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The Glass Hotel
The Glass Hotel | Emily St. John Mandel
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rmaclean4
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Loved this novel. I dont know why I waited so long to read this it. Mandel is so "readable." I love how she weaves different story lines together. The ending is beautiful. Highly recommend. 4 ?

BarbaraBB My favorite by her! 1mo
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5feet.of.fury
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I don‘t even want to try to explain this plot, because it‘s barely about the plot, it is about the characters. It starts with Paul (as a young addict) & his sister, & a man she gets involved with & the 2008 financial crisis & the people branched out &intertwined with them. It was really good.

peanutnine I enjoy this author. I need to read this one 3mo
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Andrew65 Excellent 🎄🎄🎄 3mo
Emilymdxn I really loved this book! 3mo
5feet.of.fury @peanutnine what others have you liked from her? I‘m thinking of reading Station Eleven 3mo
peanutnine @5feet.of.fury that's the one I read! It was very good. Loved the storytelling 3mo
BookmarkTavern I need to bump this author up my TBR! 3mo
bekakins I loved this book! Read sea of tranquility too a couple of months ago and that is vaguely linked and also well worth a read if you haven‘t already :-) 3mo
5feet.of.fury @bekakins this was my first read of hers! I‘ll check that one out! 3mo
Catsandbooks 🍭❄️❤️ 3mo
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lisakoby
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I loved the themes of choice and opportunity, memory, guilt and accountability. How do our choices impact others, and what is the cost to ourselves?

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lisakoby
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Picking up an older one from my tbr.

#tbr

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Julz422
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Finally finished this one! I had to keep putting it on hold at the library. It had ebbs and flows for me, but I love the way everything was tied up at the end.

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Julz422
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Finally going to finish this! 🙌📖 Thank God for summer 😎

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Bookwormjillk
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It took me three tries to finish this book, and I‘m so glad I did. Her books have so many pieces, but the come together beautifully. Now I want to go back and re-read Station Eleven and Sea of Tranquility. #backlistreadathon a little late

TheAromaofBooks Woohoo!!! 9mo
Lesliereadsalot Loved all three of her books. Don‘t miss The Lola Quartet by her too. 9mo
Bookwormjillk @Lesliereadsalot I‘ve read and liked that one too! It was just this one that took me a few tries. 8mo
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rmaclean4
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How can it almost be May!! Here is my list for #bookspin #doublespin #bookbingo. Not pictured are my audio selections: When We Were Sisters, Once Upon A Wardrobe, The Rabbit Hutch, and Into The Silence. I had reading "ADD" in April, starting several books at a time. I hope to be more focused in May

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rachaich
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Super excited to have found this in a charity shop:)

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IamIamIam
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I absolutely loved this meandering story! I didn't expect the entire central story to even show up but I really loved the way the characters were woven together. I love that the landscape and locations are their own characters but end up being the only likable characters in the book! Just beautiful!

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IamIamIam
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I love the way Emily St. John Mandel sees people as a whole. Her writing is so rich.

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BookMaven9
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Mehso-so

🌟🌟If I didn‘t love this woman‘s exceptionally haunting writing style, I may not have finished this. The writing itself was more intriguing than the story and this from someone who looooooves her books.

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CyaneFillion
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The author has such an incredible talent for writing interconnecting stories of strangers, and of unfolding the consequences of small and higher events in those characters' lives. Even though overall there wasn't a whole lot of action in the book, I could not stop reading. I was never bored, and the continuous shift in point of view sped up the pace of my reading even further. I also enjoyed the small presence of the "ghosts" and "other space".

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Julz422
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I‘ve read a couple other of her novels. Finally time to check out this.

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ManyWordsLater
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#bookhaul. Obviously I didn‘t need any more books at home. But here we are…

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RaeLovesToRead
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I've botched this up... I read Evelyn Hugo in May, not April 😬 #12booksof2022

Which was my favourite book in April? Despite 4-starring several, looking back on them today I feel annoyed with all of them.

So I'm going to break the rules and say my April pick is The Glass Hotel, even though I read it in May too.

