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maelikesbooks's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.5
Graphic: Confinement and Pandemic/Epidemic
Moderate: Deportation, Death of parent, Misogyny, Terminal illness, Colonisation, and Death
Minor: Child abuse
galexy_brain's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Moderate: Pandemic/Epidemic
Minor: Death, Murder, Misogyny, Death of parent, Colonisation, and Grief
scifi_rat's review
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Prose: 3.5ā
Pace: 4ā
Concept/Execution: 4.75ā /3.75ā
Characters: 3ā
Worldbuilding: 4ā
Ending: 4ā
Moderate: Death, Misogyny, Violence, Grief, and Medical content
Minor: Gun violence, Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail, Suicide, Murder, Sexism, Stalking, War, Colonisation, Panic attacks/disorders, and Forced institutionalization
bookedbymadeline's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Loveable characters? Yes
5.0
Moderate: Death, Grief, Misogyny, and Colonisation
Minor: Suicide
discarded_dust_jacket's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
I feel like I donāt have much to say about the plot itself. It seems complicated on its face, but itās actually very simple, and honestly, itās a story thatās been told before. I donāt think that works against it; I think Mandelās take on the trope is refreshing and the pandemic element is easy to connect with for obvious reasons.Ā
Minor: Murder, Suicide, Gun violence, Misogyny, and Colonisation
clemrain's review
- 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
It took me a while to get into this book. Iām not sure what it was but I think it was the pacing. Itās nailed a bit in the beginning but once the book picks up itās hard to put down.
The characters in Sea of Tranquility are small andāin turnāreal. I deeply feel for all of them. The hurt I feel for these characters isnāt 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 wouldnāt 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 Mandelās work Iāll run into the other characters as well. Especially Edwin. Heās 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 itās easy to get invested in them. The literary cadence is effective most times.
The ending caught me by surprise.
Itās not easy to write time travel. I donāt care much about the science. I only care about a good timeline and something that isnāt corny. Just good writing, science can be bad. Itās fiction afterall. Madelās time travel sections are very entertaining.Ā Ā Ā
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
rianreads's review
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Moderate: Terminal illness, Sexism, and Panic attacks/disorders
Minor: Misogyny, Forced institutionalization, and War
caterina_1212's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
2.75
Minor: Misogyny
nodogsonthemoon's review
- 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