A review by sarahb919
The Glass Hotel by Emily St. John Mandel

adventurous challenging dark mysterious reflective medium-paced

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

5.0

When the summary said that Vincent disappeared off a cargo shipped I had assumed she survived and had simply pulled a Houdini. I’m kind of disappointed that she just fell off during a storm. I liked the ghosts though. I wish there had been more of that. Overall I enjoyed the story, even if it started out a bit slow and Paul was SUPER irritating. I hated his character. The book and the characters were very well-written. Very believable. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Body shaming, Bullying, Cancer, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Infidelity, Mental illness, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Sexism, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Terminal illness, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Medical content, Grief, Stalking, Death of parent, Gaslighting, Alcohol, and Classism

Minor: Colonisation