Try and stop me 😋

This was a mesmerising tour of the persons affected when a Ponzi scheme collapsed. And there was a glass hotel.

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Susanita
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I started reading this in 2020 shortly after it was published, but I didn‘t get far before it had to go back to the library. When I read Sea of Tranquility this summer, I thought I missed a few bits of context. In any event, I did knock off a few of the “unfinished” books on my Kindle this year, one way or another. But I also added more! Not to mention physical books that are languishing. Obviously, I‘m okay with this, so I‘m not gonna worry!

BookLineNSinker The tagged book is one of my all time favorite reads! 1y
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Angitron
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My bookclub is working it‘s way through all of Mandel‘s loose trilogy - Station Eleven, The Glass Hotel, and Sea of Tranquility. This was a reread for me, but I love Mandel‘s writing so much that it was a pleasure! I‘m excited to see what Sea of Tranquility has to offer!

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vivastory
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#BestMidYear22 Day 13: When an anticipated title is released I find that this is often motivation to catch up on a previous release that I missed. Such was the case with Mandel's latest & judging from the flurry of reviews on Litsy for The Glass Hotel in March & April, I wasn't alone. This was a one sitting read for me & I actually enjoyed it more than Station Eleven. Mandel's melancholy prose & intricate narrative portrays flawed & complex👇

vivastory characters that I continue to think about months later. 2y
sarahbarnes Ha! I just had this one come in at the library for the same reason! Glad to hear you enjoyed it. I‘m looking forward to reading it. 2y
vivastory @sarahbarnes Now I need to read Sea of Tranquility! I look forward to yr thoughts on it. I finished it right before going to my family's house for an Easter lunch & I think they might have thought I was a bit crazy because I kept gushing about the book? But, they sort of expect this from me & I also brought pie, so I think all was forgiven 😅 2y
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Suet624 I‘m surprised I haven‘t read this yet. Thanks for the reminder. 2y
RaeLovesToRead Haunting and memorable 💕 I bought another 2 Mandel's to read. Can't get enough of her, even if some of her structuring is weird there's something addictive about her world. Sea of Tranquility was... like a bizarre fever dream and didn't feel canon. I look forward to hearing your thoughts... 2y
asleepby9 I love the cover 😍 2y
sarahbarnes 😂 My family is also always expecting me to be talking about books more than is apparently the norm in most circles? 🤷🏻‍♀️ 2y
Branwen Okay, I'm in. Between your awesome review and @RaeLovesToRead 's review I definitely need to move this up on my tbr! 💕📚 2y
vivastory @Branwen I hope you love it! 2y
vivastory @RaeLovesToRead Which ones did you buy?; I've had my eye on 2y
RaeLovesToRead Lola quartet and Last night in Montreal 2y
RaeLovesToRead @Branwen 😁😁👍🏻 2y
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Johanna414
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I don't think I ever would have picked up a book about the fallout of a giant Ponzi Scheme if not for the fact that I had loved Station Eleven so much. Turns out Emily St. John Mandel's writing style just really works for me because I was completely sucked in.

CallMeIshmael Same! I loved this one even though it‘s not my normal book 2y
EKonrad You should definitely check out Sea of Tranquility! Loved it so much! 😊 2y
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Johanna414
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Sneaking in a page here and there between mediating arguments between the kids... 🙄🙄🙄 On the plus side, I'm loving this book!

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RaeLovesToRead
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Good Lord that was beautiful.

Emily St. John Mandel gives zero shits about the rules of literature. She just does what she does, paints vivid worlds, dances from vignette to vignette and lets it all play out.

Station Eleven took me quite a while to read, whereas I breezed through this spellbound.

Usually I hate it when a plot wanders haphazardly, but this was such a gorgeously written and captivating read that all is forgiven.

