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lizshayne 's review for:
Sea of Tranquility
by Emily St. John Mandel
dark
emotional
reflective
sad
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
I made the mistake of listening to the podcast about this book before writing my review and now it’s 28 hours later and I have no idea what I think and if I have what to say that wasn’t covered by the Incomparable book club.
I always appreciate a good time travel story and this one wraps itself up very nicely even if the point is sort of about whether there is any there there.
It’s also singularly uninterested in the stuff you expect SF with time travel to be interested in. EStJM is always writing a literary story set in a speculative universe and while the setting allows for the story, it’s not the point of it precisely. Which is super interesting even if that’s part of what makes one wonder where it was going.
I always appreciate a good time travel story and this one wraps itself up very nicely even if the point is sort of about whether there is any there there.
It’s also singularly uninterested in the stuff you expect SF with time travel to be interested in. EStJM is always writing a literary story set in a speculative universe and while the setting allows for the story, it’s not the point of it precisely. Which is super interesting even if that’s part of what makes one wonder where it was going.