Sea of Tranquility

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Emily St. John Mandel: Sea of Tranquility (2022, Pan Macmillan)

224 pages

English language

Published April 21, 2022 by Pan Macmillan.

ISBN:
978-1-5290-8349-1
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Low-key time-travel scifi

Content warning Discussing core plot point

Lovely

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).

Rich in wonder and relatability

Content warning Contains slight spoilers after 1st paragraph

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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