⭐⭐⭐⭐ 4 stars

GondorGirl Yesssss! 🧡🧡 2y
TrishB Weird because this was my least favourite 😁 2y
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Caroline2 I still need to read this. I tried the other day but my head is all over the place and I couldn‘t get into. Glad to hear you liked it, I‘ll try again soon. 👍 2y
squirrelbrain What a wonderful review! ❤️ 2y
RaeLovesToRead @GondorGirl I found myself weirdly moved in the end 😊 2y
RaeLovesToRead @TrishB On paper, I should have preferred Station Eleven. Maybe it's the timing of reading them! 2y
RaeLovesToRead @Caroline2 I'm planning on reading Sea of Tranquility next! 😁 2y
RaeLovesToRead @squirrelbrain Awww, thank you 😊❤ 2y
vivastory Yass! Definitely one of my favorites of the year 💙 Better than Station 11 IMO 2y
RaeLovesToRead @vivastory It was gorgeous 🥰 2y
Megabooks Great review!! 2y
Branwen I need to start this one asap! 😍 2y
RaeLovesToRead @Megabooks Thank you!! 😊😁 2y
RaeLovesToRead @Branwen Hope you like it as much as I did! ☺❤ 2y
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RaeLovesToRead
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Thanks for the tags @Yuki_Onna @JenReadsAlot @BrittanyReads 💕💕💕

#thoughtfulthursday @MoonWitch94

I'm hoping to finish The Glass Hotel which is a physical book 😊 It's heading for a 4 stars, although I'm thinking I perhaps should have given Station Eleven 4 stars too because they're about on a par.

I don't mark my books, but I have been known occasionally to dogear select quotes so I can come back to them later. Don't hurt me!!! 😅😅

mandarchy I almost spit out my drink laughing - don't hurt the dog earer! I guess if it's your book, you can dog ear as much as you want. 2y
RaeLovesToRead @mandarchy Hahaha 😄 I tend to post quotes on Litsy instead these days, but I have been known to bend the odd corner 😋 2y
MoonWitch94 Thanks for playing 📚☺️ 2y
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RaeLovesToRead
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"Begin at the end: plummeting down the side of the ship in the storm's wild darkness, breath gone with the shock of falling, my camera flying away through the rain -"

#firstlinefridays

Suet624 Great first line. 2y
RaeLovesToRead @Suet624 I'm loving it so far! 😊 2y
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RaeLovesToRead
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"It wasn't the romance of the century, but it didn't have to be; if you genuinely enjoy someone's company, she'd been thinking lately, if you enjoy your life with them and don't mind sleeping with them, isn't that enough? Do you have to actually be in love for a relationship to be real, whatever REAL means, so long as there's respect and something like friendship?"

(Vincent is a lot more pragmatic than I am when it comes to "love" ?)

GondorGirl I adored this book. Mandel is one of my favorite authors right now. 🧡 2y
RaeLovesToRead @GondorGirl So far it's mesmerising. I've only read Station Eleven before of hers which I felt was OK if a bit disjointed, but it had a haunting atmosphere. So far, I'm finding The Glass Hotel a bit more compelling 💙 2y
vivastory I also liked Glass Hotel more than Station 11 2y
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GondorGirl @RaeLovesToRead @vivastory I think I liked Station 11 more overall, but both were 5 star reads. And Sea of Tranquility was also great (and ties in a bit to the other two books). 2y
RaeLovesToRead @GondorGirl I think I under-rated Station Eleven given how I feel about it looking back. At the time, I was disappointed that it didn't have a more dynamic plot and I didn't feel the threads tied together. Her writing is truly exquisite though 🥰 I have Sea of Tranquility to read next 😊 2y
RaeLovesToRead @vivastory I'm not that far in yet, but the first part really got me in the feels and there is such an atmosphere!! 2y
GondorGirl @RaeLovesToRead I'll be curious to know what you think of it. It was such a unique book! 2y
RaeLovesToRead @GondorGirl I'll try to remember to tag you when I do my review 😁 2y
vivastory @RaeLovesToRead It's one of the most emotionally impactful reads of the year 2y
vivastory @GondorGirl I plan on reading her new one soon. Did you watch the Station 11 adaptation? I thought it was a bit uneven, but the parts that worked for me I was deeply moved by 2y
GondorGirl @vivastory I haven't yet, but I need to! When I saw Mandel speak last month she said she loved the show so much that she signed on for them to do the other two books. She's going to help with the writing and stuff, and they shows will be slightly interconnected. 2y
vivastory @GondorGirl That's incredible that you were able to see her speak! I recall hearing that they were adapting The Glass Hotel. Looking forward to seeing what they do with it. Here's hoping she doesn't get completely absorbed in the world of TV writing. 2y
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RaeLovesToRead
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"What I'm suggesting," Caroline said softly, "is that the lens can function as a shield between you and the world, when the world's just a little too much to bear. If you can't stand to look at the world directly, maybe it's possible to look at it through the viewfinder..."

