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novella42's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
Graphic: Gun violence, Pandemic/Epidemic, Mental illness, Death, Injury/Injury detail, War, and Violence
Moderate: Abandonment, Confinement, Death of parent, Forced institutionalization, and Vomit
Minor: Suicide
norwegianforestreader's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Death, Suicide, War, Vomit, Classism, Death of parent, Grief, Mental illness, Murder, Terminal illness, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Abandonment, Colonisation, Confinement, Deportation, Pandemic/Epidemic, and Sexism
summerb's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.25
Moderate: Pandemic/Epidemic and Colonisation
Minor: Chronic illness, Excrement, Alcohol, Animal cruelty, Gaslighting, Genocide, Forced institutionalization, Gun violence, Infidelity, Sexual harassment, Suicidal thoughts, Terminal illness, Vomit, Bullying, Cancer, Drug use, Mental illness, Murder, Death, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Suicide
sorcha's review against another edition
4.0
Moderate: Pandemic/Epidemic and Death
Minor: Vomit
miller8d's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Note: I pictured Gaspery as Jacob Wysocki from College Humor.
Graphic: Pandemic/Epidemic, Injury/Injury detail, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Forced institutionalization, Death, Mental illness, War, Suicide, and Violence
Moderate: Abandonment, Confinement, Deportation, Panic attacks/disorders, Classism, Colonisation, Death of parent, Grief, Gun violence, Police brutality, and Body horror
Minor: Alcohol, Cursing, Vomit, Addiction, Alcoholism, Blood, and Car accident
Iām quite a sensitive person and even Iād say that despite the content warnings for this book, it is not an upsetting read (at least for me). The mentions of upsetting topics are justified and unsurprising in the context of the book, and very rarely is any upsetting detail given for the sake of indulgent displeasure. The bits that did upset me wereastronut's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Moderate: Death and Grief
Minor: Gun violence, War, Injury/Injury detail, Body horror, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Vomit, and Grief
horizonous's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Death
Moderate: Terminal illness and Colonisation
Minor: Murder, Sexism, Drug abuse, Injury/Injury detail, War, Gun violence, Infidelity, Mental illness, and Vomit
ā¦ Death = the theme ofā¦ Mental illness = PTSD
ā¦ Terminal illness = various pandemic diseases
owenwilsonbaby's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
I am in two minds about Sea of Tranquility. I loved this book and I continue to love Mandel's writing. I thought the fractured narrative style served the story really well and all of Olive's narrative sections that potentially reflected some of Mandel's own thoughts on Station Eleven, its public reception and the publishing world were extremely moving. I recently read Mitchell's The Bone Clocks which has a somewhat similar but far less balanced and moving storyline about feeling cynical whilst moving through the writing and publishing world. Mandel's novel took similar concerns and material and elevated it. It deftly handled the pleasures and difficulties of being a public figure who produces art and the range of consequences this has on people's personal lives. Mandel does this in a way that didn't make me feel tired, bored or embarrassed. The overall plot and themes were also really compelling and the prose itself is just beautiful and refined. I've also found this is one of the first pieces of media / fiction I've engaged with in the last two year that addresses the pandemic, and does so in a way that addresses how profound and unjust the ongoing loss of COVID-19 has been, whilst also providing an escapist element that provokes the imagination and encourages the reader to pursue the story.
At the same time, I wish there was more of this book - it sometimes moved far too fast and I wanted to spend more time with the characters, especially Edwin and Mirella. The ending felt a little rushed and Gaspery's story resolved itself too neatly. I wish his story had been weaved throughout from the beginning and that some of the earlier narrative sections were longer. That said, I really enjoyed this and I hope Mandel continues to write sci-fi that is as innovative and moving as this book is.
Moderate: War, Body horror, Grief, Mental illness, Suicide, and Vomit
nodogsonthemoon's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.75
Minor: Death, Suicide, Injury/Injury detail, Gun violence, Mental illness, Murder, Child abuse, Colonisation, Misogyny, and Vomit