Sea of Tranquility

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Emily St. John Mandel: Sea of Tranquility (Paperback, 2022, Random House Large Print)

Paperback, 408 pages

Published May 17, 2022 by Random House Large Print.

ISBN:
978-0-593-55659-7
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(12 reviews)

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Low-key time-travel scifi

Content warning Discussing core plot point

Beautiful

I didn't think I'd love this book as much as I did. It was a fascinating story, with very compelling characters. I love the references to Station Eleven (and I'm hearing that there's even more with Glass Hotel that I haven't read yet). The pandemic is woven into the story in a very sensible way that really spoke to me. My only criticism is that it's too short. Some characters and storylines really should have been more developed. Maybe in future books, as it seems that the author is slowly building a more or less shared universe.

Fun, lightweight

A breezy, fun(ish, given some of the subject matter) read. The resolution of the book hinges, somewhat, on a twist that is revealed near the end, and I must confess that I was finding the book far more satisfying up to the point that the twist was revealed. It just felt a bit too “plotty” to me in a book that otherwise revels in nice details.

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