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RaeLovesToRead
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@squirrelbrain @Caroline2 Was there anyone else buddy reading The Glass Hotel?? I'm about to get started but I can't remember who else was reading along 😅

vivastory The Glass Hotel is one of my favorites this year. Looking forward to your thoughts! 2y
squirrelbrain I only tagged you two, but I wasn‘t sure either! 2y
Cathythoughts Look forward to your thoughts ❤️ 2y
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RaeLovesToRead @vivastory @Cathythoughts @squirrelbrain I will tag you all when I post my review! 😊💕 2y
Caroline2 Hoping to start in next couple of days. 👍 2y
RaeLovesToRead @Caroline2 I'm liking it so far 🥰 2y
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RaeLovesToRead
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#two4tuesday @TheSpineView

1) I'm going to say The Glass Hotel & Sea of Tranquility because I need to get better at my buddy reading / book clubbage ☺
My heart is in the realm of the elderlings though. Once I start a Robin Hobb book everything else takes a back seat!

2) Not really - although "general café ambience" can be nice ? Also, you know what I really hate in the background? Whatever Dad is watching on telly ?

Tags below ⬇️⬇️

The_Penniless_Author Thanks for the tag, Rae 😉 What if your dad's watching a documentary about cafes and their general ambience? 2y
RaeLovesToRead @The_Penniless_Author You clearly don't know my Dad 😄😖 2y
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The_Penniless_Author Fair assumption 😄 2y
RaeLovesToRead @The_Penniless_Author He likes to watch Sky News on repeat and those guess-what-this-guy-is-smuggling-up-his-bum Australian border control programmes. Not a relaxing adjunct to my afternoon reading 😅 2y
The_Penniless_Author Not when all you can think about is what that guy's smuggling up his bum, no. 2y
squirrelbrain LOL at the smuggling programmes! 🤣 2y
TheSpineView So with on the TV. Thanks for playing! 2y
RaeLovesToRead @TheSpineView I hardly ever have the TV or radio on during the day. I tend to hide in the garden if it's on. If it's raining outside, I'm screwed! 😅 2y
TrishB Those Robin Hobb books are the best ♥️ 2y
batsy Thank you for the tag! I love seeing the amount of love for Robin Hobb amongst Littens ... It's making me want to dive in. 2y
RaeLovesToRead @TrishB Such an absorbing world! 💕 @batsy Definitely dive in!!! 😊 2y
mabell Thank you for the tag! 😄👋 2y
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squirrelbrain
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I read this in advance of our #gladstonerds #bookclub read of Sea of Tranquility. It was a good pick, but nothing like as good as Station Eleven.

When it first came out I read reviews that said the Ponzi scheme storyline was rather impenetrable but I didn‘t find that at all. It was more the characters; they were all unlikeable, which is not necessarily a bad thing, but there was no real back story to make you care about them.

LeeRHarry I agree, Station Eleven still rules! 😊 Although I haven‘t read this author‘s latest. 2y
squirrelbrain I‘ll let you know @LeeRHarry ,once I‘ve read / listened to the next one…. 😁 2y
BarbaraBB I now am very curious what you‘ll think of Sea. I enjoyed The Glass Hotel more than Station Eleven 🤷🏻‍♀️ 2y
Caroline2 I still need to start this. Way behind we my reading this week. 🤦‍♀️ 2y
sarahbarnes I put a hold on this at the library while I wait for sea of tranquility. Thanks for the review - I loved Station Eleven so we‘ll see. 🤷🏻‍♀️ 2y
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RebL
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This is a #BlameItOnLitsy read & I completely enjoyed it.
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I didn‘t enjoy having my tire stabbed six times resulting in a blow out on the way home from work on Friday. However, I‘m a pro with flats & had a donut on in less than 10 minutes. I was at the part where Johnathon calls Vincent into his work, so of course I kept listening.

