tranquillitĂ© est un roman passionnant dont la construction narrative tient encore une fois du gĂ©nie. Formidable rĂ©cit de voyage temporel et rĂ©flexion sur la rĂ©alitĂ©, il est aussi un roman plein dâhumanitĂ© qui rappelle la beautĂ© des Ă©motions et de la vie. La plume de lâautrice est encore magnifique et la capacitĂ© quâelle a de briser les murs de son propre rĂ©cit est admirable. Coup de cĆur.
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Moderate: Racism
clemrain's review against another edition
emotional
mysterious
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.5
Mandel is always such a pleasure to read. I deeply appreciate her storytelling.
It took me a while to get into this book. Iâm not sure what it was but I think it was the pacing. Itâs nailed a bit in the beginning but once the book picks up itâs hard to put down.
The characters in Sea of Tranquility are small andâin turnâreal. I deeply feel for all of them. The hurt I feel for these characters isnât easy to describe without spoiling the book and rambling for paragraphs. But Mandel has a talent for writing real people living their real lives. And without it, the ending on the books wouldnât land as hard. This book is a simulation of sorts. And all itâs hurt and joy makes it real. Which creates this complete feeling when youâre done reading. Itâs not a novel idea to say that the world being a simulation doesnât matter, what does is that it feels like. However, Mandel presents it beautifully.
I love the writing style of this book. I wish this were longer. I want to know more about all of these characters. I have read about some of them in Glass Hotel and Station Eleven, and I hope as I read more of Mandelâs work Iâll run into the other characters as well. Especially Edwin. Heâs such charming character. Back to the writing though, I love a past future and present and Mandel really kicks that idea up a notch in this novel. So fun to follow the narrative.
The dialogues are real. They feel like human interaction and itâs easy to get invested in them. The literary cadence is effective most times. the repetition and anxiety of Olive wanting to return home is contagious. And the pang of delivery through a nonchalant conversation that she never made it home is insanely effective. Not to mention that it really shows Gasperyâs character development. If someone is gonna drown theyâre gonna drown, to I couldnât just let her die. Itâs good. And the repetition of âthis is realâ and then the halt of âIâm convincing myself it isâ. Also, good. Theyâre effective but not necessarily unique.
The ending caught me by surprise. I was expecting Gasperyâs ending to be the jail sentence Olive found. A nonchalance for a nonchalance. But him being the anomaly and the discrete way of delivering it did catch me by surprise. I keep going back on forth on if it was good to add in Gaspberyâs perspective of interviewing himself. Maybe it fit best to just leave the story at him recognizing his face after the surgery and picking up the violin. However, that would be too cliche. Itâs already inching towards the line by having Gaspbery be the anomaly. (Maybe Iâm having over reaching cringe from Doctor Whoâs time child arc). Itâs just kind of flat. Iâm also left wondering if itâs proof of a simulation or just the science of a paradox and time travel. The book wouldâve been five stars if not just for this.
Itâs not easy to write time travel. I donât care much about the science. I only care about a good timeline and something that isnât corny. Just good writing, science can be bad. Itâs fiction afterall. Madelâs time travel sections are very entertaining.  Â
I really wish this book were longer. I know the plot was centred around the shared experience of all the characters and we did get a good glimpse into the characters lives but I just want more.
Great book, it made me think and added new perspectives into my life.
It took me a while to get into this book. Iâm not sure what it was but I think it was the pacing. Itâs nailed a bit in the beginning but once the book picks up itâs hard to put down.
The characters in Sea of Tranquility are small andâin turnâreal. I deeply feel for all of them. The hurt I feel for these characters isnât easy to describe without spoiling the book and rambling for paragraphs. But Mandel has a talent for writing real people living their real lives. And without it, the ending on the books wouldnât land as hard.
I love the writing style of this book. I wish this were longer. I want to know more about all of these characters. I have read about some of them in Glass Hotel and Station Eleven, and I hope as I read more of Mandelâs work Iâll run into the other characters as well. Especially Edwin. Heâs such charming character. Back to the writing though, I love a past future and present and Mandel really kicks that idea up a notch in this novel. So fun to follow the narrative.
The dialogues are real. They feel like human interaction and itâs easy to get invested in them. The literary cadence is effective most times.
The ending caught me by surprise.
Itâs not easy to write time travel. I donât care much about the science. I only care about a good timeline and something that isnât corny. Just good writing, science can be bad. Itâs fiction afterall. Madelâs time travel sections are very entertaining.  Â
I really wish this book were longer. I know the plot was centred around the shared experience of all the characters and we did get a good glimpse into the characters lives but I just want more.
Great book, it made me think and added new perspectives into my life.
Graphic: Grief
Moderate: Confinement, Mental illness, War, Death, and Colonisation
Minor: Misogyny, Forced institutionalization, Car accident, Injury/Injury detail, Death of parent, Murder, Racism, War, Genocide, and Gore
itsheyfay's review against another edition
challenging
emotional
hopeful
informative
mysterious
reflective
sad
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
3.5
This felt like a more speculative and hopeful version of 12 Monkeys. Some characters were stiff (but maybe that was due to the audiobook), and some plot points were confusing, but it was a quick read all things considered.
Moderate: Genocide, Grief, Confinement, Abandonment, Suicide, and Terminal illness
Minor: War, Racism, Colonisation, Forced institutionalization, and Car accident
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