Eric Wagoner đź“š reviewed Sea of Tranquility by Emily St. John Mandel
Touching and Hopeful
4 stars
An easy read, and the crossovers with her other books were interesting. I enjoyed this one quite a bit.
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Published 2022 by Pan Macmillan.
Sea of Tranquility
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3 stars
There's a passage in the book where one of the characters complain that another characters portrayal of growing up on the moon is exaggerated and not reflective of her own experience, this is how I feel of the author's take on the pandemic.
There's a passage in the book where one of the characters complain that another characters portrayal of growing up on the moon is exaggerated and not reflective of her own experience, this is how I feel of the author's take on the pandemic.
an enjoyable read.
4 stars
I liked the intertwined storylines and i thought the characters were well drawn and sympathetic. The only problem I had was the idea of the continuation of culture over hundreds of years. it rang false to me.
mouse reviewed Sea of Tranquility by Emily St. John Mandel
Lovely
5 stars
I found this touching and hopeful, I liked how poignantly the characters were drawn, and the themes of kindness and the vicissitudes of life.
My main complaint was that I think the simulation theory stuff was basically an unnecessary macguffin and didn't add to the themes (at least as far as they interested me).
I found this touching and hopeful, I liked how poignantly the characters were drawn, and the themes of kindness and the vicissitudes of life.
My main complaint was that I think the simulation theory stuff was basically an unnecessary macguffin and didn't add to the themes (at least as far as they interested me).
David H reviewed Sea of Tranquility by Emily St. John Mandel
A hopeful pandemic novel
4 stars
I liked the story of isolated humans trying to find meaning in their lives, all tangled together and touched by the miraculous. It left me feeling hopeful and reassured.
Erica Molesworth reviewed Sea of Tranquility by Emily St. John Mandel
meh
2 stars
a little overrated
Koven Smith reviewed Sea of Tranquility by Emily St. John Mandel
Fun, lightweight
3 stars
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.
bbbhltz reviewed Sea of Tranquility by Emily St. John Mandel
Absolutely Meta
5 stars
Fantastic to a point I did not expect. Very meta, and covers aspects that took me by surprise. I rarely read the descriptions of books written by authors that I have read before, and here it totally paid off. If you have read the previous two works by this author, you will like where this book takes you.