A review by maddie_can_read
The Glass Hotel by Emily St. John Mandel

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

5.0

Writing/ storytelling style is very unique and while I really enjoyed it, it's defiitely not for everyone. 

I liked the descriptions of
the 2008 financial crisis from the perspectives of different characters. Thought the inclusion of multiple characters seeing ghosts was really interesting. Really beautiful bookending of the beginning and end of the story, last ten minutes of the book made it a five stars for me. Prior to the ending I thought the overaching theme wasn't as strong as author's previous books that I gave 5 stars to (station 11 - pandemic and sea of tranquility - pandemic but longer time period)
. Always enjoy the inclusion of Canadian places and characters. 
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