Reviews

Sea of Tranquility by Emily St. John Mandel

echos0's review against another edition

emotional inspiring mysterious reflective relaxing sad fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

priya_contractor's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful mysterious reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes

4.0

litprof's review against another edition

mysterious reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot

4.0

Skillful writing and deft interweaving of multiple narratives across time. The initial chapters set in the past drew me in, then the time travel mystery kept me going, although I wish there’d been more development of Gaspery’s character and

Spoiler

the Time Institute / what it studied.

cdare's review against another edition

emotional mysterious reflective fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.25

clairemariarose's review against another edition

5.0

third read: even on the third read, i was still left speechless. forever indebted to this book fr

second read: bury me with this book, it’s the only one i’ll need

first read: respectfully, nobody talk to me

handflex2005's review against another edition

adventurous emotional reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

bealittlebrave's review against another edition

challenging hopeful inspiring mysterious reflective sad fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

5.0

highfiveasquid's review against another edition

5.0

I read this too quickly.

It's like a croissant of a story all layers folding in on themselves.

The language St John Mandel uses is so very beautiful. This made me feel like I was reading prose and literature with capital Ps and Ls.

holl3640's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix

2.0

tillylock's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes

4.0