Bookwormjillk Your tire was stabbed? Oh no! 2y
RebL @Bookwormjillk I know! Rude. 2y
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AmyG
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A story about a Bernie Madoff type character and the affect he has on the lives of Vincent and her brother Paul….both just trying to “get by” and live their lives. Excellent book. So much to think about.

rachelk I love her writing! 2y
AmyG @rachelk Yes. She is wonderful. 2y
CBee @AmyG I loved Station Eleven and am hearing amazing things about Sea of Tranquility. But in a way I‘m wondering if I should read this one first - do you think I‘d like it? 2y
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AmyG @CBee I liked Glass Hotel. And I was happy I read it first as Sea of Tranquility has a Glass Hotel character in it‘s story. I found it just adds a little fullness to the story by reading Glass Hotel. (edited) 2y
CBee @AmyG I‘ll give it a shot 😊😘 2y
AmyG Let me know what you think. 2y
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vivastory
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Well, it turned out that my Litsy chums were correct on how spectacular this is. I recall when The Glass Hotel was released that it had received somewhat mixed reviews. This along with reading that it was about a Ponzi scheme, which seemed somewhat boring, led to it lingering on my TBR for the past 2 years since its release. Ostensibly The Glass Hotel is about Jonathan Alkaitis, a wealthy investment manager, at the middle of said Ponzi scheme.

vivastory It is also about Vincent who after a series of bartending jobs ends up at the isolated, yet prestigious, Hotel Caiette on Vancouver Island. Mandel has an incredible knack in her writing that shines through in The Glass Hotel for tackling broad social issues & humanizing them: from global supply chain issues, money & class, corporate culture, etc. A reoccurring, & incredibly powerful metaphor, in this work is that when a rupture occurs in an 2y
vivastory individual's life, they are entering new terrain, they have entered into a new country. Mandel manages to articulate the disorientation that we feel in our lives at certain moments & she treats her characters here with a profoundly moving empathy. There are no real villains here, rather there are individuals, all flawed. Some more than others, but all deserving of sitting & listening to their story. It is the greatest gift we can give. 2y
sprainedbrain Great review, great book! 2y
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vivastory @sprainedbrain Thanks! I ordered Sea of Tranquility as soon as I finished. 2y
sprainedbrain I think you‘ll love it! 2y
BarbaraBB Happy you loved it! 2y
sarahbarnes This is still on my TBR too - great review! 2y
Branwen It's still on my tbr - sounds like now is a great time to move it higher up on the list! 2y
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vivastory
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Me finishing the tagged book 😭💙

Branwen 🤣😂 2y
Branwen How did you like it compared to Station Eleven? 2y
vivastory @Branwen Surprisingly, I liked it even more! 2y
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Life goals!

sprainedbrain I thought that would have been an awesome job. 🙌🏼 2y
Megabooks 🙌🏻🙌🏻🙌🏻 yes! 2y
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vivastory
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Miranda had left the meeting ahead of him and was sitting some distance away on an industrial sofa, writing something on her legal pad. No, not writing, sketching...

Megabooks For some reason I found her death so moving and memorable in SE. she‘s a favorite minor character. 2y
vivastory @Megabooks Agree! Have you watched the series? I found it uneven, but the actress playing her was one of the best parts 2y
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vivastory
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AmyG This is my ebook. I am really enjoying it. 2y
vivastory @AmyG I just finished part 1. I think it's fantastic! Mandel has a lot of great commentary on class & how money shapes our lives, but it's not didactic. 2y
Branwen This is so poignant! 2y
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vivastory @Branwen I am finding the book to have several similar moments. 👏 2y
Megabooks Her writing is so smart. 2y
vivastory @Megabooks You speak the truth! 2y
AmyG @Megabooks Yes, she writes a wonderful story. 2y
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vivastory
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Not only did Mandel write about a pandemic years before the pandemic, here she is on shipping & supply chains.

