The Glass Hotel by Emily St. John Mandel

The Glass Hotel

Emily St. John Mandel

fiction literary challenging mysterious reflective slow-paced

320 pages | first published 2020

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From the award-winning author of Station Eleven, a captivating novel of money, beauty, white-collar crime, ghosts and moral compromise in which a woman disappears from a container ship off the coast of Mauritania and a massive Ponzi scheme implode...
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Summary of 12056 reviews

Moods

mysterious 73%
reflective 61%
dark 46%
emotional 39%
sad 30%
challenging 20%
tense 18%
adventurous 11%
informative 2%
funny 1%
hopeful 1%
inspiring 1%
relaxing 1%

Pace

medium 49%
slow 43%
fast 7%

Plot- or character-driven?

Character: 50% | A mix: 39% | Plot: 9%

Strong character development?

Yes: 45% | It's complicated: 32% | No: 21%

Loveable characters?

It's complicated: 47% | No: 39% | Yes: 12%

Diverse cast of characters?

No: 58% | Yes: 28% | It's complicated: 10% | N/A: 2%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

Yes: 85% | It's complicated: 10% | No: 3%

Average rating

3.7

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