The Glass Hotel by Emily St. John Mandel

The Glass Hotel

Emily St. John Mandel

321 pages • first pub 2020 (editions)

fiction literary dark mysterious reflective medium-paced
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Description

Vincent is a bartender at the Hotel Caiette, a five-star lodging on the northernmost tip of Vancouver Island. On the night she meets Jonathan Alkaitis, a hooded figure scrawls a message on the lobby's glass wall: Why don’t you swallow broken glass...

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Community Reviews

3.7
based on 29,238 reviews

Moods

mysterious: 73%

reflective: 64%

dark: 45%

emotional: 41%

sad: 31%

challenging: 18%

tense: 18%

adventurous: 13%

hopeful: 2%

informative: 2%

funny: 1%

inspiring: 1%

relaxing: 1%

Pace

7% of readers chose fast
54% of readers chose medium
37% of readers chose slow
fast
medium
slow

Plot or character driven?

10% of readers chose Plot
40% of readers chose A mix
48% of readers chose Character
Plot
A mix
Character

Strong character development?

45% of readers chose Yes
33% of readers chose Complicated
20% of readers chose No
Yes
Complicated
No

Loveable characters?

13% of readers chose Yes
48% of readers chose Complicated
36% of readers chose No
Yes
Complicated
No

Diverse cast of characters?

35% of readers chose Yes
10% of readers chose Complicated
51% of readers chose No
2% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

Flaws of characters a main focus?

83% of readers chose Yes
11% of readers chose Complicated
4% of readers chose No
Yes
Complicated
No

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