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Gleefulreader
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Devouring this while waiting for my copy of her newest to arrive.

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RamsFan1963
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41/150 It's probably not fair to compare books, but this is no Station Eleven. I enjoyed it for the most part, but I wasn't blown away like the previous novel. The non-linear story timeline was annoying at first, but it quickly grew on me. I liked the diverse viewpoints, even when describing the same events.
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14th book for #KickTheSlump @DieAReader @GHABI4ROSES
3rd book for #20in4 @Andrew65

DieAReader Off the list! Great job🎉🎉🎉 2y
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Kelican17
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Mehso-so

Meh 🤷🏻‍♀️

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Johanna414
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We did a little shopping today, and naturally that included a book store stop... Can't wait to read these! @LittleMouse5708

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natashalb
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'Why don't you swallow broken glass' written on a window of a hotel in rural Canada. A chance meeting with a investor and a new opulent way of life for troubled young women. A ponzi scheme revealed. Lives intertwining. I read this because I vaguely remember reading Station Eleven some years ago.

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Readergrrl
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I struggled a little to get into this novel, but soon I was hooked and flew through the last 2/3! It was interesting how some storylines engaged me more than others. Very reminiscent of Station Eleven (5/5⭐️)with evocative writing and shifting narrators, settings, and time periods woven together to create a multilayered tale. It left me feeling pensive as I considered how even the most insignificant choices shape our lives. #LMPBC #GroupV
3.5/5⭐️

Readergrrl I will have this in the post today for @Alfrazier21 2y
Readergrrl Oops! I mistagged! I meant to tag @Littlewolf1 Sorry!! Slip of the thumb! 2y
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Buechersuechtling
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Oh. I. love. it.‼️😍
There are so many layers that it‘s hard to say what it‘s about. It‘s about a girl and the story of her life. That might fit. But simultaneously it‘s about financial transactions and sea-faring. About guilt, decisions and living on the edge of society.

But it‘s never boring because the author intertwines her plot lines cleverly.

The whole art of narration reminds me a bit of Elisabeth Strout but “St.-John-Mandel-style”. 😉

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Oh, I love it when there is a circle in a book that closes without you restlessly sitting on the edge of your chair as you read, waiting for this closure of the gap, because at some point you forgot that this one scene, this one sentence, is a loose end whose denouement is actually still pending and open.

RamsFan1963 How are you doing? I haven't seen you on Litsy much lately. 2y
Buechersuechtling @RamsFan1963 Kevin‼️🤗 Honestly, sometimes I don‘t really know how I‘m doing. Not too bad, that‘s for sure but it turned out that I‘m a very dutiful person and so my spare time has pretty much snarled up. And in the end, I didn‘t find time and composure to read. But shortly before Christmas, I realised I miss reading and gathered my stuff together. Unluckily without finding a book that enthralled me. – How did you do those last months❓ 2y
RamsFan1963 Ooops!! I'm sorry I somehow missed your reply Jessica. I'm glad to hear you're doing good. I hope we see you more on Litsy, I've missed seeing you around. As for me, I've survived another year, despite the idiots here who remain unvaxxed and unmasked. I think 2022 is going to be a better year, although it won't take all that much to beat 2020 & 2021. 2y
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Das Glashotel: Roman | Emily St. John Mandel
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“Darkness had already descended on New York, but it was only three o'clock in the afternoon in Las Vegas, where shipowner Leon Prevant, who had had the colossal misfortune to meet Alkaitis in the bar of the Hotel Caiette, was stuck in a meeting that had long outlived its natural lifespan but refused to die.” (p. 259)

⬆️⬆️⬆️ This. 😁

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“Since she was seventeen she had been paying her own rent. How could she have become so dependent on another person?
The answer was depressingly simple: she had preferred dependency. She preferred dependency because dependency was easier.” (p. 201)

⬆️⬆️⬆️ That‘s true. And when you realise it, it might be guaranteed to not be a nice finding. On the one hand. On the other hand, you can't always be daring and risk-taking. 🤷🏽‍♀️