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Hotel World by Ali Smith

12 reviews

chefjeng's review

Just couldn't get into it. Normally like Ali Smith but this just didn't engage me. I felt disconnected and it felt different to her usual writing style.

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rmnedder's review against another edition

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challenging emotional reflective medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75

Hotel World was an absolutely gorgeous, character-centered reflection on the big picture and the smallest details of daily life. The prose was inventive, and the way its style changed between characters was masterful--from whimsical to plain, past to present to future, sturdy to disorienting--and made things feel surprisingly intimate. Each character was well-developed (even in the short space of their vignette of life) and the way their stories intertwined felt very natural. The way Smith played with scale was wonderful; everything was given its attention, from the smallest speck of dust to the broadest view of the city, and it was wonderful to get swallowed up in it all.

I found myself deeply moved by this book and all its eccentricities. What a gorgeous and profound examination of grief and life. Read the content warnings on this one.

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renardthefox's review against another edition

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challenging emotional funny reflective sad fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

Read for A233.

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remib's review against another edition

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funny mysterious reflective fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

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the_quickening_tree's review against another edition

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challenging emotional reflective sad medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character

3.75

Ali Smith is a master wordsmith, this book is so cleverly written, such a unique writing style, really fantastic. Be warned though there are some heavy topics throughout the book, but the author tackles them really well.

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withywoods's review against another edition

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Uh oh, here's that pesky stream-of-consciousness style that I almost always dislike! The premise intrigued me but I can tell that I would read this book only while hating it at the same time. Not for me at all.

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lucyshucy's review against another edition

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challenging emotional reflective sad medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? It's complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

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sara_n's review against another edition

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dark emotional funny mysterious reflective sad slow-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? It's complicated

3.75

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kirstyjmacleod's review against another edition

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challenging

4.0

A five-act narrative, bringing together a diverse cast of characters touched in some way by a bizarre freak accident at a hotel. Grief, loneliness, despair - but suffused throughout with Ali Smith's trademark dry humour. Because it's Ali Smith, also expect some wild syntax and unforgivingly beautiful prose.

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megrose97's review against another edition

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dark reflective medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

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